Life is good

[MWirwicki]

What... No pictures of the rollover? 

[Outbackbob48]

Pappy ,we got a foot of snow last nite and turned pretty cold, I got a barrel stove in my shop garage so I brained 2 today and worked one down to a finished hide except for smoking, I bet I sleep good tonight arms felt like rubber. Bob

[Pappy]

No Matt, no pictures. with the red in my face it probably wouldn't have come out anyway. I hope to start some this weekend Bob but it seems it always something with me, now I am down in my back, setting is fine but can't stand for 2 minutes before it feel like someone is stabbing me in my lower left back. Miss Joanie said it was the roll over but I am sure that ant what it is. Getting old ant what it is cracked up to be that is for sure.
Life is still Good.
 Pappy

[TNArcher1969]

I know for you Northern and western boys this ant much snow but we woke up Sunday morning to cold and snow at least cold for us Tennessee folks. Also had quite the adventure getting Case's deer out, it was raining and sloppy in the woods, I went in the Kobota to get it and slid off in a gully, laid it over on it side, lucky I managed to jump out without getting hurt to bad. Just jammed a thumb and a little sore but other than that no worse for wear. Took the wench and stood it back upright and then had to get Kevin/Scott to come over with my Dodge 4x4 and pull me up out of the woods, yep that is what memories are made of, we will laugh about it in a few years. Hope yall had a good one. I know I did. Life is Good.
 Pappy

We have had our share of mishaps at Twin Oaks.. Glad you are ok. Sorry to hear you are down on your back..hate it for ya.

[Buckeye Guy]

Pappy,  we are supposed to get  wiser as we get older but it seems to lag behind just a bit for most of us.
Take care of yourself
see ya when the weather warms a bit

[JW_Halverson]

Good grief Pappy, stop doin' stuff like that! You kids and your whooshin' around on them dang-nabbin' four wheelers!  Don't you ever wanna grow old, cuz you ain't a-gunna if you keep up with what you are doing!   

Try to keep body and soul together at least until you have been able to come out to hunt turkeys in the Black Hills!

[Pappy]

Thanks Michael/Guy and JW, Yes we are supposed to get wiser with age, not sure that is happening with me. Miss Joanie stays on me all the time, she will say you "can't do that anymore", my response is " WHY NOT." Still very much down in my back but it seems if I keep moving it's not so bad, Soooo I am headed to the cabin as soon as I get away from here and hope to get in some shop time. I got old Gimpy skinned / boned and in the ice water soak  yesterday so I will have some meat to cut up Saturday. Not sure what else, maybe bow work or ax handles We are still very much in the wood cutting mode so may help in some of that also, YA that should be good on my back. I am off Monday [MLK day] so looking forward to a long weekend to maybe do some body mending. I know yall have probably heard this before but I will share it anyway, My motto to live by "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body...but rather to skid in broadside thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with bow in hand and loudly proclaim...WOW...What a ride !!!  Hope yall have a good one. See ya Monday. Life is Good.
 Pappy

[Wolf Watcher]

Pappy:  Its people like you and others I have met at the farm that makes "Life is Good!"  Joe

[lebhuntfish]

See you Monday Mr pappy! You're an inspiration to us all! Patrick

[GlennM]

Great quote for a Friday!

[Pappy]

Good to hear from you Glenn, missed you over Christmas. Joe I told Miss Joanie about all your roll overs, she said it was no wonder you fit in so well with us at the cabin, your as crazy and hard headed as the rest of us. She meant that in a good way. It will be Tuesday Patrick, yall have a good time at you gathering.
 Pappy

[iowabow]

Just read about the roll over wow and you're  ok that good and lucky both.

[mullet]

Hate to hear about the back, Pap. But, when you play hard you pay a little. you can play a little longer with plastic and Titanium parts, though. But, I imagine we'll both be sliding in the 4th turn together.

[Pappy]

Great weekend, very cold but fun just the same. Still down some what in my back so most of my work was done from a setting position. It seems to be getting a little better, maybe in a few months I will be good as new. I worked on ax handles and we cut and split some more fire wood. I also got time to get my Osage ready to brace. Here are a few pictures of the  cold fun. Wood pile coming along and Sally getting fat as a pig.
 Pappy

[Pappy]

GregB still at his knife work, trying to get enough together for the Classic.
 Pappy