Like Martin I also grew up as a "farm kid" and learned the benefits of "hard work", "making do", "fixing things". This led to becoming an all around handyman involving woodworking, plumbing, electrical, gardening (5 acres), raising various farm animals & 10,000 chickens (ugh). Fortunately I'm no longer into farming, a tough living. But, I never lost my desire to fix or make things, especially with wood.
This background evolved into hobbyist woodworking and at the age of almost 75 (10/1st) I enjoy making unique projects for my wife, daughter, relatives & friends. Unfortunately, or not, my woodworking interests were not enjoyed by others, so my only legacy will be the things I made & gave as memorabilia.
Thoughts entering one's mind need not exit one's mouth!
As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!
"We Live In The Land Of The Free, Only Because Of The Brave"
“The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living."
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill