Fab fathers day pressie!

[Chris the Cat]

So my nearest and dearest presented me with a 1939 hardback edition of Thoreau's Walden
With woodcut-engarvings by Thomas Nason.
Beautiful!
Any of you's cats get lucky?

best.

Chris.

 

[Biker]

Pah! No chance, got the same as I had last year and the year before and the year before and the year before and the year before.... Not bitter, just disappointed... again. Oh well.

Did get a Skype call from the youngest Daughter just now "Hi Dad, Happy Father's day". So it's not a total wash out.

Nice prezzie Chris, really happy for you. Gonna Google those details now and see what it's about.


edit: Looks very good!

 

[Chris the Cat]

Do you have a copy mate? ( maybe not the one with the wood cuts )
I will keep mys peeled for a copy for you.
Happy fathers day mate!

chris.

 

[Goatboy]

Nice prezzie Chris, not read the whole thing but have picked it up a couple of times at a friends. Not the nice posh version you got though. You must be made up.

Aaron, at least the youngest called and the days not over yet! (They may want something if they call though - that's kids).

 

[mountainm]

Got a book about woods by Roger Deaking and some gothic leather stamps.

 

[ReamviThantos]

Nice present Cat. I have got a bush craft camera an Ixus 240HS Canon. And.... a Lowepro mini rucksack case to put it in. I'm very lucky and well chuffed.

 

[Biker]

Do you have a copy mate? ( maybe not the one with the wood cuts )
I will keep mys peeled for a copy for you.
Happy fathers day mate!

chris.

Thanks for the offer. I just run a search through my extensive collection of books that I have on my PC for my Kindle and found I have 2 copies of Walden or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau. Should be a good read then. (If anyone wants a epub or Kindle copy of it, drop me a PM with your email address, the offer's there.)

Thanks for the Father's day wishes, Chris, just knowing both my girls are happy and have good partners that love them makes me feel happy.

 

[TurboGirl]

Must have been lovely that your Youngling thought to call Love and squeezes to all you fabulous fathers out there xxxx

My OM got a homemade card (well, 2, Youngling wasn't satisfied just one said it all ) and a nice knee length smart workshop smock coat in sand canvas to save his clothes when he cba to do the full overall up jobbie I doubt we'll see Eldest, only the babbies seem to remember x

 

[Chris the Cat]

Well said mate, all the best.

C.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Got a book about woods by Roger Deaking and some gothic leather stamps.

Love Roger Deakin!
You are in for a treat my friend!

C.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Got a gas cooker for camping
And latest die hard on dvd.
And a lie in.
And two cards

And wee man had a tshirt on with superman logo on it and the phrase my dad is my hero on when I was woken up

All winners for me

 

[Bowlander]

No lie in for me, up at 6 to bottle feed my 5yo sons goat kid, to be fair he normally does the feed but was still asleep after a 3mile bike ride last night!.

Not a massive prise fund for me, a pound of toffee and 2 pairs of socks!!

 

[Elen Sentier]

Nice one

 

[Trunks]

A lie in, cup of tea & crumpets & being terrorised by my two little rascals. Don't get much better than that

 

[Mesquite]

Pah! No chance, got the same as I had last year and the year before and the year before and the year before and the year before.... Not bitter, just disappointed... again. Oh well.

Sadly it was the same for me as well... without a phone call or card from either

So I went and did a bit of retail therapy and bought myself a nice little neck knife by Ben Orford

 

[Goatboy]

Sadly it was the same for me as well... without a phone call or card from either

So I went and did a bit of retail therapy and bought myself a nice little neck knife by Ben Orford

Hey Mesquite and Biker maybe some of us young vital bushcrafters could adopt you older fatherly types and send you a card and you could share your stories and experience with us!

What knife did you buy, he makes some lovely things.

Edit: Nice knife, picture hadn't appeared before.

 

[Biker]

Hey Mesquite and Biker maybe some of us young vital bushcrafters could adopt you older fatherly types and send you a card and you could share your stories and experience with us!

How to make me feel like an old fart on one short lesson.

"This one time, at band camp...."

 

[Harvestman]

Biker, take him up on that and pm him a kit wants list as present suggestions.

If you don't, I might.

 

[Mesquite]

Hey Mesquite and Biker maybe some of us young vital bushcrafters could adopt you older fatherly types and send you a card and you could share your stories and experience with us!

What knife did you buy, he makes some lovely things. Nice picture hadn't appeared before.

I'll let you adopt Biker Gb

As for the knife it's what Ben call's his Neck Kniffor me I bought this one as the handle felt just right go

How to make me feel like an old fart on one short lesson.

"This one time, at band camp...."

Not as old and crusty as me though Aaron

I'll let you keep Gb as you'll have a much longer meaningful relationship with your newly discovered bushcrafter son than I would. Just think, you'll be able to teach him about the birds and bees with all your drawings

Biker, take him up on that and pm him a kit wants list as present suggestions.

If you don't, I might.

That's a great idea Mike...

Anyone else want to adopt a bushcraft dad?

 

[Goatboy]

Biker, take him up on that and pm him a kit wants list as present suggestions.

If you don't, I might.

Sad thing is Harvestman, by a couple of months I'm older than you, and Mesquite and Bikes only have a few years on us. (And I could hardly be described as vital these days - half bionic now).