That's fine, Mistress Agnes is a dab hand at candle making. She says do you want extravagant beeswax candles or the dimmer, cheaper, smellier tallow candles? You can of course get extra light from these by burning the top and bottom of the wick at the same time but Mistress Agnes disapproves of those who are extravagant enough to burn the candle at both ends. On the other hand she may extract payment in kind, in which case I'd go for a fish oil lamp - I am sure the fishermen of Cornwall will oblige. Janet in Darkest Devon -----Original Message----- From: Ed Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 8:14 AM To: cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2013 - WELCOME TO GODREVY LIGHTHOUSE!!! Well Hazel, I about to start my Cornish Coal (& tin) Miner digging from Victoria to Cornwall -- shall I divert via New South Wales and pick you up ? I could do with a spare hand as Lizzie the mad Jack Russell is refusing to help out with the scrabbling, and Luna the crazy cat has disappeared (not that she was much for scrabbling, she was more inclined to give one encouraging nips from the rear). And I am in need of a chaperone as I fear I may have made at bit of an impression on Miss Agnes last year . . . . . And I think I shall need double the supply of candles for the tunnel -- as I will need some left overs for the Lighthouse at the other end. Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig !!! On 17/12/2013 03:52, Hazel Magann wrote: > Hi John > I live in Australia and find the Cornish site extremely interesting > especially the bit of history and description of some of the places. > > My family lines come through the Tonkin/James connection my ggxgrandfather > was John Henry Tonkin. > > I was in touch with Arthur Basil Tonkin whose father was James Tonkin a > Baker who plied his trade on Wherry Island. I was wondering Arthur wrote > me > wonderful letters and also gave descriptions of his beloved Cornwall > including some family recipes. > > So would anyone be interested in copies of these letters? If so I could > either scan or copy and post. > > Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. > Hazel E. Magann OAM, FBDHS. > Lethbridge Park, NSW > > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6923 - Release Date: 12/15/13

'tis of course tallow and whilst I often burn the candle at both ends it is all to do with digging and not frolicking - and ne'er shall the twain meet ! And payment in kind from a lady who frequents the quayside ? Sounds suspiciously like a tryst under the mistletoe ! On 16/12/2013 19:36, janet@few4.orangehome.co.uk wrote: > That's fine, Mistress Agnes is a dab hand at candle making. She says do you > want extravagant beeswax candles or the dimmer, cheaper, smellier tallow > candles? You can of course get extra light from these by burning the top and > bottom of the wick at the same time but Mistress Agnes disapproves of those > who are extravagant enough to burn the candle at both ends. On the other > hand she may extract payment in kind, in which case I'd go for a fish oil > lamp - I am sure the fishermen of Cornwall will oblige. > > Janet in Darkest Devon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 8:14 AM > To: cornish@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Party 2013 - WELCOME TO GODREVY LIGHTHOUSE!!! > > Well Hazel, I about to start my Cornish Coal (& tin) Miner digging from > Victoria to Cornwall -- shall I divert via New South Wales and pick you up ? > I could do with a spare hand as Lizzie the mad Jack Russell is refusing > to help out with the scrabbling, and Luna the crazy cat has disappeared > (not that she was much for scrabbling, she was more inclined to give one > encouraging nips from the rear). > > And I am in need of a chaperone as I fear I may have made at bit of an > impression on Miss Agnes last year . . . . . > > And I think I shall need double the supply of candles for the tunnel -- > as I will need some left overs for the Lighthouse at the other end. > > Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, > dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig !!! > > On 17/12/2013 03:52, Hazel Magann wrote: >> Hi John >> I live in Australia and find the Cornish site extremely interesting >> especially the bit of history and description of some of the places. >> >> My family lines come through the Tonkin/James connection my ggxgrandfather >> was John Henry Tonkin. >> >> I was in touch with Arthur Basil Tonkin whose father was James Tonkin a >> Baker who plied his trade on Wherry Island. I was wondering Arthur wrote >> me >> wonderful letters and also gave descriptions of his beloved Cornwall >> including some family recipes. >> >> So would anyone be interested in copies of these letters? If so I could >> either scan or copy and post. >> >> Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. >> Hazel E. Magann OAM, FBDHS. >> Lethbridge Park, NSW >>