A young man came with a recommendation from a friend--typical time-honored sales presentation; but the friend had been so enthusiastic about the knives and the actual knives so good that we were persuaded. As a result we have gotten rid of about twenty miscellaneous knives we had collected over the decades and have a nice orderly knife block and new cutting board pleasantly arrayed in the galley.

BTW if you ever get a chance to see a play called "In the Wake" by Lisa Kron, do not miss it., It is one of the most emotionally honest and deep-reaching things I have ever seen.

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