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I love that Stag Lamb, Paul!!!Another off day. Just about to kick the oldest two out of the house to get them off to school and got the youngin to deal with the rest of the day. Probably gonna read this book to him a thousand times. Carrying around the stag Charlie lamb today.
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Thanks, Charlie. The book is actually good. Teaches kids that some days are just crappy and it’s ok.I love that Stag Lamb, Paul!!!
I'll have to find that book for my grandsons!!
I love that Stag Lamb, Paul!!!
I'll have to find that book for my grandsons!!
That's nicely done stag mateAnother off day. Just about to kick the oldest two out of the house to get them off to school and got the youngin to deal with the rest of the day. Probably gonna read this book to him a thousand times
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Hope at least one of you gets an afternoon nap 
A Rose by any other name
I've seen this painting called Isolde and Guinevere. It's Isolde in this book.
Thanks mate, I did get a mission first thing, which involved going out of Leeds, but I turned it down, so it's been an easy dayGood to hear your having a less busy week so far !
It is Steve, it's actually a very attractive canal, which is lined by old cloth mills, but that short section is very narrow as it passes through the town, and I wonder if it was always that narrow
Cool pic Bob
That is one sweet Lamb Steve, and a great pic of it
LOL!Better to break the bad news to them while they're still young!!
And by the way, Santa Claus....
Broke that to my middle kid this year. He said “I knew that already, Dad.”LOL!
. Little shit has been stringing me along
What a way to say great job.I sometimes buy things from a Finnish militaria store some of you might know, and they have a section of weird collectibles. I was looking for something earlier, and came across this, I got from them a few years back, with the intention of perhaps gifting it someone. Inside the Jolly Stormtrooper plastic bag is something that would have once held pride of place in some East German homes. It was given to special servants of the GDR upon retirement, in place of a gold watch. While it has a very military theme, it was given to civilians, who had perhaps been a school janitor for 30 years, or been a farmer who produced a bumper harvest, as well as to career military, and people apparently treasured them. Unfortunately, they're actually a piece of poorly printed nylon, with cartoonish images, and when something better came along, and the slightly bizarre reality of the GDR sank in, they lost their cachet. Having been folded since before the fall of the Berlin Wall, mine is heavily creased, and I suspect ironing might not be a good idea!
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Interesting piece of cold war memorabilia.
So nice!!! Maple??
Thanks Charlie, it's curly mango.
out this morning. Hope y'all have a good one. Sun is out and it's suppose to get up in the high 50's. Nice January weather. Probably try to go for a walk this afternoon. Oak IXL Lamb 
It is Steve, it's actually a very attractive canal, which is lined by old cloth mills, but that short section is very narrow as it passes through the town, and I wonder if it was always that narrow
Here it is a little out of town
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That is one sweet Lamb Steve, and a great pic of it
Morning Guardians! Sure is good to see all the nice Lambs
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Nice oak David. Enjoy it while you can.Morning Guardians! Sure is good to see all the nice Lambs
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I hope there was no sarcasm there komrad, because the People's Republic spares no expense!What a way to say great job.
Sounds lovely David, I hope you find something to saw through on your walk. I used to carry one in case I saw the makings of a nice walking stick, or a catapult fork perhaps. That's a fine-looking LambMorning Guardians! Sure is good to see all the nice Lambs
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Thanks mate, it's a spot where the old town reservoir, the canal, towpath, and the River Colne all come together
I hope there was no sarcasm there komrad, because the People's Republic spares no expense!
Having been raised as a Methodist. My grandfather on my dad side was a Methodist pastor. My mom's family were Presbyterians. I find that rather amusing. I certainly wasn't a teetotaler in my younger days.During WW2, Sheffield cutlers were a 'reserved occupation', and excused military service. They all joined up anyway, so the cutlery factories were staffed entirely by old men, and maybe a few younger men with health problems. So, when Stan Shaw was taken on at Ibberson's, as an apprentice, his 'dad' was old Ted Osborne, Ibberson's best cutler. Ted was from a very humble background, but loved making knives, and had actually designed a number of Ibberson's patterns. When he finally retired, the gaffer at the firm, Billy Ibberson generously gave him a bottle of whisky. Ted was well-known for being a strict Methodist, and a teetotaller
Thanks buddySounds lovely David, I hope you find something to saw through on your walk. I used to carry one in case I saw the makings of a nice walking stick, or a catapult fork perhaps. That's a fine-looking Lamb
Haha, do you recall that scene from The Full Monty, in the Canal on the car roof? I'm picturing a scene similar with all the local kids...LOL!
I suspect that's the reason Thomas
