confessions

[bishopshodan]

I had a nice experience.

I'm learning/working timber framing late in life, I wanted to do something physical and it just worked out as my nephew has a small company. We do farm buildings etc.

 

The other day I worked with a retired carpenter installing a bunch of heavy dutch doors I built for horse stalls in a barn.

He must be in his 70's but said he needs to keep moving and getting out of the house. I noticed how strong he was as he kept up with me no problem. I'm fit, work out 6 days a week.

 

Was such a cool day. I absorbed as much info as I could from this man. He listened to my stories and babbling. I realised after a while that I was talking about myself a lot and started asking about him. We had a great day.

 

I was about to leave and asked one more question, if he watched hockey... told him I was interested in seeing the battle of Alberta.

 

He replied by saying that he used to a lot when his son-in-law played. I expected him to talk about some random local team etc..

 

Nope,

He is Dan Hamhuis' father in-law. 

 

Humble, strong, calm, intelligent. 

I wanna be that way as I walk into my twilight years.