Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Dry just now but showers forecast and strong winds for the rest of the week.
Spent a bit of time yesterday looking through my bookshelves. Strange collection.
I have one entitled "ClayTobacco Pipes" which gives history and how to make them if so inclined.
I have a few I collected from the seabed off the main pier. The best one is almost intact with General Gordon effigy on it so that dates it pretty well.
Best collected after dark as such things show up much better by torchlight.

 

[oldwheels]

Clay Pipe from the seabed

 

[fossyant]

Pretty grim outside. Even the light is on in the conservatory where I'm working today. Tomorrow's forecast is supposed to be worse.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

That's a load of laundry done and dried, and my fit band recharged. I'm now at the coffee reward stage.

 

[PeteXXX]

Decent weather here in Hamtun today. That's handy as I have some outside & garden stuff to do. Dog's bin walked and so have I
🐶 🚶

 

[PeteXXX]

I've nearly run out of both Sherbet Lemons AND Rhubarb & Custards!!

 

[rockyroller]

no snow storms on the 10 day forecast. whacky winter

 

[rockyroller]

Clay Pipe from the seabed

wow, that's fascinating. how old do you think it is? how did you catch it?

 

[tyred]

Clay Pipe from the seabed

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Clay pipes (usually broken) used to turn up all the time when digging potatoes. I never saw anything like that though, they were always plain.

I do have a complete one somewhere I found as a teenager. I did clean it up at the time and tried smoking it.

 

[Oldhippy]

I also have found a few. They can date anywhere from 1600's I think.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Clay Pipe from the seabed

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There’s shed loads around here. The local area had many clay pits and the ball clay was exported everywhere. We used to do electrical work for a company called “ Wareham Ball Clay “ and there’s a local pub named “ The Clay Pipe “

 

[Speicher]

It looks like someone called Harry has had the Shovel out again overnight.

Why did he think that writing a book about it would help?

 

[biggs682]

Blue sky here with some light fluffy clouds.
Time for a mid morning drink just got to decide what to have tea or hot squash .

 

[Gwylan]

Troubl

Why did he think that writing a book about it would help?

Trouble is he keeps throwing the dirt into the fan and it's blowing his way.

Not an edifying sight, sad really.

Feel fortunate that no one wants to hear the murky details of my family's lives.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Why did he think that writing a book about it would help?

Might raise enough to buy a snow-blower.