No... no I couldn't. My net connection wouldn't stand a chance of staying online for that long (56k).

Can someone just tell me what 'and how!' means, because I can't find any explaination :( 

it's like if I said "Mike knows about Devon" and you'd chip in "and how"

 

kinda 'to the extreme' or 'to the max' - that kind of sentiment

 

so, "consumer whore, and how" = "consumer whore, to the max"

Hmm thanks. Doesn't make any sense really (considering the meaning of the words) but thanks anyway.

 

Never ever heard anyone say that in my life, Amy didn't have a clue what it was either. Perhaps it isn't popular in the midwest?

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Thanks so much for that! You know, my great grandfather was a sculptor - although many of his works and carvings were destroyed during WWII. There remains a work of his, a mirror frame of carved roses that is hanging in a museum somewhere in Southampton.

 

He did renovations of stone carvings at Longford Castle dating back to the 15th century, tombstone carving, restorations, and likenesses.

 

I hope to get there to see them in the near future.

 

"Whittlings" certainly characterises what you have here rather baldly. They are quite good.

I have heard it here on the East Coast, but it is a rather dated expression. I like it though, as I am rather dated. <G>

Never mind. The version I uploaded for some reason doesn't want to show the video, just sound.

 

I hate you Windows Media Player.

Ahh I see :) 

 

Mind you all I get to hear at the moment is the 'Yeeeee Haw' from cowboys! :P ...

 

One week until I move... one week until I move! Hurrah, I can get out of cowboy land :D 

jpg of the cracked ball of legend attached. It still hurts to look at it. For shots of some of my other whittlings, check out Dazza's forum gallery here

Why do grown men still feel the need to dress up like mythic figures? You don't see people wearing viking outfits.

I think I echo the sentiments of everyone here when I say that I never tire of looking at your balls.

You spelt ravishing wrong.

Thank you very much. I find that most flattering and simultaneously, strangely arousing.

I don't blame you. Where to?

You are a true artisan. Have you ever seen any of Thomas Holmyard's sculptures? (though you may well have never heard of him)

Thank you. No, I'm afraid I haven't heard of him. Is he American, English or from elsewhere? Can't find any google linkage.

I couldn't either. He is English. Lived in Southampton, but the house they lived in was bombed out during WWII. He died in the 50s. My grandmother is 86 and in ill health, but is trying to get the pictures together of his works.

 

We supposedly have many pictures of some of his works, but it would be great to see them first hand.

 

I am not even sure to be honest that the museum who holds the mirror frame he carved actually knows Holmyard did it. Because he did a lot of restorations, he probably was not as well known as artists doing original works.

 

There were some who were bitter my grandmother came here in '47, so they were less than helpful with that kind of family history and communication.

Get in touch with the museum. All civic museums are very used to getting enquiries of the 'my granny donated you a hairnet in 1927' sort, and I'm sure they'll be happy to give you any information they have.

Geeze. Comparing his carvings/sculptings to a hairnet seems to be a bit insulting, and sounds like I'd be just blown off. I think his works are much more substantial than that. Besides, I don't think it was "donated" as much as "appropriated" or "found".