Thank you, to all the woodmen!

Graces7

It is hard to find words to express this, so please bear with me.

Words! The kindness and generosity of time and skills and strength by all the men who came up here this evening, after a day;s work, to cut wood and clear and stack.

Every time I see the woodpile and walk through the cleared thickets where precious light now means new trees can grow and walkways can be made.. my heart will thank them.

This surely is what that overused word "community" is about. Not official, organised formal stuff, but the simply giving of one to another in need, with cheerfulness and laughter in the hard work.

I never used to like hearing chain saws; maybe because they were no working here! Now every time I hear one in the distance, it will remind me of the kindness of boards ie Donegal...

Blessings and thanks to all who came.

muffler

Delighted to have been able to help a little and thank you for the kind words (and the refreshments of course )

Now then, where's the Panadol :eek::D

Graces7

muffler wrote: »

Delighted to have been able to help a little and thank you for the kind words (and the refreshments of course )

Now then, where's the Panadol :eek::D

For the strained muscles you mean REALLY!!!:rolleyes:;)

muffler

Graces7 wrote: »

For the strained muscles you mean REALLY!!!:rolleyes:;)

Supervising is a very taxing job

smashey

Clipboards are very heavy these days I hear.

North_West_Art

Hi Graces, glad to help out anytime. Heres hoping you'll not be needing the firewood through the summer!

Domscard

Wow, what a lovely good deed Warms my heart nearly as much as it will warm Grace's toes next winter

homer simpson

muffler wrote: »

Supervising is a very taxing job

I know he may have said he was supervising, he sure looked the part with the pen and clipboard, but i had a sneek and it was blank


No bother at all Graces it was a pleasure and thanks for the nice words!!!

muffler

smashey wrote: »

Clipboards are very heavy these days I hear.

They are especially when you have to enter late arrivals

Graces7

Waiting for the photos now..

ednwireland

you didnt tell me there was a party going on
mind you was late homw from work last night and had to clean a chimney, and practice the guitar (badly for an hour)

great you got sorted

muffler

ednwireland wrote: »

you didnt tell me there was a party going on
mind you was late homw from work last night and had to clean a chimney, and practice the guitar (badly for an hour)

great you got sorted

*cough*

Oh dont worry, I have some other ideas for a couple/few of you

.17hmr

graces7 you are more than welcome,sure i would have been laying about any way .thank you for the tea and lets hope you have a meny a warm night to come ,thanks again.
.17hmr

Graces7

ednwireland wrote: »

you didnt tell me there was a party going on
mind you was late homw from work last night and had to clean a chimney, and practice the guitar (badly for an hour)

great you got sorted

You clean chimneys?

Is there no end to the useful skills on boards ie donegal?

We can always arrange another venue..;)

ednwireland

muffler wrote: »

*cough*

dont start muffler ..........
It has to be a weekday, morning or early afternoon also..
you were there in the evening i think ?

Graces7 wrote: »

You clean chimneys?

Is there no end to the useful skills on boards ie donegal?

We can always arrange another venue..;)

only my own (and thats rare enough, mucky filthy job that it is) i also work from 9 to 5:30, ride my bike quite a lot (tour of sligo coming up on the 9th may 160km :eek: ) and am taking guitar lessons, and a bit of wood turning thrown in.
wonder why i dont have kids..................

smashey

Graces7

smashey wrote: »

Just getting a wee square with a red cross in the middle; must be my computer?

Harps

All I get is a blank post..

muffler

Harps wrote: »

All I get is a blank post..

Can you spot us in this pic

irish1967

Hi from a nice little pub on Tottenham court road London. Sorry I couldn't make it graces7. But Was there in spirit.

muckish

Well done guys. Proof that social networking does work.

muffler

irish1967 wrote: »

Hi from a nice little pub on Tottenham court road London. Sorry I couldn't make it graces7. But Was full of spirits.

FYP

Graces7

muffler wrote: »

FYP

Sounding as ignorant as I am

FYP?

Great photo!!

Incidentally an unexpected spin off..

I was clearing the branches aside and saw leaves that were not hawthorn, but currants.

Under the tangle of brush, a plantation of currant bushes, choked and matted.

Many still there, so more added in cuttings in that cleared space. Some are ready to blossom so we shall see what kind they are. More for jam....

There must have been a fruit garden there at one stage.

All I need now is some rhubarb roots etc; that will grow so well there.

muffler

Graces7 wrote: »

FYP?

= Fixed Your Post. Usually entails quoting and changing a word or two in a previous post to bring a new meaning to it and normally of a humorous nature.

Graces7 wrote: »

Great photo!!

No racism there. Doesn't matter if we're black or white

Graces7

irish1967 wrote: »

Hi from a nice little pub on Tottenham court road London. Sorry I couldn't make it graces7. But Was there in spirit.

You fled the country

Oh MY!:eek:

Was the idea that bad;)

Graces7

muffler wrote: »

= Fixed Your Post. Usually entails quoting and changing a word or two in a previous post to bring a new meaning to it and normally of a humorous nature.

TY:P

irish1967

On the bus now from Belfast airport. It has free wifi. Hmmmm raining as usual.

Domscard

muffler wrote: »

Can you spot us in this pic

Soooo, which blob belongs to whom?

Pique

muffler wrote: »

Can you spot us in this pic

G'wan, identify yourselves !

.17hmr

Pique wrote: »

G'wan, identify yourselves !

Thats me beside them:D;):p

Domscard

.17hmr wrote: »

Thats me beside them:D;):p

Had you just 'logged' in?

muffler

.17hmr wrote: »

Thats me beside them:D;):p

And I'm beside him ^^

.17hmr

Domscard wrote: »

Had you just 'logged' in?

witty.

muffler

Ok then. You wanted to see some real men (I can see all the girls swooning) - well here they are.








Im posting the nicks (user names) in alphabetical order so you can all try and figure out who's who.

---

.17hmr, homer_simpson, muffler, muffler's mate, North_West_Art, smashey.

dannimcq. mrmac and irish1967 are all barred from answering as they met most of us at the beers night

Cul a cnoic

Don't know why, but this springs to mind :D

Graces7

Domscard wrote: »

Had you just 'logged' in?

GRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!

Graces7

muffler wrote: »

Ok then. You wanted to see some real men (I can see all the girls swooning) - well here they are.








Im posting the nicks (user names) in alphabetical order so you can all try and figure out who's who.

---

.17hmr, homer_simpson, muffler, muffler's mate, North_West_Art, smashey.

dannimcq. mrmac and irish1967 are all barred from answering as they met most of us at the beers night

Knight in shining armour they are!!!

God reward them everyone..:)

Domscard

muffler wrote: »

Ok then. You wanted to see some real men (I can see all the girls swooning) - well here they are.

Be still my beating heart
Well, I certainly recognise a couple of those ugly mugs handsome faces, but I'll keep shtum

smashey

Domscard wrote: »

Be still my beating heart
Well, I certainly recognise a couple of those ugly mugs handsome faces, but I'll keep shtum

Hai.

Graces7

Cul a cnoic wrote: »

Don't know why, but this springs to mind :D

But there are six...

.17hmr

If i had there money i would look sad too,(NOT):D

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muffler

We had a little help that evening from someone who isnt a member of Boards.ie (for obvious reasons) but I didnt want him to feel left out so I promised to post his pic also

.17hmr

muffler wrote: »

We had a little help that evening from someone who isnt a member of Boards.ie (for obvious reasons) but I didnt want him to feel left out so I promised to post his pic also

at least he is smileing.and be a lot faster than some peep i know.:D

Graces7

muffler wrote: »

We had a little help that evening from someone who isnt a member of Boards.ie (for obvious reasons) but I didnt want him to feel left out so I promised to post his pic also

Is that what sent the cats racing in last night? lol!

Graces7

I have to tell you guys that watching .17 at work with a chain saw is watching a master craftsman..

A real privilege to see such skill and artistry; family in Canada say to tell him that they could use him there...

muffler

Graces7 wrote: »

I have to tell you guys that watching .17 at work with a chain saw is watching a master craftsman..

Couldn't agree more.

.17hmr

muffler wrote: »

Couldn't agree more.

:o AHH thanks fokes am sitting here with a big red head here ,nice too help every now and then it kinda makes you feel good.

Graces7

.17hmr wrote: »

:o AHH thanks fokes am sitting here with a big red head here ,nice too help every now and then it kinda makes you feel good.

Now if you could find the maniac using this crowbanger and chainsaw that...

Graces7

Graces7 wrote: »

I have to tell you guys that watching .17 at work with a chain saw is watching a master craftsman..

A real privilege to see such skill and artistry; family in Canada say to tell him that they could use him there...

Please; I did not mean that everyone else who was here was not skilled!!! Worried me last night that the stalwarts who filled the air with the sound of ringing might be offended.

or the good men who thought to use the plastic sheeting as a travois...

Just some are extra gifted in some ways and some in others... as a cook I make a lousy plumber, but as a knitter....

Blessings and peace.