wow...I had wondered where you were!...A sad tale, but wonderfully told. It really gives me a picture of what it was like around there. (well, sadder for many than for you...as a fellow crafter, I KNOW what the loss of a shop could mean.)

If I had a van I trusted, I'd be down there begging for a bit of that wood...especially if any of the oaks were 'Live Oaks'...

All in all, I'm happy to hear that you are relatively ok and that life is slowly returning to normal....