Hay's dad is rebuilding a stone wall (not dry stone) that was in danger of collapse from bowing out. He's partially taken it down.
You may remember that when I did my dry stone walling course, it is traditional to put something into the wall from the time it was created; in the case of a dry stone wall it's usually a coin bearing the year of construction.
Hay's dad found some ironmongery artefacts from when it was built, which must have been well over a hundred years ago and by one of his ancestors.
A pair of scissors, a hefty nail of some description and a cupboard handle, all rusted to buggery.
I suggested that he avails himself of a cigar tube and leave a message in it, sealing it with wax, and bury it within the rebuilt section for someone to find in the future. Perhaps just a 2022 coin with the head of King Charles III might be another thing he could bury into it.
Of course, being a wall made with mortar, it's not a real stone wall.....
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