Found Dreaming

I have been in California foe several months at my metal shaping shop. I made this while I was here:



I beat it out of a sheet of 22 ga. stainless, except for the rose—I made that from copper.

I am leaving tomorrow to drive to my house in Mexico. I haven't driven to Mexico since 1987. Now there are high speed toll roads that go everywhere. I have a 1980 Mercedes Benz diesel that just sits up here so I may as well take it down there. I have put 20,000 miles on it in sixteen years. I bought it from a friend, back in 1997, who bought it new. He was 90 years old then. I have a diesel Isuzu here that is indestructible. A wise automotive sage once said: "After the nuclear holocaust there will be two things left on Earth, cockroaches and Isuzu diesels."

Richard

Beautiful craftsmanship...

That's great Richard, how big is it? Don't you tend to do things a little oversized?

Nice bag and rose Richard!

WOW

Don't you tend to do things a little oversized?

I managed to control myself this time. This one is actual size.

Richard

Incidentally, I am finally home. Eight days on the road. From Santa Rosa, California to Laredo, Texas in five days: 2100 miles. Alpine, Texas, down in the Big Bend country was a treat. Nice town. But then there is Laredo. Imagine a town with an interstate highway straight down through the middle of it, ten miles long, with a four lane frontage road on either side, lined with nothing but big box stores, convenience stores, cheap hotels, accident lawyers, mattress wholesalers, fast food restaurants, banks, and bars. What a horror. There were more tractor trailer trucks in Laredo than I saw on the entire rest of my trip. Do yourself a favor: never, ever go to Laredo, Texas.

Driving through Mexico was a treat. We now have four lane toll roads that go everywhere. The tolls are high but well worth it.

The car:

That's a long drive! I drove from Seattle to Ohio, it took me about 4 days. Now it would take me over a week.
Love the Benz!