"Piles under the house & on the back porch that I may never get to..."

My goodness, Bill, you remind me of women who sew. We are always joking about our fabric stashes.

I liked your bowls, especially the maple. It resembles an elaborate blossom.

I know some people who have an 80-acre farm in Kansas. They heated the farmhouse with Osage orange cut from their fence row. By the time they had got to one end of the row, the trees at the other end were ready to harvest.