It seems like forever since I've had the time to spend some quality time here. I have just been able to peek in once in a while and it looks like that may be the way of the world for me in the upcoming months. I started with a 5,000+ mile road trip where me and my wife did get to meet Tom Keen and his wife. They are such great folks and he loaded me up with wood, a great lunch time, tour of his property and shop and a lot of great fellowship. Tom, I have some stuff on the way to you very shortly. The trip took us through Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri Indiana, Illinois, Ohio Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. After that I spent a week in New Orleans and another week in Chicago. I have had no time on Beauty since Dick Strauss came by. This is torture!!! After Dick left, he sent me a care package as well. Dick, Thanks. I'm just writing before I head off to Ohio once more, then on to Orlando and Chicago again and Lord knows where else. I did have one weekend where I cut and sealed blanks before they were ruined so here's a shot of them. Let's see there are three types of Oak, there is Sweet gum, Cherry, Osage Orange, Box Elder, Mesquite, Bradford Pear, and Pecan. Just wanted to say Hi! to everyone I miss so much.