Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

[Fodderwing]

Good night all...

 

[Sacto]

Stunning Knife! I love it how the Sun brings out everything in the Natural materials, beautiful example of an awesome release by Charlie.

Thanks Duncan. Charlie’s flat caps came out great!

 

[echoscout]

 

[mitch13]

Bobstag is aging gracefully Mitch.
Nice barista setup.

Thanks Bob
Looks good and works well too

My best friend will grow a bunch of starters from seeds and then share them around with everyone for their gardens. A few years ago I think we got three tomato plants from him. He contacted me a few weeks ago and asked how many we'd like this year, and I told him to give me all the tomatoes he can - put me last on the list and I'll take whatever's left over. I was kind of hoping we'd get ten or so plants - we have plans to build a bunch of good raised beds for next year, but we still have the kind of crappy raised bed from last year, and we could get about ten in there.

He showed up with sixty plants - tomatoes, peppers, squash, basil...

So Dawn and I spent all our spare time over the last couple of weeks (which wasn't much because we've been kind of buried beneath work and church commitments) clearing a spot and building the 2026 garden beds. I've moved four cubic yards (that's about three cubic meters for my metric friends, or two full-sized truckbeds-full) of redwood mulch. I have another two cubic yards sitting in my truck right now. This will finish up the bed nearest the camera in this pic and cover up the paper on the ground all around them. Then I need to put two to four yards of topsoil in the beds, then we can actually plant the plants which are currently living on my sun porch - hopefully all done next weekend. With them going in the ground so late I'm not if we'll actually get much produce, but hey, we're way ahead on our 2026 plan.

The GL-24 was around for the whole thing, and was helpful in digging a few redwood splinters out.

Very cool.
Tyson work some manure through your top soil before you plant, gives them a good boost

 

[Jack Black]

A faithful companion Jer

Nice pic Jack, have a fun day !

Thanks buddy

 

[Jack Black]

Good day Guardians !

I hope everyone is having a great weekend


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Great pic Steve, it almost looks like your knife is levitating!

Howdy Guardians! Hope Sunday is going well for y'all. Nice Lambs out today. Happy trails

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Nice covers on your May my friend

Bobstag looking stylish.
When I was last at my parents mum said have a look at the coffee machine. They had bought a glass stand with draw to hold the pods
Mum bought me 1 and dropped it off yesterday

A stylish set-up Mitch

Bonus pic of the day



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Cool pic Steve, you have a great eye

Great Shot Jack!! Didn't these Knives just turn out perfect for you and us- Thank you Jack!

Thanks pal, hope you're keeping well Yeah, as I recall Wright's were fairly straightforward to deal with too!

My best friend will grow a bunch of starters from seeds and then share them around with everyone for their gardens. A few years ago I think we got three tomato plants from him. He contacted me a few weeks ago and asked how many we'd like this year, and I told him to give me all the tomatoes he can - put me last on the list and I'll take whatever's left over. I was kind of hoping we'd get ten or so plants - we have plans to build a bunch of good raised beds for next year, but we still have the kind of crappy raised bed from last year, and we could get about ten in there.

He showed up with sixty plants - tomatoes, peppers, squash, basil...

So Dawn and I spent all our spare time over the last couple of weeks (which wasn't much because we've been kind of buried beneath work and church commitments) clearing a spot and building the 2026 garden beds. I've moved four cubic yards (that's about three cubic meters for my metric friends, or two full-sized truckbeds-full) of redwood mulch. I have another two cubic yards sitting in my truck right now. This will finish up the bed nearest the camera in this pic and cover up the paper on the ground all around them. Then I need to put two to four yards of topsoil in the beds, then we can actually plant the plants which are currently living on my sun porch - hopefully all done next weekend. With them going in the ground so late I'm not if we'll actually get much produce, but hey, we're way ahead on our 2026 plan.

The GL-24 was around for the whole thing, and was helpful in digging a few redwood splinters out.

Sounds like a good friend Tyson, and you and Dawn have done an incredible job, those planters look great GL-24 is the perfect knife to have to hand

Thanks matey. Would love to share a drink with you and Jack some day.

Definitely brother

 

[Jack Black]

Good night all...

Cheers!

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Nice bonus shot David

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians, how's everyone doing? I hope you all had a great weekend, with a nice mix of lollygagging and adventures I went out to an Eritrean restaurant yesterday, with some friends. There are half a dozen in Leeds now, all out of the city centre, but I haven't had any Ethiopian or Eritrean food for a decade. This one was recommended by one of the friends I went out with, and it proved to be a good choice. The food was good, and plentiful, I enjoyed the beer too, but the real star, for me, was the coffee, which was outstanding I was hoping we'd be heading to the pub after, but that didn't happen, so I decided to opt in to a work meeting which had come up for 6pm. I decided to walk back from the restaurant, which is about 2 miles, but it was uphill most of the way Work-wise, I think I have another light week, though I certainly have plenty of other things to do. There are 3 parcels sitting on my kitchen counter, which I need to finish off, and take to the post office, for example. They have been sat there for about 3 weeks! It looks like a nice sunny day outside, and I am due a visit to Charlie's, so I think I'll do a bit of housework, and then head down there, and into town to take care of a couple of errands. Have a good day Guardians, and I hope your week is a good one too

 

[mitch13]

Great pic Steve, it almost looks like your knife is levitating!

Nice covers on your May my friend

A stylish set-up Mitch

Cool pic Steve, you have a great eye

Thanks pal, hope you're keeping well Yeah, as I recall Wright's were fairly straightforward to deal with too!

Sounds like a good friend Tyson, and you and Dawn have done an incredible job, those planters look great GL-24 is the perfect knife to have to hand

Definitely brother

Thanks Jack
A tip for you, you like your coffee hotter.
I boil the kettle and 1/4 fill the cup before making my coffee.

 

[mitch13]

Evening all.
Coffee this afternoon

Then I cooked steak sandwich for dinner. Kristy brought home some for work that needed to be used. Wasted on my tribe I'm the only 1 that eats it, couldn't finish it though.

 

[screened porch]

Good morning Guardians, how's everyone doing? I hope you all had a great weekend, with a nice mix of lollygagging and adventures I went out to an Eritrean restaurant yesterday, with some friends. There are half a dozen in Leeds now, all out of the city centre, but I haven't had any Ethiopian or Eritrean food for a decade. This one was recommended by one of the friends I went out with, and it proved to be a good choice. The food was good, and plentiful, I enjoyed the beer too, but the real star, for me, was the coffee, which was outstanding I was hoping we'd be heading to the pub after, but that didn't happen, so I decided to opt in to a work meeting which had come up for 6pm. I decided to walk back from the restaurant, which is about 2 miles, but it was uphill most of the way Work-wise, I think I have another light week, though I certainly have plenty of other things to do. There are 3 parcels sitting on my kitchen counter, which I need to finish off, and take to the post office, for example. They have been sat there for about 3 weeks! It looks like a nice sunny day outside, and I am due a visit to Charlie's, so I think I'll do a bit of housework, and then head down there, and into town to take care of a couple of errands. Have a good day Guardians, and I hope your week is a good one too

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I like your Boetian helmet bead!
[That coyote just ran a loop through by back yard.]

 

[SteveC]

My best friend will grow a bunch of starters from seeds and then share them around with everyone for their gardens. A few years ago I think we got three tomato plants from him. He contacted me a few weeks ago and asked how many we'd like this year, and I told him to give me all the tomatoes he can - put me last on the list and I'll take whatever's left over. I was kind of hoping we'd get ten or so plants - we have plans to build a bunch of good raised beds for next year, but we still have the kind of crappy raised bed from last year, and we could get about ten in there.

He showed up with sixty plants - tomatoes, peppers, squash, basil...

So Dawn and I spent all our spare time over the last couple of weeks (which wasn't much because we've been kind of buried beneath work and church commitments) clearing a spot and building the 2026 garden beds. I've moved four cubic yards (that's about three cubic meters for my metric friends, or two full-sized truckbeds-full) of redwood mulch. I have another two cubic yards sitting in my truck right now. This will finish up the bed nearest the camera in this pic and cover up the paper on the ground all around them. Then I need to put two to four yards of topsoil in the beds, then we can actually plant the plants which are currently living on my sun porch - hopefully all done next weekend. With them going in the ground so late I'm not if we'll actually get much produce, but hey, we're way ahead on our 2026 plan.

The GL-24 was around for the whole thing, and was helpful in digging a few redwood splinters out.

Great job on your garden beds !

Good night all...

Great picture !

Great pic Steve, it almost looks like your knife is levitating!



Cool pic Steve, you have a great eye

Thank you kindly Jack

Good morning Guardians, how's everyone doing? I hope you all had a great weekend, with a nice mix of lollygagging and adventures I went out to an Eritrean restaurant yesterday, with some friends. There are half a dozen in Leeds now, all out of the city centre, but I haven't had any Ethiopian or Eritrean food for a decade. This one was recommended by one of the friends I went out with, and it proved to be a good choice. The food was good, and plentiful, I enjoyed the beer too, but the real star, for me, was the coffee, which was outstanding I was hoping we'd be heading to the pub after, but that didn't happen, so I decided to opt in to a work meeting which had come up for 6pm. I decided to walk back from the restaurant, which is about 2 miles, but it was uphill most of the way Work-wise, I think I have another light week, though I certainly have plenty of other things to do. There are 3 parcels sitting on my kitchen counter, which I need to finish off, and take to the post office, for example. They have been sat there for about 3 weeks! It looks like a nice sunny day outside, and I am due a visit to Charlie's, so I think I'll do a bit of housework, and then head down there, and into town to take care of a couple of errands. Have a good day Guardians, and I hope your week is a good one too

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Sounds like you had a nice time out with your friends. Good choice to start the week

 

[echoscout]

Morning Guardians! Up early today. Don't even remember last time I been up this early. Hope y'all have a good one. Happy trails

 

[SteveC]

Good morning Guardians !

 

[Scubaroo]

Good night all...

Great looking knife and an even better pour! Nice shot

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack
A tip for you, you like your coffee hotter.
I boil the kettle and 1/4 fill the cup before making my coffee.

The hotter the better for me Mitch Good tip, I usually put the kettle on, and rinse the cup out with boiling water first. Makes a difference doesn't it?

Evening all.
Coffee this afternoon

Then I cooked steak sandwich for dinner. Kristy brought home some for work that needed to be used. Wasted it on my tribe I'm the only 1 that eats it, couldn't finish it though.

Sounds like a good day mate Sorry you had to waste the steak. My mum always had stuff in the fridge that "wants eating"!

I like your Boetian helmet bead!
[That coyote just ran a loop through by back yard.]

Many thanks Jer

Sounds like you had a nice time out with your friends. Good choice to start the week

Thanks Steve, apparently, while we were in the restaurant, there was a sudden downpour, and lots of people got soaked. I only heard about it today as it had dried out by the time we finished eating I did compliment one of my friends on how clean her car was!

Morning Guardians! Up early today. Don't even remember last time I been up this early. Hope y'all have a good one. Happy trails

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What time were you up David? I've been waking up around 4am, but have managed to get a bit more sleep the past few days. I hope you sleep better tonight my friend

 

[Jack Black]

Good morning Guardians !


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Beautiful Barlow Steve

 

[Jack Black]

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start. I've had a nice day After taking care of some chores in the house, I walked down to Charlie's for coffee and a croissant, then caught the bus into town, called in at the bank, bought a few groceries, bumped into an old friend, and then went for a Japanese lunch





I walked through town, and bumped into Slimline Scott, who told me about the 'Rods and Rockers' weekend. As I'd predicted, Boring Ray and his missus ended up sleeping in their car, which can't have been very pleasant, particularly 2 nights in a row

After leaving Scott, I went to the market to buy bread, and was introduced to the new lady who is going to be working on the bread stall. She is originally from Vanvouver, and I was surprised when she said she didn't know Charlie

I picked up a few more things, and headed home, bumping into Matt on the way. He was due back at work unfortunately, but then Wolfie came over to take me for a coffee. We headed up the road, and sat outside in the sun with coffee and cheesecake, putting the world to rights

All in all, a pretty good start to the week

 

[waynorth]

Yes Charlie, I had a brother in law who worked there at the time, and it was a depressing period to be there (as it was in Sheffield generally). When they were forced to move to the Richards factory, the Rodgers cutlers emptied trays of old blades into the River Sheaf behind the factory*. That range of knives had a name, but I'm afraid I can't recall it. It was strange that they abbreviated the name on their tang stamp so much. Glenn did a lovely job of that one my friend

Thanks again, Jack!!
*So much history lost!!!

After leaving Scott, I went to the market to buy bread, and was introduced to the new lady who is going to be working on the bread stall. She is originally from Vancouver, and I was surprised when she said she didn't know Charlie!!

And I thought I knew everyone out here!!!

 

[echoscout]

What time were you up David? I've been waking up around 4am, but have managed to get a bit more sleep the past few days. I hope you sleep better tonight my friend

I was up a 0630. Which isn't early for most people but it is for me. I usually up and down a lot at night but don't usually stay up till 1000 or 1100. Probably be napping when I get back to the house. Been to the pharmacy, grocery store and went by the Apt to get my mail. Hadn't been to to town in over a week.