Finished! On this most beautiful of blue days the last olives were plucked and the containers are stacked, ready for the mill. Nets are combed of twigs and bits of bramble, holes mended, folded, and tied away till next Autumn.
It's all a bit boring actually. The idea they've all been at it since 1629 (in our case) says a lot for strength of mind. Our PR man has offered to design us labels (after all these years) and we are suggesting what our oil should have as its brand. I would like a lion with 'out of the strong came forth sweetness' but there might be a bit of a problem with the treacle sellers, it seems. So I've retired hurt. Well, it is golden and syrupy and comes in a tin.
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out of the marble came forth ...
Angels brand !
Oh thank you ND. What a wonderful idea. And all those images to choose among. I'm inclining towards a youngish Angel - after all, a fierce Arch might hint at elderly oil.
(rushes off to view fellow angels on internet).
ps the brand work up will be seen here first. hg
there's a world of images out there; but if you need any assistance I've been known to scribble
That's very fine, ND. Tell me, why do men do beards? Some of the Assyrians looked fierce and handsome, with oiled and curled and all in unison on their freizes, but the Solzhenitsyn kind speak of slovenliness and not caring enough to shave. Angels, of course, are never bearded, to do with ambivalence I suppose; it's a great relief not to live in Victorian times.
beards ? dunno. Alexander had it right
There are some pretty fine 'taches from time to time, though
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