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 Author  Topic: Growing Willow
  BB

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 7:35am
There can be some tragic accidents involving basket weaving a friend of mine needed a three houtr operation to remove a reed from a delicate part of her anatomy, it was grass related


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You're right BB. I use a middle eastern strain which grows well and is of particularly fine quality.


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That sounds nasty BB. Hope your friend made a full recovery.

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Jul 22, 2005 - 7:57am
the wonders of modern surgery, nessie, she is fully recovered and only walks with a slight limp


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Nessie: thank you for your concern! I think it's a combination of age and over-use. When I was younger I played the bassoon.


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Musical as well as creative?

Where are you from?

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I'm from England - I found this site while googling for willow - how about you? Are you female?


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I am indeed. I'm from Scotland.

Small world, eh?

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I should have guessed - Nessie as in Loch Ness Monster :-)

I'm thinking of visiting Scotland this summer, is there anywhere you would recommend?


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I find willow very rough on my skin actually


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