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?

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.

Did you ever see such a messed up situation in your whole life, son?

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 

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.

Did you ever see such a messed up situation in your whole life, son?