Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[donn]

Ended up another busy week at work so out for a walk to blow the stink off me.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend and enjoying their Halloween frolics.

 

[Jack Black]

Is that the one with Jack Nicholson as the young lover?

It is Jer! He's very young, and barely gets a mention on the movie poster

I went to the talk about Yorkshire immigrants in North America. I thought it was very interesting, but I've been quite interested in "historical stuff" since the first history course I took in 6th grade. I was hoping there might be something about Sheffield cutlers moving to the US, but no such luck. He had only 50 minutes to talk about a lengthy book, and chose to focus on emigrants from the Yorkshire Dales (most of whom went to the US, near the Iowa-Wisconsin-Illinois border) and the Yorkshire Moors (most of whom went to Canada). Apparently most of these people worked in lead mines, and also did some farming. Most were also not living in abject poverty, but they were non-Anglican "religious minorities" such as Methodists and Quakers. He had lots of nice photos, too.

It sounds interesting Gary, but a shame there was no mention of the cutlers

Anyway, I thought it was an hour well-spent.

Definitely! Given a choice, I'd have been with you my friend

Fascinating post on your Needham lambsfoot, Jack!

Thanks buddy

I'm carrying my ebony Guardians lambsfoot this week, too! Coincidence ... or Grand Design??? Perhaps other Guardians have decided to follow my rotation schedule regarding lambsfoot knives?!?
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We could all do worse!

Yeah, averages are strange that way!!

They certainly are When I've lived in northern France, the bars closed early, and people really didn't drink much. Even in Paris, most of my friends, I regard as kind of lightweights. When you look at France's average national alcohol consumption though, you think there must be some old guys down south, who absolutely CANE it!

That Black Jack and sandwich photo was taken during one of our August vacations at Lake Huron, so the sandwich undoubtedly included a couple of slices of summer sausage, onions, extra sharp cheddar or pepper jack cheese, dill slices, hot pepper rings, lettuce, and ranch dressing. I'm sure I found it tasty!

You're making me hungry!

In the old days, all those Sheffield cutlers would need printed materials like the ones Leon and Jack posted. Was there a specific printing firm dedicated to serving the cutlery industry's printing needs, or did each cutler take their business to an "all-purpose" printer of their choice?

Interesting question Gary, when Sheffield was a small town, there probably weren't many printers. Even in the 19th century, a lot of cutlery firms clearly have the same printer, with the illustrations of their knives, and even of their factories, sometimes being replicated. Later, there were a lot of printers in Sheffield. If I know cutlers, they went to the cheapest cutler they could find, haggled, and then tried to stiff him on getting paid!

I very fond of my rosewood lambsfoot that my wife and daughter picked up for me in York!
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With good reason my friend, they did a great job, and got you a fine-looking knife A shame they missed out on one of Yorkshire's finest and most historic pubs, situated less than a hundred yards away!

I forgot about tuna melts (mostly because I don’t eat ‘em).

Me neither mate!

I really enjoy writing things by hand, but my penmanship is far from stellar. For a long time my cursive handwriting looked like a third grader’s (because that’s the age at which they taught it to us, and then they never required us to use it after that). A few years ago I got into fountain pens for a bit, and my cursive improved some, but I still don’t really use it.

I was an avid writer from a young age, writing for publication in my teens, editing local magazines in my 20's, and beginning to write full-time at 30. When I first started writing professionally, I usually wrote several drafts long-hand, before typing, and I had a huge output. I reckon I just kind of wore my handwriting out! I actively dislike having to write by hand now, to the point of finding it painful!

 

[Jack Black]

Ended up another busy week at work so out for a walk to blow the stink off me.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend and enjoying their Halloween frolics.

That looks like BEAUTIFUL weather David I have a friend who has been up in Edinburgh the past week, and nearly got drowned, the rain was so bad, and another who went to Lancaster, where he says it rained so badly, he's never leaving Yorkshire again! I told him, obviously, he doesn't need to!

Hope you had a lovely walk my friend

 

[donn]

It is Jer! He's very young, and barely gets a mention on the movie poster

I know you don't watch telly Jack but today Channel 68 had Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Wolfman (1941), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Frankenstein meets Wolfman (1943).

 

[donn]

That looks like BEAUTIFUL weather David I have a friend who has been up in Edinburgh the past week, and nearly got drowned, the rain was so bad, and another who went to Lancaster, where he says it rained so badly, he's never leaving Yorkshire again! I told him, obviously, he doesn't need to!

Hope you had a lovely walk my friend

You mean Yorkshire folk ventured...West??
How unusual.
Yeah, it's been wet, especially north of Preston to pretty much the North Pole. I met a couple a folk down from the Lakes today who had come down just to get out the rain.

 

[Jack Black]

I know you don't watch telly Jack but today Channel 68 had Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Wolfman (1941), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Frankenstein meets Wolfman (1943).

That's a fantastic line-up, and I'm certainly tempted my friend! Though perhaps not quite enough to purchase a TV license!

I might see if I still have Dog Soldiers on DVD!

 

[Jack Black]

You mean Yorkshire folk ventured...West??
How unusual.
Yeah, it's been wet, especially north of Preston to pretty much the North Pole. I met a couple a folk down from the Lakes today who had come down just to get out the rain.

I couldn't fathom it myself mate! They sent me this photo as they crossed the border on their way home, and promised never to repeat their foolishness (apparently it was chucking it down until they crossed the border)!

The clocks go back in the early hours of tomorrow morning, here in the UK. They've been talking about scrapping this since I was a youngster, and the only person I know who supports its retention is Kiwi Ned (yeah, he SHOULD have a Wiki page), the fattest man in Yorkshire, and a direct descendant of William Willett, and since the fool couldn't be on time for his own funeral, I could care less what he thinks!

 

[cudgee]

Ended up another busy week at work so out for a walk to blow the stink off me.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend and enjoying their Halloween frolics.

What a fantastic place to clear the Cob Webs.

 

[cudgee]

They sent me this photo

What are those old buildings/sheds in the background? They look like old railway goods or maintenance sheds.

 

[Jack Black]

What are those old buildings/sheds in the background? They look like old railway goods or maintenance sheds.

I'm afraid I've no idea mate, I don't even know exactly where the photo was taken

 

[JohnDF]

Jack is always posting funny signs he sees on his adventures.
I saw this one today that made me think of it and decided to snap a pic for the Guardians.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack is always posting funny signs he sees on his adventures.
I saw this one today that made me think of it and decided to snap a pic for the Guardians.

Very good John! Thank you for sharing it here my friend

 

[Pt-Luso]

I'm carrying my ebony Guardians lambsfoot this week, too! Coincidence ... or Grand Design??? Perhaps other Guardians have decided to follow my rotation schedule regarding lambsfoot knives?!?

Great coincidence, thank you very much, Gary.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is having a great weekend. The weather, this morning, is pretty miserable here, and if it stays like this, I can't see myself going out today. Hopefully, it'll clear up a bit, and I can go out for a bit of fresh air and exercise. Halloween doesn't amount to much here, the last time I had trick or treaters was about 15 years ago, but I hope those of you with something exciting planned, have a fantastic time. I'll look forward to seeing your pics Thought I'd let Lucy out of her box

 

[screened porch]

My church had Trunk or Treat yesterday, and dang, I missed it.

 

[Jack Black]

My church had Trunk or Treat yesterday, and dang, I missed it.

That's a shame Jer, nice photo though. I've only had trick or treaters once in the 20 years I've lived here, so I've given up buying Halloween candy It really isn't such a big thing here though. When I was a kid we had apple-bobbing, and turnip lanterns! November 5th - Bonfire Night - was always much bigger here, but less so today I think, you no longer see packs of kids gathering scrap wood for their bonfires, or building 'guys'

Got my evening's entertainment ready, a triple bill of Guillermo del Toro films!

 

[JohnDF]

I just noticed btb01 Barrett's "Guardians of the Condiments" banner. Brilliant!

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Happy Halloween, Guardians!

 

[echoscout]