My Last Nights Disaster

[Sam Cooper]

Geez. It's like the killing fields over there. I probably couldn't sleep the whole time if I was there. Maybe in the freezer.

[fire-fly]

Um, theres a snake in there mate.

[Sam Cooper]

But that's a snow snake, and I'm canadian, so know how to handle those.

[fire-fly]

 

Silly me, thats a fair call.

[trev]

Sam, I found the best wood for carving was LIME wood, you can get very fine definition across the grain such as fingernails on a soldier only three inches high. I cut up seven chess pieces before getting running out of wood, and patience. How did I learn wood carving? I made a tiepin for an Irishman who had inherited a castle in Ireland, he asked me to make him his family coat-of-arms as a tie pin. It turned out that he was a master wood carver producing huge pieces of carvings for churches, masonic lodges and individuals. He was so pleased with his gold tie pin he gave me a big chunk of lime wood the tools and taught me how to carve and shape wood.

FF I thought I was in Bones's bar last time we had contact, I waited all day for that cup of tea, silly me. This boat trip you were on! how much of the firemans chopper did you see with your eyes half closed?
You little minx. As for snakes in the freezer, I heard you can live on them (Dundee film) but life must be bloody hard for you girl, training the dogs to catch dinner.   

[fire-fly]

 

I was worried the dogs were bitten to be honest. But it ended up being a harmless snake and it didn't stand a chance with the dogs anyway.

The axe was not impressive if that is what you were wondering mate. 

[trev]

What sort of dogs are they? besides snake killers.

The last house we lived in was next to a field with some donkey's, one day there was a commotion in the field, when we went to find out what was causing the racket, discovered our cat had caught a grass snake, and for whatever reason, was being chased by the snorting donkey's.

Not quite the same as poisonous critters FF.

[fire-fly]

 

Thats just hilarious. Animals are amazing things aren't they.

My dog is an Amstaff (American Staffy) not a Pitt Bull, there is a difference. 

My other dog, which is really my daughters, is part Amstaff. She was a rescue dog and has a lovely personality.

[Sam Cooper]

I carve with any wood, prefer birds-eye or ripple maple but very expensive and hard to find. Certain stones friends send to me to make them something. They used to ask for a particular object but for me carving isn't like that. I only give what the piece allows me.

My last dog was a Chow. I still miss him.

[Gyppo]

My last dog was a Chow. I still miss him.

When I was a little kid the people at the witch's house, (it had a tower on each corner with a pointed roof with black tiles which made them look like witches hats), had a chow.  That big blue tongue terrified me for some reason.

I used to take the long way around to school rather than walk past that dog.

As an adult they don't bother me more than any dog bothers an ex-Postie with various dig-bite scars, but back then my blood used to run cold when it trotted across the road and stood in my way, letting that long tongue loll out.  It was never overtly aggressive, just gut-level scary.

A while back I was introduced to another breed, can't recall the name, which is related to the Chow, but about half the size.  The owner took great delight in showing me how it's hair stood straight out and picked it up to show me that underneath all the hair the body was larger than that of a miniature poodle.  Weird little thing.

Gyppo

[Sam Cooper]

Sounds like an Akia(I think)(nope can't be because of the poodle size, maybe a Bichon?)

I had a black chow as a pup(he was the shadow, he didn't have to hide in them) The other was a cinnamon. But were very family orientated. But yeah, that tongue is weird.

[Gyppo]

Bichon sounds right.

[fire-fly]

Found this today, thought it may amuse.  

Right click to enlarge

[trev]

FF, (Amstaff) Half American and half Staffordshire. That's a new one on me mate, good job it wasn't from the Scilly Isles, it would have been a SILLYSTAFF, or China, a Chinstaff, Pakistan, a Pastaff, or New Zealand, Newzstaff. There must be dozens more but now I'm being silly.

I had a Border Collie that used to ride on a skate board with the kids, climb the steps of slides and slide down it, and dive off the bridge with the kids into a river, a real character. 

[fire-fly]

You get very attached to them don't you Trev. I love our girls, real characters they are.