Yes, it surely was stripped! She made herself a drink, found a very sharp knife and a board, gathered the willow sticks together and settled herself on the sofa with old Wicker Wheelie in front of her.
Having pulled out the broken pieces, she stripped the long bendy twigs of their leaves and their bark, which is the correct term for tree skin. Then, having pushed the fatter end down and through into the existing basket, she wove the twig along the top, under and over, to form part of the repair to the broken top edge of old WW.
A long and much fatter twig was then fixed into shape at the back by the handle and woven all around the top, this has recreated the original top most layer of wicker, which then had a coil of thinner twigs to fix it to the existing basket and hey presto.. hey-li-cheese.. old Wicker Wheelie is back in good shape and will trundle along for many a year to come!
How satisfying that was! An all home grown and home made repair.. apart from the kind bird who 'planted' the willow six years ago! Our own willow, stripped and woven to form a basket.
How old are baskets? As old as mankind I would think, as they've surely been in existence since we became hunter gatherers.
She's put the rubbish out, for it is dustbin day today, she's washed the Calamondin orange trees, they don't necessarily like lots of water but they hate being dry so a good wash keeps these trees very content.
It is far too early to be prancing about, she'll make us a mug of our most beloved LapySang and we are going back to snuggle under the bedcovers for a short while. Later she'll 'raid' Karen's stall for over ripe bananas and Bartek on Streatham's Central Parade (# 6) for Polish Summer salad and other such edibubble things suitable for human and goaty picnics.
Yes, she's going on an outing tomorrow to Hayes and Harlington where Debbie will be with Husky Monkey and a few of her friends.. Husky Monkey is a kid, aka a baby goat and there will be a trailer full of them plus Debbie and her all on view at the open day at Rackspace, Unit, 5. Millington Road, Hayes, Middx.
There will be other organic farmer with their produce there as well so come along.. for the more the merrier! She went last year and it was the best show at the show.. these bright Techies ~ men and people ~ all wanting to cuddle small goaty folk.. who were very pleased to be offered bottles and fed bananas!
Yes, she's going on an outing tomorrow to Hayes and Harlington where Debbie will be with Husky Monkey and a few of her friends.. Husky Monkey is a kid, aka a baby goat and there will be a trailer full of them plus Debbie and her all on view at the open day at Rackspace, Unit, 5. Millington Road, Hayes, Middx.
There will be other organic farmer with their produce there as well so come along.. for the more the merrier! She went last year and it was the best show at the show.. these bright Techies ~ men and people ~ all wanting to cuddle small goaty folk.. who were very pleased to be offered bottles and fed bananas!
And.. now you know where the expression 'Stripping the Willow' comes from, from making baskets!
GeeGee Parrot.
June 16th, 2015.
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