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01-09-2008, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by derelict  This thread coincides with my recent nocturnal encounter with what would once have been known as a "woodwose" in one of the woods at Richmond Park - social recluses thought to have contributed to the Green Man folk idiom represented in numerous medieval church carvings - but these days taking up a couple of hours of police time (not to mention the paperwork). Frankly it would be quicker to do another carving... and more productive... | The mind boggles - do you mind if I ask which one of you called the police, and why?
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01-09-2008, 08:48 PM
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Derelict said: >>>>And this pub sign at Putney Heath shows how traditional images are being dumbed-down for a contemporary urban youth culture. <<<<
The Green Man at Putney Heath....I used to know it well  Frequented during the hot summers of '75 and '76 especially, lol. But oh! What an horrendous pub sign!  
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01-09-2008, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by naturegirl Mmmmmm, Victoria plums make delicious wine, hic!!!! 
Just ask Kayleigh, hic!!
Naturegirl | I have never made wine.
I have just got to polish off the Cornish scrumpy  then I will have two, 2ltr demijohns just the right size for home made wine.. hic! |
02-09-2008, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Hedge Witch The mind boggles - do you mind if I ask which one of you called the police, and why? | Quote:
Originally Posted by Hedge Witch The mind boggles - do you mind if I ask which one of you called the police, and why? | Well I suppose that's a fair question to ask on this well-known haunt of rural ne'er-do-wells and fugitives from justice...
at the risk of hijacking this thread I found myself being followed through one of the woods in the dark on a wet & windy night when all god-fearing people should be in the comfort of their own homes. Eventually I challenged the person (by then hiding behind a tree) who unsurprisingly couldn't give any reasonable account of himself or his behaviour. Like all the Royal Parks, RP supports a small fluctuating population of rough sleepers (from the temporarily homeless to the latest wave of unofficial immigrants and the mentally ill) who cause terrible problems when the culls come around, not to mention lighting fires, and being blissfully unaware of the dangers of the Red Deer rut so I called up the parks police who recognised Mr Woodwose's description/behaviour and we went back and spoke to him and he was then formally asked to leave the park - but in a place like RP that's a formality that is hard to enforce. I gathered it certainly wasn't the first time for him and I doubt it will be the last! From my perspective it's more important to know who these people are - and for them to know me - in order to avoid exactly this sort of pointless high-risk encounter.
But these things have been happening in wildish places since time immemorial. Which hopefully will get back to the rural tradition theme...
As a p.s. I should perhaps reiterate that "derelict" comes from "deer-licked" though I don't doubt I could easily pass for the conventional understanding!
I take it Hedge-witch is nothing to do with Sand-witch?  |
02-09-2008, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by derelict As a p.s. I should perhaps reiterate that "derelict" comes from "deer-licked" though I don't doubt I could easily pass for the conventional understanding!
I take it Hedge-witch is nothing to do with Sand-witch? |
Tee hee hee - Hedge Witch comes from 'one who sits on the hedge' - one who is on the boundary between the known and unknown worlds. Please don't read too much into it  Thanks for the cautionary tale - interesting! What the heck was he doing following you - freaky. I bet it was a territorial thing - you were on his territory! Anyway, I suppose I mustn't hijack this thread any longer - thanks again for the reply - very interesting.
Back to the rural theme...
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03-09-2008, 07:56 PM
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23-11-2008, 09:30 AM
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Thunder in November means winter will be late in coming and going.
A warm November is a sign of a bad winter (we should be OK then  ).
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23-11-2008, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Dutchess A man should know how many logs
And strips of bark from the birch
To stock in autumn, that he may have enough
Wood for his winter fires. | Ermm, pretty obvious isn't it! "Óđinn, the chief god" wasn't very imaginative in giving advice was he/she?
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23-11-2008, 04:07 PM
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How about If there’s ice in November to bear a duck
There’ll be nothing after but sludge and muck.
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23-11-2008, 04:18 PM
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Looks like no snow this winter then? 
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