Awesome Story!!

It is indeed GranT…A beautiful story, fantastic writer and turner.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Thank you GranT for bringing this story and the piece of art to our attention!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

I read it…........just goes to show that beauty is skin deep and the very soul of a living “thing” can be turned into a priceless piece of craftsmenship.

43 years ago on my fifth birthday my father and I planted two sweet cherry trees. Little pretzel thick sticks.

Over the next 15 years those trees grew and myself and my 5 other brothers and two sisters had a ball of fun with those trees. Both climbing it and eating and selling the cherries. Poor trees took a lot of abuse and all of us have many cherry tree memories.

About 5 years ago my folks sold their home, guessing that was tough to do for my mother as the house was just jam packed with memories…...................but my father had those two trees cut down and sent to a saw mill. he then shipped the lumber to me and said…......”Do you you want with it” It was the TOUGHEST cherry I have ever machined.

I made every one of my siblings a small piece of furniture. from lap desks to shaker clocks. Now my eldest brother is a tough old soul, I have never seen him shed a tear and on Christmas morning he opened his gift, read my inscription on the back of the door of his shaker clock…...........and he cried.

I saved the best part of that cherry lumber for my mother and father. Making a hanging shadow box…..........after reading the inscription…............... he cried too as did every one of my siblings.

the greatest achievement a craftsman could have, is seing tears of joy come from men and women, when they see what gifted hands can do.

after that its all about the paycheque…..........(insert evil grin here)

-- Central northish Ontario

gt,
that is one beautiful story! Again, a craftsman is only as good as his heart ( once he has the knowledge of how to). You have to love what you do to be able to infuse it with “life”!

Thank you for sharing your story!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

one tear-jerker after another!!

LumberJocks sure are sentimental souls, aren’t they:)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I am glad to see everyone who reads this story is as touched by it as I was …

Greenthumb, what a beautiful story and a memory that your family will not forget!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Both lovely stories…what more can I say!

-- Derbyshire------- English Countryside

Loved the story GramT.Thanks for sharing it.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

loved this story, so touching!

thanks for sharing!

-- Toronto, Ontario

Thanks for bringing this story to our attention GramdmaT. The story was great reading and reading the responses of everyone was another great.
Greenthumb—-another great story—-you are very blessed, with talent and with family.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

We had a BEAUTIFUL, and VERY OLD, Black Walnut tree in the front yard of the home we lived in for over 30 years. She became “my friend” as I felt she protected our home from the elements, and announced the beginning of summer with her wonderful aroma. And I always thought she giggled at me, when she dropped her leaves all within 2 days each fall … leaving us knee deep in leaves. Oh how I wish we had cut a branch off before we moved so that I would have had a piece of her to take with me. So I totally relate to this and Greenthumbs stories.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b