02/10/2025
Now that we are Grandparents, and DHO Ltd had been dissolved, the daunting task of selling most of the shop equipment, and boxing up the rest for my official retirement hobby. I didn't think of the Memories, and Hard Choices, that would hit me every time I've opened a forgotten box or tub. Some that haven't been opened since we moved onto the farm. The other very difficult thing is how much I'm going to miss this shop, our neighbors/friends, and the slow easy lifestyle of Madison County Iowa. It is a true gift to have lived here, if only for a short time. I think the phrase "Iowa Nice" describes most of the state, but in my experience, Madison Co. must have been it's birthplace, right along with John Wayne. I will truly miss this place, and my neighbors. I'll be back to see you from time to time. You aren't getting rid of me that easy, I'm just moving into Des Moines.