Best day in a long time (even though it is far too cold to go in the shop)!

Enjoy your special day Mark.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Have a good remainder of the day too!

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

Hey guess what its my birthday also.Here’s to us having a GREAT DAY !!!!!

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

Thanks all, Scott I agree lets have a GREAT DAY!

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Savor the day with your loved ones!

Good for you… One to grow on!

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful. http://web.me.com/deceiver6/Deceiver/Craftsman_on_the_lake/Craftsman_on_the_lake.html

Happy Birthday Mark. Hope that your happy day continues

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

It has Karson, I just got to play around with the snow thrower for about 45 minutes! Winter can be a lot of fun. Now I’ve worn out all the snow ;-( ....come on let it snow!!!

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Happy Birthday, Mark! A veritas plane as a gift? Wow!! My wife bought me on my birthday a Stanley 45 and a great boxful of cutters… and a cool #71 router plane too! I’m in Winnipeg, drop me a line if you want to commiserate on the weather or any other subject!! Dave.

-- If Stradivarius was alive today, he'd be using Gorilla Glue.

happy birthday!!! and your closing in on your one year here!! cool…its cold here too…but napa cold would probably be no prob for most jocks…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

happy birthday !!

Thanks for all the good cheer. Jenn just outdid herself with an incredible tasty peppercorn steak, scalloped potatoes and asparagus for dinner followed by an incredible cherry cheesecake…..I’m too full to go the shop even if it was warm enough.

poopiekat, what part of Winnipeg are you from? Once I figure out this handplaning I think a router plain would be a nice addition…now just to convince Jenn of that :-)

Matt I had to look at the left hand column here but you are right its coming up on one year…man what a year I have learned a whole bunch here on LJs and realize just how little I really know. Jenn and I drove through you neck of the woods back in ‘02 at this time of year…we could not get over how beautiful it was and kept wondering why everybody was bundled up like they were…we were in short sleeves and boiling. One of these days we would like to return and tour around some more. I understand there is the odd winery in your area ;-)

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Mark: I’m glad that you are getting fed all right. I made supper tonight. Some homemade Portabella Mushroom soup. Very tasty, better that other kinds of mushrooms.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Hmmm Portabella mushrooms, those would great in a soup.

Back when by Grandparents were alive they would pick wild mushrooms from in behind my parents property (they had 10 acres and it backed on a provincial park) I remember those as having an indescribably unique taste. I haven’t tasted those for 20 -25 years, and never had the nerve to go and try and pick them myself…poison mushrooms look pretty much like safe ones to my eyes. Never did understand how they knew which ones to eat and which ones to leave alone.

Just tucked the little ones into bed and am enjoying a quiet evening with Jenn…and of course you folks :-)

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Happy birthday from me too!! It is a great day to be a lumber jock. Lots to see and learn from ya all. While migraine cycles come and go, i can sit in the dark, turn the monitor down and be thankful I don’t have some dread disesae like cancer. It sure beats lying in bed!

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.