Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[SteveC]

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[birdsbeaks]

Hey there, Guardians!

I went senior-citizen bowling yesterday morning and bowled above my average - no applause, please.

On the way home, Joan, my 94-year-old neighbor and captain of a competing bowling team, called to tell me that I'd left my coffee thermos at the bowling alley and that she was bringing it home with her. It sounded innocent at the time. I even thanked her.

Fast forward a couple hours and I get a call from Joan. She's back from shopping and I tell her I'll come down to get my thermos, to which she replies "No way, Jose! Not until you hang the flag you've been promising to hang for months!!" To be fair, her claim is true. I have been promising to hang the flag and hoping she would forget about it. She doesn't seem prone to forgetfulness.

I wanted my thermos back, so I rustled up some zip ties and went down the block to her place, zip-tied the new bracket to a vertical support on the front porch, and raised old glory. It all felt a bit unceremonious for a flag raising, and I said so: "Joan, aren't we supposed to sing something for this kind of event?" and she agreed. We sang a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner and then made explosion noises with our mouths, and I was finally satisfied that we'd paid proper respect - at least by 2025 standards. Not much pomp, hardly any circumstance, low effort; yes - but effort nonetheless. Gotta count for something. Got to.

Anyways, and here's where it gets good, I had brought a pair of snips to trim the ends of the zip ties but the snips were rusty and dull. The only other tool I had was Tilly, my Charlie Lamb, which made short work of the zip ties's unsightly ends.

Instead of a picture of the stars and stripes framed against Miami's piercing sapphire-hard spring sky, I give you this underwhelming picture from the bowling alley earlier today. Perfectly dreadful light, phone camera, uninspired composition - perfectly dreadful:

This one is a little better. Tilly posing with the zip ties she cut.

 

[Rufus1949]

Nice pic buddy ! Are you thinking of moving down to Georgia ?

Thanks kindly Steve.
We just found a place near Augusta that we hope to buy. I'll be a yankee in Southern overalls.

 

[Rufus1949]

Bonus pic of the day


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Another standard bearer of lambs.

Hey there, Guardians!

I went senior-citizen bowling yesterday morning and bowled above my average - no applause, please.

On the way home, Joan, my 94-year-old neighbor and captain of a competing bowling team, called to tell me that I'd left my coffee thermos at the bowling alley and that she was bringing it home with her. It sounded innocent at the time. I even thanked her.

Fast forward a couple hours and I get a call from Joan. She's back from shopping and I tell her I'll come down to get my thermos, to which she replies "No way, Jose! Not until you hang the flag you've been promising to hang for months!!" To be fair, her claim is true. I have been promising to hang the flag and hoping she would forget about it. She doesn't seem prone to forgetfulness.

I wanted my thermos back, so I rustled up some zip ties and went down the block to her place, zip-tied the new bracket to a vertical support on the front porch, and raised old glory. It all felt a bit unceremonious for a flag raising, and I said so: "Joan, aren't we supposed to sing something for this kind of event?" and she agreed. We sang a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner and then made explosion noises with our mouths, and I was finally satisfied that we'd paid proper respect - at least by 2025 standards. Not much pomp, hardly any circumstance, low effort; yes - but effort nonetheless. Gotta count for something. Got to.

Anyways, and here's where it gets good, I had brought a pair of snips to trim the ends of the zip ties but the snips were rusty and dull. The only other tool I had was Tilly, my Charlie Lamb, which made short work of the zip ties's unsightly ends.

Instead of a picture of the stars and stripes framed against Miami's piercing sapphire-hard spring sky, I give you this underwhelming picture from the bowling alley earlier today. Perfectly dreadful light, phone camera, uninspired composition - perfectly dreadful:

This one is a little better. Tilly posing with the zip ties she cut.

Good karma will reward you Will.
Nice capture of your flat cap.

 

[SteveC]

Thanks kindly Steve.
We just found a place near Augusta that we hope to buy. I'll be a yankee in Southern overalls.

That's great, best of luck in getting it !

Another standard bearer of lambs.

Thanks buddy !

 

[Jakeywax31]

Joan, my 94-year-old neighbor and captain of a competing bowling team

Sounds like a fine young lady. Make sure you do her gutters while you are at it.

 

[echoscout]

 

[Rufus1949]

That's great, best of luck in getting it !

Thanks Steve.

 

[Jakeywax31]

Normal day for me. Work tonight but should be a pretty easy night. I did pass on a scrumptious Kwik Trip burrito so my stomach and my life expectancy dodged a bullet. In honor of Charlie’s new flat cap I will carry this wonderful lamb tonight.

 

[DaveHS]

Bonus pic!

 

[Fodderwing]

Great shot of your FC

Gracias amigo.

Cool pic Steve

Very interesting Jer, most of mine are simpler designs, in stainless steel and aluminium, just to use on the trail. They vary from something you could sit on the palm of your hand, to my Kelly Kettle

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Welcome back buddy! Nice choice, I pause to admire Jeremy's skill several times a day

Nice to see a bit of Bex David

Handy for when you need a Half Crown to hand Dwight! I'll try to get it off to you soon amigo It must have belonged to a toff because there are spaces on the other side for Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns

Great pic Jack

Smashing pic my friend



Good morning Guardians, what a bunch of cool pics! I hope everyone is OK. I just got a message saying that I have a new phone arriving this afternoon - Oh, the joy! I like simple stuff! Have a good day Guardians

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Great pics and cool tools Jack!

I always enjoy how you bring the best out of your cutlery Dwight

Thank you kind friend. House hunting???

Did someone say flat caps?

 

[Fodderwing]

We just found a place near Augusta that we hope to buy. I'll be a yankee in Southern overalls.

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

 

[mbkr]

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

That cartridge doesn't fit in that gun

 

[cudgee]

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

Good to see you mate, all the best for a safe and peaceful Easter.

 

[btb01]

I hope they reach you soon Barrett, and that your flight was OK I'm sure you won't forget Duncan in a hurry

USPS sure is taking their sweet time with the package so far.

Thanks Barrett! Looks like you had a great trip!

Definitely! Sad it’s over, but also nice to sleep in my own bed.

Yay!

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Interesting coin holder, Jack. Does it only work with the old money?

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Great pics, Jack. That type of stove looks pretty handy compared to hauling around a fuel canister.

Went to an event last night that had unclear rules about what was allowed in your pockets… long story short, they said I could either surrender my knife (NOT gonna happen) or put it away and come back through the line.

Needless to say, I chose the second option. Wasn’t about to walk the mile or so round trip to my car and back so I took my chances in an unassuming looking bush where there was no foot traffic. I’m thankful to say that after the event, it was right where I left it! Phew. Lesson learned, I guess I’ll be leaving my pocket knives in the car from now on. Turns out some people view them as dangerous weapons

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Oh no! Glad you were able to stash your knife out of the way, and that it was there when you came back.

It's only appropriate that I carry a Flat Cap knife today, in honor of the wonderful Cap that Jack sent to me!!View attachment 2849172View attachment 2849173View attachment 2849174
Thanks so much, Jack!! The Cap is great!!! Genuine Harris Tweed!!
Jack Black

Looking good, Charlie! Probably a good thing you didn’t have that at the show, you would’ve been fighting off GEC fans with one hand and women with the other!

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

I’ve missed your giant-knife pics, Dwight. Love the jigging on that Cosimo.

 

[waynorth]

Looking good, Charlie! Probably a good thing you didn’t have that at the show, you would’ve been fighting off GEC fans with one hand and women with the other!

 

[Angry Waiter]

Bean time Guardians! Found some fresh asparagus this morning.

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That’s really cool David and great lamb & photo

GL-24 out enjoying some sunshine today.
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Great picture!

I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Had a wonderful weekend with great people. Back at work now . What a difference a day can make . Carrying the stag Charlie today. In the picture is some of Jeremy’s fine leatherwork.

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Jeremy makes a great card wallet among all his other leather goods.

Thank you Paul.

Dwight!

Went to an event last night that had unclear rules about what was allowed in your pockets… long story short, they said I could either surrender my knife (NOT gonna happen) or put it away and come back through the line.

Needless to say, I chose the second option. Wasn’t about to walk the mile or so round trip to my car and back so I took my chances in an unassuming looking bush where there was no foot traffic. I’m thankful to say that after the event, it was right where I left it! Phew. Lesson learned, I guess I’ll be leaving my pocket knives in the car from now on. Turns out some people view them as dangerous weapons

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I had a similar situation on a work trip last August. We were staying in Alexandria, VA. Took the tram to the DC mall. Every federal building/museum I went into I had to find a covert location to hide my lamb. Lesson learned.

I did pass on a scrumptious Kwik Trip burrito

No retreat, no surrender!

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

5.56 x 45? Awesome pic D.

hope everyone is getting along well. We are hip deep in the city budget process for fiscal year 2026. It’s stressful but fun.

 

[Rufus1949]

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

One can dream! Are you on riot control Dwight?

hope everyone is getting along well. We are hip deep in the city budget process for fiscal year 2026. It’s stressful but fun.

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Good luck with that ciphering and figuring!
A lamb for the ages.

 

[Jack Black]

Well done, Jack!!! Fits and looks great!!!

I've always been happy with my Samsung phones !

Yeah, me too Steve

Bonus pic of the day


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Great pic buddy

Hey there, Guardians!

I went senior-citizen bowling yesterday morning and bowled above my average - no applause, please.

On the way home, Joan, my 94-year-old neighbor and captain of a competing bowling team, called to tell me that I'd left my coffee thermos at the bowling alley and that she was bringing it home with her. It sounded innocent at the time. I even thanked her.

Fast forward a couple hours and I get a call from Joan. She's back from shopping and I tell her I'll come down to get my thermos, to which she replies "No way, Jose! Not until you hang the flag you've been promising to hang for months!!" To be fair, her claim is true. I have been promising to hang the flag and hoping she would forget about it. She doesn't seem prone to forgetfulness.

I wanted my thermos back, so I rustled up some zip ties and went down the block to her place, zip-tied the new bracket to a vertical support on the front porch, and raised old glory. It all felt a bit unceremonious for a flag raising, and I said so: "Joan, aren't we supposed to sing something for this kind of event?" and she agreed. We sang a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner and then made explosion noises with our mouths, and I was finally satisfied that we'd paid proper respect - at least by 2025 standards. Not much pomp, hardly any circumstance, low effort; yes - but effort nonetheless. Gotta count for something. Got to.

Anyways, and here's where it gets good, I had brought a pair of snips to trim the ends of the zip ties but the snips were rusty and dull. The only other tool I had was Tilly, my Charlie Lamb, which made short work of the zip ties's unsightly ends.

Instead of a picture of the stars and stripes framed against Miami's piercing sapphire-hard spring sky, I give you this underwhelming picture from the bowling alley earlier today. Perfectly dreadful light, phone camera, uninspired composition - perfectly dreadful:

This one is a little better. Tilly posing with the zip ties she cut.

Nice to hear Tilly has been earning her keep Will

Thanks kindly Steve.
We just found a place near Augusta that we hope to buy. I'll be a yankee in Southern overalls.

I wasn't sure if you were joking before Bob, but that sounds fantastic I hope you get it buddy

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Nice pic David And a reminder I still haven't found my Knipex pliers

Normal day for me. Work tonight but should be a pretty easy night. I did pass on a scrumptious Kwik Trip burrito so my stomach and my life expectancy dodged a bullet. In honor of Charlie’s new flat cap I will carry this wonderful lamb tonight.

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A fine composition my friend

Bonus pic!
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Very striking David

Gracias amigo.



Great pics and cool tools Jack!

Thank you kind friend. House hunting???

Did someone say flat caps?

Thanks a lot Chief, great pic

Augusta? You may be wearing a green blazer with your handicap...

Cool pic Dwight

USPS sure is taking their sweet time with the package so far.

Sorry to hear that Barrett, I hope it lands soon

Interesting coin holder, Jack. Does it only work with the old money?

Thanks mate, I haven't actually tried that, but we still have the odd coin that is of the same dimensions as the old ones (though generally they have gotten smaller)

Great pics, Jack. That type of stove looks pretty handy compared to hauling around a fuel canister.

Thanks again my friend, yeah, definitely has its advantages

I had a similar situation on a work trip last August. We were staying in Alexandria, VA. Took the tram to the DC mall. Every federal building/museum I went into I had to find a covert location to hide my lamb. Lesson learned.

That's scary!

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Nice pic Pete

 

[cudgee]

though generally they have gotten smaller)

In value as well.