I think I have one of your old ones (from a couple of years ago).
to be quite frank, I never had one of the original ones when I decided to make them. I simply looked at some old pictures, guessed at the fonts, the size and measurements, then made them, lol.
at least this time I did some research, bought an original and sent it to Sandy to see if she could duplicate it. she made some original fonts that duplicate the originals as closely as she could and sent me the prototype well over a year ago. I came back to Missouri to visit some grandkids and left my press and die in Texas along with the prototype of the second type never expecting to stay up here. then I got really ill in January just before I was going back to Texas. just this last September I got to go back and bring as much of my things back up to Missouri as I could fit on the truck. my press and the second prototype were among the items I brought back. I did get my instruments and my computer along with most of my clothes.
so that is the short story. I have come from being in a wheelchair and on oxygen constantly to being able to walk, drive and almost act normal. it has taken almost a year to be able to get back that much. I still have to go to dialysis three times a week and the Dr. says I am not a very good candidate for a transplant simply because of the medications I would have to take the rest of my life. it seems the anti-rejection meds are like being on chemo the rest of my life and I am not willing to be that knocked down for the rest of my life. so here I am almost as fuzzy tailed as ever and off oxygen during the daylight chasing the ladies as ever, lol.
I had to break up with Franny as she has all her property and things in Texas and since then I have again seen and broke up with that little model from London. (I don't think she is right in the head even though she is easy on the eyes and richer than hell!) the Texas thing is that I am not willing to drive almost 100 miles each way three times a week to get hooked up to some infernal machine. so like my caption says, I set on the porch playing, singing and have decided to give Carlo heck as he is such a good chap. that's my job.
