On 13 May 2003 13:36:01 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:


In article , Charles Thorpe
writes:
| Hi all,
| | This might sound a daft question, but where can I buy a besom? You
know, the
| traditional witches broom stick, a broom handle with long twigs
fastened on
| the end. My old one has disintegrated and I find they are the best
thing
| for sweeping muck of the lawn and flags.
| | I'm near Ipswich in Suffolk, tried a couple of garden centres and
| ironmongers but just got looks that said "what a strange chap"!

You might have to make one. I am having to make an increasing
number of standard items, because you can't buy them any longer.

My next project may have to be a traditional teapot - I bought
what was almost the last one in Cambridge :-(


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.