As you walk in the western gate of the Vindolanda site you go past several benches. Nice shady spots for people to rest, especially on their way back from visiting the site.
But they are more than that. This one has a bit of text across it that reads: HE CAME. HE DUG. HE LOVED. A PASSIONATE VOLUNTEER 2006-2018. I like that. There is also a little bronze plaque.
This got me thinking. I'm sure there was an arrangement whereby the Trust that runs the site put this up after a donation by the Lutz family. So.....what would I put on "my" bench?
How about this:
Perhaps I'd up the game a bit more. Wooden benches are nice, but a few seasons back something was unearthed from the bath house site. Behold, one support from a Stone Bench!
I'm still excavating with most of these folks.
Now I realize that the inscription will puzzle some people. That's unavoidable. Badger Trowelsworthy both is and is not me. He's an alter ego, so if you want to be picky about it, I'm real and he isn't. He of course insists that the exact opposite it true, and frankly there are times he almost has me convinced. More on the old scoundrel HERE.
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