Sheepwash Chronicle Summer 2017

Taking the Plunge?
Any creave outdoor ideas for re-purposing the cast iron bath we have recently removed? A sponge cake
is on offer for the most intriguing submission.
Having seen a couple of examples whilst vising botanic gardens in New Zealand (where they had planted
water chestnuts in one and Azolla in another), I set to with a will (and a Pete, a Richard, and a Bruce) to
install our old tub in a redundant corner of our garden.
Now I’ve got it there I’m not sure if either of those ideas are really what I want. We don’t eat enough
water chestnuts to wade through a whole bathtub of them. And as for Azolla, I thought I’d beer scrub
round that idea when I read that it could become a pest.
So I thought I’d float the idea, tap into your collecve imaginaons, and see what comes out in the wash.
I hope the mental exercise will not prove too great a drain on your mental health, and I will pull the plug
on any unseemly suggesons, but maybe the next issue of the Chronicle could contain the more fragrant
responses - or perhaps the whole escapade will prove a wash-out.
But that is enough flannel for now. No geng on your soap box when you respond!
Jan Hayward
(All twelve puns intended!)
Torridge Reflecons
A memoir by Charles Inniss
Although primarily about the Torridge River and the Half Moon, the book also
recalls the many village characters and visitors to the inn who have enriched
Charles’s life, creang so much fun and laughter. It is factual, historical, and
above all, anecdotal.
Any profit from the book sales will be given to fishery and local causes, such as
the community shop and the Village Hall.
If you would like a copy of the book, please contact Charles on 231237
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