(music by Two Dark Birds, animation by JuliaPott)
It took Fred Jakubiec from Birdhouseaccents 25 years before he made building birdhouses his full-time job. It was well worth the wait. After 13 years as Area Supervisor at various fast food establishments, a stint at a steel mill and years of driving for Fed Ex, Fred decided working for other people just wasn’t fun anymore.
He and his partner Lynn Patrick regularly took trips to Amish country to go thrifting and flea market shopping. During one visit, Fred discovered primitive style woodworking, and it was then that knew he found his calling. Building birdhouses and decorating them with special recycled accents was the perfect niche for this one time woodworking tinkerer turned birdhouse entrepreneur.
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lew
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posted 158 days ago
Very Informative!! Thanks for the post!
Great to see another Cousteau Society person. Got to tour the society and the Calypso (before the accident).
darryl
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posted 158 days ago
what a great video!
very well done.
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mtnwild
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posted 157 days ago
Isn’t that great!
Inspirational, Thanks…..................
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WoodMosaics
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posted 157 days ago
Looking good.
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Bob #2
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posted 157 days ago
Find something you love and you will never have to work another day in your life!
Well Done!
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a1Jim
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posted 153 days ago
super video
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