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Frost River put out a good commercial,

Christmas is fast approaching but I was able to carve this paddle out of cherry. It is for the kitchen, stirring those big pots of chowder or stew or whatever. It’s about 18” Long and I think 2 1/4” wide and just shy of 3/8” thick at the hand grip. I’ve made a bunch of simpler versions of this for years with a square paddle and a straight handle and every one loves them, Lidia the cookbook author and tv chef is getting one this year from my sister in law. Any others make Christmas...

You’re probably not going to believe this, but its true. I saw Santa Claus, and he was not in a sleigh being pulled by reindeer. He was in a canoe - a red canoe. Here’s what happened. It was Christmas Eve a couple of years ago. I had finished all my shopping, so I decided to take my canoe out for a short trip. As I was unloading my gear, I looked downstream and saw what appeared to be a man in a red suit poling up the river. I ducked out of sight as he approached, and watched him push up...