Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

screened porch said:
I hope your friends have chairs.

:eek:After all those beers?
I might yet make it to Heppenstall one day.
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I had a vigorous day in the yard yesterday and my gammy shoulder is fine.

I'm going to try plashing my hawthorn clumps into a deer-proof hedge. I have two new billhooks, after all.
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I hope to visit Heptonstall with you one day Jer 👍 Great news on your shoulder, good luck with the hedge 👍
SteveC said:
Thank you kindly !



Sounds like a great day despite the delays and rain. What a great tradition to pass on to Matt and his family.

Great pic buddy 👍



You too buddy, don't overdo it 😉👍
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Thanks Steve, considering the rotten we've had for both visits, I'm slightly surprised by the family's unanimous enthusiasm. Cillian is even talking about taking his own kids 😁 Hopefully, he'll wait a few years! 😉
SteveC said:
Good morning Guardians

Snow/sleet this morning but I don't think it will stick.

AC Lamb today 👍


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Great to see your AC buddy, I hope the weather has cleared up 👍
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks Steve, considering the rotten we've had for both visits, I'm slightly surprised by the family's unanimous enthusiasm. Cillian is even talking about taking his own kids 😁 Hopefully, he'll wait a few years! 😉
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Jack Black said:
Great to see your AC buddy, I hope the weather has cleared up 👍
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Thanks buddy, the weather is still overcast and more sleet on the way.
 
Happy Saturday. Beautiful weather here in Santa Cruz. We had some rain earlier in the week. And a small earthquake. Today I’m just hanging with the cat and thinking I really should do some gardening but as the day progresses so does the likeliness of that happening. Tomorrow night I’m going to see Richard Thompson at the local theater. I have been seeing him so long I remember when we both weren’t bald. Today I have my crackly mammoth lambsfoot out. Best.

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unclekurty said:
Happy Saturday. Beautiful weather here in Santa Cruz. We had some rain earlier in the week. And a small earthquake. Today I’m just hanging with the cat and thinking I really should do some gardening but as the day progresses so does the likeliness of that happening. Tomorrow night I’m going to see Richard Thompson at the local theater. I have been seeing him so long I remember when we both weren’t bald. Today I have my crackly mammoth lambsfoot out. Best.

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Great shot of that mammoth 👍


echoscout said:
Afternoon Guardians! Sunny and cool today. Hope y'all are having a good Saturday 🤠

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Hope you're having a great day buddy 👍
 
Jack Black said:
Good morning Guardians, I hope everyone is well, and having a good weekend. Yesterday's trip to Heptonstall was a challenging one, fraught with bad weather, insurmountable heights, and transport difficulties, but we still enjoyed it. After having coffee at Charlie's, I called round at Matt's house, and the 5 of us, Matt, his missus, Cillian and Rheia, caught a bus to the train station. There was a train to Hebden Bridge due in a few minutes, so we got aboard, and took our seats. The train got very busy, but there was a holiday spirit in the air. Eventually we got to Hebden Bridge, where there was supposed to be a bus to Heptonstall in 20 minutes. We chatted to the folks at the bus-stop while we waited, some were local, others, like us, had travelled to see the Pace-Egg play. Unfortunately, the bus didn't arrive. The next bus was another 20 minutes away. That bus arrived, but the driver had finished his shift, and there was no replacement driver. It was nearly half an hour before a bus eventually came. To get up the steep, winding, cobbled streets that go up the precipitous hill to Heptonstall, the buses need to be short, but we all managed to pack on. Then we were delayed by a combination of roadworks, and an ambulance needing to come the other way! In Hebden Bridge itself, there were more people wanting to get to Heptonstall, and we managed to cram a few more on. At the next stop, the poor driver had to drive past his mother, who was waiting there, as there simply wasn't any room left at all. We began the steep climb up the hill, with 45 people crammed on a small bus going up such a steep incline, those buses must have good engines - and good brakes hopefully! :eek: When we arrived near Weaver's Square in Heptonstall, the second performance of the play was already underway. It was raining heavily, but we all had coats, and the kids were excited to watch the play. It was busy though, and hard to see from the back. As the play approached the end, I slipped off to buy drinks in the pub, and the kids decided to come too. The first of the 2 adjacent pubs was so packed, we couldn't get in, but we managed to squeeze into the second, and I got 3 pints of Let's Go To The Winchester, and Cokes for the kids. Just as I was getting served Matt and Ruth arrived, and I passed them their pints. This year, they had large tarps set up across the courtyard outside, providing some much-needed shelter, and we were even able to get seats. Cillian, who never stops eating, went and got a Thai chicken curry. Some old ravers were banging out tunes that had the crowd dancing, and everyone was having fun despite the rain. Ruth wanted to watch the morris dancers, so we had another pint, and headed back to the square, watching them and the next Pace-Egg performance. Me and Matt had a look in the other pub, but their range of ales wasn't as good, so we went back to the first one, and got pints of a beer called See you in Ikea. It wasn't long before the fourth, and final performance of the day, but by this point there must have been a thousand people in the square. The kids went to the front, while we stood on a wall at the back. As the day reached its finale, and everyone prepared to leave, I spotted a bus negotiating its way down the hill, and suggested we hop aboard. Once again down in Hebden, we went for a curry at the same restaurant we went to last year. I wasn't very hungry, but we had a good meal, washed down with a couple of bottles of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. We walked back to the train station, and quickly got a train back to Leeds, which was almost empty this time. It was a memorable day out :thumbsup:

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My legs, knees, feet and sore today, and I'm tempted to have a lazy day, but I did say I might go into town to see some friends, so I'll see how I go. I better get myself ready though. Carrying the Ghost Lamb today :) Have a great day Guardians :thumbsup:

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Thanks for taking us along! Hope you are fully rested and recovered at this point.
 
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