Thanks to Tom Fidgen at the unplugged workshop .com

http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com

Haves

and Have Nots

As I play/work in my shop it helps to remember these things.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Part One

  Once upon a time I was a school teacher, and as a school teacher we always asked for a "How I spent my Summer Vacation" composition in English class.  Not as you may have thought to hear about the student's summers, but to protect us from hearing about their summer. Lets face it Grade Threee kids don't have much to talk about and if they didn't write we teachers didn't have to hear about it.
  On the other hand the summer of a retired old man with a work shop and two grand kids is interesting.....( or so I believe)
  There were of course grand plans and schemes for the summer.  This was the summer I was going to take a long, multi day motorcycle trip.  There was talk of the creation of a water feature in the back yard and the basement was to be competed.
  None of the above plans came to fruition. But, that doesn't mean that the summer was spend sitting around lonely and bored.
  Richard and Jenni came to Canada for a visit and passed through this address several times over the course of the month of July.  That naturally involved barbecues, dinners out and travelling to and fro, all in a good cause. 
  July 4th was Kieran's 2nd birthday and so there were preparations to be made and celebrations to be enjoyed.  It is amazing how a one day event can consume 2 or 3 days.