Bonsai Acer Palmatum

lovely colour

That step could do with a clean cloth and a donkey stone!

what is a donkey stone?

Your fellow GoYer did the right thing . . . knowing it would be in good hands!!

We shall see Sheila..I didn't need any persuading ...In fact I ran over picked it up and took it to the till, leaving my guest standing...Shame on me.

Your guest will have understood . . . there's a certain compulsion among GoYers which you may have noticed.

Im sure your guest would understand ~ especially if i have guessed rightly!!

Guessed the guest?

Nice shrub man.

nice one 7. yes i have.

What..."what is a Donkey Stone?" .....!!!!!

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=donkey+stone&docid=4928153387794617&mid=1B8A7911A68F91E790DB1B8A7911A68F91E790DB&view=detail&FORM=VIRE5

i do hope that works.

well i dont think what i got was what you meant!!???

2nd attempt ~ you wont believe this but somehow it got there even with 'hope that works' in the link???? however the computer then said 'missing link' sorry!!

lol

was it very expensive?

I was quite pleased as for this size online is over £100 plus p&p. I paid less than half of that £100. Not something I could buy often though.

Thanks:) It looks quite mature:) money well spend :O

Wow, it looks like it would a lot more than a ton. Bargain Pimp!

I think I can guess who forced you into buying that Pp £ 100 gosh I hope it doesn't die on you, I wonder if you can insure them LOL.. I love the colour :o)

I've never heard of a Donkey Stone !!

nor me amy, i found this on 'wikipaedia'

'Donkey stones were first used in textile mills to clean greasy steps, and give them a non-slip finish. However the stones also became popular with housewives who would use them to give doorsteps a decorative finish. Quite often the stones would be given out in exchange for old clothes or scrap metal, by rag totters, or rag and bone men as they were sometimes called.'

'Donkey stones were made from a mixture of pulverised stone, cement, bleach powder and water. The mixture was ground up into a thick paste and then formed into a rectangular slab on a bench. The slab was then cut up to form the individual stones. The finished stones were then placed on racks to dry, usually for several days, although sometimes the drying process would take longer if the weather was cold and damp. Donkey stones were made in three different colours; brown, using a type of sandstone called cotta stone from Northampton; white, using a type of stone from Appley Bridge quarry near Wigan, and cream, using a blend of the two'

Well thank you Sticki ,that is very informative , they must have been cheap to make if they were giving them away in exchange for rags etc. that's my lesson for the day, it's not often a day goes by without us learning something new :o))

sorry, sounds and looks a bit long doesnt it ~ just copied and pasted!!

Not £100 Amy..... £45. and small enough to carry home.

did your guest buy one too??

She was busy chattng some bloke up!

Bargain Pimm's . . . terrific! "She" would have a struggle to get one home anyway :))

ooooh the naughty guest ~ especially when you were escorting her so chivalrously!!!

£45 is a good bargain for such a beautiful Bonsia Pp, well done ......

Love this Pimp! Great buy as well.

Lol Sheila.....struggle at getting the bloke she was chatting up home???? ;)

Well P.P.Think Im the only one heard of a Donkey Stone but then being a Lancashire Lass I would, I used one in the 1950s, we used to get them from the Rag and Bone Man, but have to say Imuch preferred the Goldfish you could get instead lol

goldfish to clean stone steps with????

LOl.

There is a shop that sells Donkey stones still Pp. I may send some for Sticki.

lol you swapped old clothes for either Donkey Stone for cleaning with or a goldfish which you put in a bowl and looked at ha hah me being a youngster preferred to watch the Fish rather than clean the steps lol

i was half thinking of those fish that clean your feet!! you lancashire-ites may have been ahead of your time.

send a donkey stone???? do you reckon it would clean slate?