Road Trip Restoration #2: Replacing the Shattered Shank Extension for an Heirloom Sixten Ivarsson Stanwell 62

My wife and I continue our 4-month road trip that began in Golden, Colorado, camping with our small travel trailer.  We have been in the Allegheny National Forest enjoying (finally) some gentle sunny dry weather.  This morning, we got our ‘steps’ in and enjoyed looking at this finger of the Allegheny Reservoir at the Kiasutha …

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A Memorable Pipe Picking Adventure from Colorado to Bulgaria and Ukraine

My wife and I had the opportunity to visit our former home and place of work in Bulgaria for several weeks in August and September.  When we left Sofia last year and relocated to Golden, Colorado, it was amid the earlier COVID concerns, and our departure left many unspoken goodbyes to friends and colleagues.  We …

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