The de-forestration of Scotland

Pails used to be huge and made of heavy wood, more like a half-barrel, often two people used to have to hold either side of a handle, especially children.

Springs often emerge halfway up hills. It's better to collect from the source, than lower down where animals have fed and fouled the water. (farming family!)

And for the same reason it's not

Jack fell down and broke his leg.

Yes, you're right about the eucalyptus, rosequartz - I read it at the time and never twigged....

twigged what sort of twig Ana

janer you are so sensible! I never thought of that.

nellynolan Are you new? If so welcome.

As you can see nellynolan We some of us on here are raving bonkers. I have no idea what this thread is about but it is funny.

Hello nellynolan, welcome from me too.

Nellie is right. Sometimes it's good to be bonkers even if you don't know what the thread is about, as long as we can have a much needed laugh on ocassion.

I was even pulled up for my bad grammer. Much needed in my case because I was, as ever, being lazy about such matters.

I forgot about the 'pail' in Jack and Jill but always assumed they went up the hill because that's where the well was!

My next tool will be a log splitter. The current log splitter (MrBags) is wearing out.

BagsYou could retire him to the summerhouse in the garden which you are going to make out of logs and from where he can direct operations. Then you can get a younger more muscled version for logsplitting and other tasks

Jill and Ali went down the valley etc etc would be better

I have joined in this thread but have no idea what it is all about

Welcome, nellynolan
(or has she hastily gone?)

I know, split infinitive.

To boldly go and all that

Jack and Ali went down the valley
To fetch a pail of water
But Jack tripped up
And said 'oh f**k'
I'll have to tell the pater

Sounds about right!

Mary Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow?
With rosequartz and Penstemmon,
And little Jinglbellfrocks all in a row.

Rosequartz?

They are three names of contributors to this wonderful forum

I know that, but rosequartz doesn't grow in a garden. I have a very nicely polished piece of it which I was given by an Australian guest what seems a long time ago.

Rosequartz would make beautiful rockery stones for the garden, though.

Silver bells and cockles shells don't grow in gardens either.

I haven't climbed a tree in years so I'll volunteer to 'up sticks' and oversee what bags is doing to a tree.

Not a summer house, surely a log cabin?

Brenda, what were you thinking? Planting rosequartz?

Rosequartz is very calming, and will improve your marriage no end if you put it under your pillow, apparently.
My granddaughter would probably love it if I changed my rockery to rosequartz, but I can't afford it.

Doesn't need pruning, feeding, weeding or cutting back.

Good idea, Brenda. I'm gradually coming round to planting some. It'll probably work out cheaper in the long run.