Jim, I've just shown the boys your post....
Idu said "Mr. Ron, dis Jeem fella saoons lyk wan top Honkie!"
On the subject of the boys. They only kept me awake briefly last night with their singing.
This morning I was going to tackle Idu about it. I didn't get the chance....
"Hay Mr. Ron, coom an' see waat me an' de boys waas oop to lost nyt."
In some trepidation I followed Idu around to the front of the church.
"Clooas yor eyes. O.K., opan dem!"
There were all my boys lined up and smiling as only they could.
"De owed chorch geeat am rotan, so we borned eet on de fyar, an' den bilded dis foor de greeat peeopel ob de veeleej - Aal for notting. I tink yoo am caalin' eet a leeanch geeat!"
I tried not to show any emotion as I explained it was lych, not lynch!
This is what all the noise was about last night.
"Man, we am sorry, but we ad to naak a bit ob de waal doun to feat de mudder een!"
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Reality V.
After designing it, I collected the required bits together - literally.
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The finished lychgate.
Painted with artists acrylics and sprinkled with a bit of sieved dirt.
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Cheers.
Ron