Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone walling, it
is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the fact that I am not
doing it all proper like and the first person who comes up the lane and
makes any comments re. that will get a pair of gloves and a large stone in
their hands and told to do it then :-) unless it is Prince Charles of
course, but then he would probably do some for me :-) Husband is creosoting
all fences that he can reach and it is keeping us both out of trouble :-)
Retirement is great !

kate
sunny Gloucestershire

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
o.uk...
Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone walling, it
is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the fact that I am not
doing it all proper like

Don't forget the "through stones".

Mike

Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone walling,
it
is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the fact that I am not
doing it all proper like

Don't forget the "through stones".

Mike


tricky innit :-)

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
o.uk...

Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone walling,
it
is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the fact that I am
not doing it all proper like

Don't forget the "through stones".

Mike


tricky innit :-)

I had a go when part of our front garden dry stone wall fell down, but gave
up and called in a pro. I was worried my attempt might fall into the road!
It least there were no materials to buy as he simply re built what had
fallen down. Watching him led me to have another go on a bit at the back of
the house that looked as if it might fall over into next door.

I carefully took it all apart and laid out the stone on the ground in rough
size order. I then did as he did and made a wooden frame the shape of the
finished wall that I could move along as I built each layer. I never did get
the hang of his main piece of advice "once you pick up a stone always use
it, never put it back down and choose another" it probably would have saved
a bit of back ache if I had. The finished wall is a lot safer looking than
what I started with but no where near as neat as his.

Mike

I carefully took it all apart and laid out the stone on the ground in
rough
size order. I then did as he did and made a wooden frame the shape of the
finished wall that I could move along as I built each layer. I never did
get the hang of his main piece of advice "once you pick up a stone always
use it, never put it back down and choose another" it probably would have
saved a bit of back ache if I had. The finished wall is a lot safer
looking than what I started with but no where near as neat as his.

Mike


I still haven't finished the wall but not much more to do, I took the
advice you passed on to me - once you pick up a stone always use it - it
really does work and I have saved myself a bit of back ache :-) thanks

kate

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
...

I carefully took it all apart and laid out the stone on the ground in
rough
size order. I then did as he did and made a wooden frame the shape of the
finished wall that I could move along as I built each layer. I never did
get the hang of his main piece of advice "once you pick up a stone always
use it, never put it back down and choose another" it probably would have
saved a bit of back ache if I had. The finished wall is a lot safer
looking than what I started with but no where near as neat as his.

Mike


I still haven't finished the wall but not much more to do, I took the
advice you passed on to me - once you pick up a stone always use it - it
really does work and I have saved myself a bit of back ache :-) thanks

kate

Glad to be of help, even if the tip was second-hand.

Perhaps you would like to come to Leyburn for further practise as I have
just today noticed a great bulge in the front wall has appeared, strangely
just after BT contractors have dug a trench up the road just outside the
wall!

Mike

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:32:26 +0100, "Kate Morgan"
wrote:

Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone walling, it
is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the fact that I am not
doing it all proper like and the first person who comes up the lane and
makes any comments re. that will get a pair of gloves and a large stone in
their hands and told to do it then :-) unless it is Prince Charles of
course, but then he would probably do some for me :-)


Don't talk to me about loony Prince Charlie.

Apparently he is on a nationwide *green* tour this week.

Teletext reports that today he is making speeches encouraging the
Welsh to help conserve rain forests. As a resident, I wasn't aware
that we had any left.


--
(¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯)

®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:32:26 +0100, "Kate Morgan"
wrote:

Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone
walling, it is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the
fact that I am not doing it all proper like and the first person who
comes up the lane and makes any comments re. that will get a pair of
gloves and a large stone in their hands and told to do it then :-)
unless it is Prince Charles of course, but then he would probably do
some for me :-)


Don't talk to me about loony Prince Charlie.

Apparently he is on a nationwide *green* tour this week.

Teletext reports that today he is making speeches encouraging the
Welsh to help conserve rain forests. As a resident, I wasn't aware
that we had any left.

Well, you've got some forests, and you get rain, don't you?


Ian

In article ,
Ian B wrote:
®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:

Don't talk to me about loony Prince Charlie.

Apparently he is on a nationwide *green* tour this week.

Teletext reports that today he is making speeches encouraging the
Welsh to help conserve rain forests. As a resident, I wasn't aware
that we had any left.

Well, you've got some forests, and you get rain, don't you?

And I believe that there ARE some temperate rain forests in the UK,
and which are in Wales. Despite the claims of his many opponents,
Prince Charles is not a loon and almost all of his remarks are
justifiable (if debatable) WHEN NOT MISREPRESENTED.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:54:32 +0100, Sacha wrote:


Eulogy elided.

The hypocrisy is shocking but there's no doubt in my mind that the aim
is to rid us of the monarchy by deriding and poking fun at its next
incumbent and the lazy and easily-led fall for it.

I am not lazy, hypocritical, or easily-led. I do object to Chas'
outspoken political (and, yes, often loony) agendas, I object to him
being himself hypocritical and being an "incumbent" and would be happy
to see the Monarchy end with the demise of our current Queen,
hopefully in the far-distant future..

I am not alone.


--
(¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯)

The hypocrisy is shocking but there's no doubt in my mind that the aim
is to rid us of the monarchy by deriding and poking fun at its next
incumbent and the lazy and easily-led fall for it.

I am not lazy, hypocritical, or easily-led. I do object to Chas'
outspoken political (and, yes, often loony) agendas, I object to him
being himself hypocritical and being an "incumbent" and would be happy
to see the Monarchy end with the demise of our current Queen,
hopefully in the far-distant future..

I am not alone.


--
(¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯)

I am sorry that my light hearted comment re. Prince Charles and my attempt
at dry stone walling was not taken as such, a light hearted comment.

kate

"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote
Sacha wrote:
Eulogy elided.

The hypocrisy is shocking but there's no doubt in my mind that the aim
is to rid us of the monarchy by deriding and poking fun at its next
incumbent and the lazy and easily-led fall for it.

I am not lazy, hypocritical, or easily-led. I do object to Chas'
outspoken political (and, yes, often loony) agendas, I object to him
being himself hypocritical and being an "incumbent" and would be happy
to see the Monarchy end with the demise of our current Queen,
hopefully in the far-distant future..

I am not alone.

True, you are not alone. However the alternative of a Monarch, a President,
fills me with dread not least because he/she would cost us all much more (we
would need a new Presidential Palace etc for a start) and result in more
short term ideas/policies as they are only in a position of power and
influence for say 5 years, not a lifetime with little power. Would they have
the ordinary average Englishman's future it mind or might it just be their
rich friends they worried about so they had another job to go to afterwards.
Indeed it can be argued that our Monarchy cost us nothing if offset with the
tourism it brings in. A visit to Windsor or Buck House will prove that
point.
Our Monarchy system is also envied by many in this world, unlike our
newspapers.
Whilst on that point, if , like me, you refuse to buy/read a British (who
owns them?) Newspaper you get a completely different view of a lot of topics
and Charlie is just one.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

Sacha wrote:
On 2010-08-16 12:17:39 +0100, (Nick
Maclaren) said:
In article ,
Ian B wrote:
®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:

Don't talk to me about loony Prince Charlie.

Why would anyone bother to talk to you about him?

Apparently he is on a nationwide *green* tour this week.

Teletext reports that today he is making speeches encouraging the
Welsh to help conserve rain forests. As a resident, I wasn't
aware that we had any left.

You know nothing about the effect of forests on climate, then?

Well, you've got some forests, and you get rain, don't you?

And I believe that there ARE some temperate rain forests in the UK,
and which are in Wales. Despite the claims of his many opponents,
Prince Charles is not a loon and almost all of his remarks are
justifiable (if debatable) WHEN NOT MISREPRESENTED.

I agree wholeheartedly with this.

So do I. But...

The left wing elements in the press
- and there appear to be many who can barely stand upright so strong
is their inclination - always represent him as a 'loon' when in fact,
he talks good sense and is far more in touch with most of
middle-England's thinking than any recent politician or leftie meeja
luvvie. A couple of weeks ago the Daily Mail showed a photo of him
apparently grimacing at being caught in the rain while being
photographed with soldiers returned from Afghanistan. It drew
unpleasant comparisons with their
bravery and his apparent whinge. In fact, the bloke next to him was
laughing and clearly, they were having a joke. But on exactly the
same day, our local paper, owned by the same group as the DM and
knowing the Prince is popular in the west country and with farming
communities, published another photo of him in country clothes,
praising him because he has recently launched a new initiative to help
country communities.
The hypocrisy is shocking but there's no doubt in my mind that the aim
is to rid us of the monarchy by deriding and poking fun at its next
incumbent and the lazy and easily-led fall for it.

The Daily Mail is left wing? Blimey! Their beloved Mussolini would be
spinning in his grave if he were still alive.

--
Mike.

"Martin" wrote
One doesn't have to be left wing to believe that a republic has advantages
over
a monarchy.

What advantage could there possibly be in a President as apposed to a
Monarchy?
I see none.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:32:26 +0100, "Kate Morgan"
wrote:

Over the last few days I have been trying my hand at dry stone walling, it
is a very addictive occupation. I am well aware of the fact that I am not
doing it all proper like and the first person who comes up the lane and
makes any comments re. that will get a pair of gloves and a large stone in
their hands and told to do it then :-) unless it is Prince Charles of
course, but then he would probably do some for me :-)


Don't talk to me about loony Prince Charlie.

Apparently he is on a nationwide *green* tour this week.

Teletext reports that today he is making speeches encouraging the
Welsh to help conserve rain forests. As a resident, I wasn't aware
that we had any left.


--
(¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯)

Maybe he can persuade someone to erect wind turbines on some of the taller
ones instead of polluting thecountryside with those ojectionable, unsightly
wind farms .

Bill