[Woodcarver] The 675 Mile W3E Carving

[Matt Kelley]

Hello Friends -

Last week, for the second year in a row,  we made a 675 mile drive  
from Flushing, MI to Hohenwald, TN to pick up a Secret Pal carving.    
Last year it was a wonderful clown carving from Ol' Don -  this year  
the carving was a great little whimsical house carving by Sandie  
Burgdorf.  I got to hold it for all of about five seconds before the  
lovely Catherine scooped it out of my hand.   The last time I saw the  
caving it was headed into her purse.  I've been after Sandie to  
participate in the Secret Pal exchange for a long time,  so it was a  
delight to receive her first carving in her first exchange.

Truth be told,  we didn't drive all that distance only for Sandie's  
carving.  Figured we'd get a little dancing in while we were down that  
way.  So after lunch at a local watering hole,  we turned the car  
around and headed back to Nashville, where we spend the next four days  
at a swing dance event hosted by the Music City Bop Club.   Boy, those  
Nashville folks know how to party!

Thanks Sandie for a great carving and an all too short visit with you  
and Ol' Don.

Carve On!  (and Dance On!)

Matt

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Matt Kelley: Woodcarver, E-zine Editor, W3E Coordinator, Great Lakes  
Swing Dance Club Webmaster & Newsletter Editor  greatlakesswingdance.com

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