I know most of you all know this by now, but for the ones that don't:
I got an early Christmas present last week. Stanley Schwartz (trying-it) made a treadle hammer for me since my arm is still messed up. Stanley and I had never met. He offered to build one earlier this year, and I sent a pattern of one I liked. He took a quick look at the pattern, and some others then built a better hammer than any of them!
We finally met last weekend at Glenn's in WV. (Glenn and his family are all Santas for allowing us to use their place as a "midpoint" and putting up with the lot of us for the weekend.)
I am richly blessed by all the caring people on this site that have kept me in their thoughts and prayers. I count you all as friends!
A special thanks to Santa Stan (who even had a beard, but needs to add many, many pillows into a santa suit to fill it out). You are an amazing man!
Thanks also to Suasn, Stan's daughter for coming along to help her dad. Thanks to Aaron (Keykeeper) for adding to the merryment of the day!
Merry Christmas to all my wonderful friends!
Pam