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blowin · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:17 am Post subject:

We don't have horses of our own but do let a couple of friends graze theirs on our field from time to time .Just now there is a lovely Conemara mare with last year's foal plus a Tinker's trotting pony which is quite shy I suspect on account of the way the owners treat it . I don't "do" horses but thought I would make an effort by coaxing it to a bit of apple , then went into a horse-whispering fantacy moment making sort of coo-ing noises and kneeling down in front of it , standing back up and blowing gently into its ears and suchlike . It seemed ( to me ) to be really enjoying all that . Ears forward and snuffling . Then it bit me on the chest . I wasn't sure whether it was and an affectionate nibble or an aggressive bite but it feckin hurt so I very definitely don't do horses any more . Not at close range anyway .
Pigs are good !

phil · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:38 am Post subject:

Nick, you need to get out more.

quarryman · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 417 Location: Sligo

Just feed it apples every day, Nick you are not Monty Roberts more Monty Python.....

blowin · Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:38 am Post subject:

Getting out inevitably seems to involve confrontation with bitety things ---- midge ; horses ; the human race .
Sometimes best to stay close to home and take a tipple of the juice which helps with practicing the technique of the Ministry of Silly Walks .
That is quite interesting up on the barn roof where I have spent a fair bit of time lately , doing that job which several of you so kindly volunteered to help with a couple of years ago .
But I think we have sidetracted Marie's thread ! Where were we ? I think she nearly accepted the job of Soc Sec . If so she can earn a stack of brownie points by organising everyone to come here for a bit of a do as soon as I have got this shed finished so we can have a drink under cover , where it won't get diluted by this incessant rain Wink

Marie · Joined: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 43 Location: Galway

Sounds good Very Happy

phil · Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject:

Nick
The offer to help on the barn still stands,just say when.

blowin · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:03 am Post subject:

Nice one , my very tolerant friend phil -- I will give you a shout ( and collect those Guinea Fowl if you still have them but no worries if you don't . I guess that Camile might have eaten them by now ! ) .
And Marie I should warn you that this might actually happen this year ( after 6 of procrastination ) so you are in danger of being the first Soc Sec to have organised anything ( other than camile's pollytunel ) . You could end up with the job for life . I would suggest that you recruit at least 6 new members or tell an awful lot of silly jokes in order to get out of that !

Camile · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: Hi

blowin · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:19 am Post subject:

We would intend to come with plentiful amounts of good things to eat and drink . But when it came to it we would probably consume those at home and not leave our own front doors so you are fairly safe in offering any sort of invitation !

Marie · Joined: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 43 Location: Galway

ye are all welcome if you ye are bringing lots of good things to eat and drink Very Happy

Couldnt turn ye away then. But ye'll be going home with my surplus chooks Laughing