Sunday, December 17, 2006

Guns'n'pumpkins

During our last visit to Tony & Mary's house, Cheryl started making a sugar pumpkin for Halloween. Cheryl had already made the outer halves of the pumpkin & the decorations (made from icing) to go on it, but could go no further as she had to wait for the halves to dry. We went back so that Cheryl could finish off the decoration.

Whilst Cheryl made her pumpkin, Tanya & Bubby played with Beth & did some art & crafts (which Beth really liked), I had a look at Tony’s gun collection. Tony has a comprehensive knowledge of guns & rifles, with his collection ranging from a modern AK47 sub-machine gun to antique rifles, (including British Enfields), some of which are over 100 years old. Most of these have seen action in various conflicts, but are all fully operational since Tony has skillfully restored them to a condition that is better than when they were new.