My new hobby, photos in 2025

I have a new hobby!   I mean, a new career!

(applause)

Thank you, thank you!

(applause dies down)

I’d like to give much thanks to young Foster J.  Even though you were just a cub scout, you taught me something important.  It was the day I learned with my son how to whittle with a knife properly.  I had so much fun!  And I bought the completely WRONG kind of knife (I hate you Sir Plus, you gave horrible advice) .  So now I have my own whittling knife, and we’ll get the proper size AND folding feature on Alex’s knife. 

I was excited about my knife, and I couldn’t wait to sit and whittle.  It sounded very fun, and I thought it was unusual that something felt fun too.  But I lamented that I can’t sit for very long, so I would have to wait a while before I would get to try out my new crush-hobby.

But Foster said, “You can just lay in bed and whittle!”  

(laughter roars, they’ve heard this before, but it’s still funny)

I started to laugh, thinking about shavings in the bed sheets.  Laughed about where those shavings might splinter if I did whittle in bed.  But then I remembered, my bed is made of wood!  I could practice on some wood, on a bed tray, and then I could get good enough that i could hand whittle/ carve a beautiful design in my bed. 

This new hobby made my heart beat with joy.  Now I had something to do in my recently extended convalescences.    Instead of blogging (sometimes) and reading blogs (most times), I would whittle! 

(applause, hoots of appreciation)

So now, I’d like to thank Foster, and my family, my grandkids and my friends for their support in my hobby turned career as a wood carver.   Special thanks to my husband for that long time of bed sheet splinters as I was ill.  Look honey, I got better AND I learned a skill AND I make money from it! 

(laughter, more applause)

So thank you all, thank you for this “woodcarver of the year” award.  Here’s too an even better 2025! 

(applauses builds to a standing ovation, Grant is seen wiping a tear from his eye.   Alex is scolding  his children who are jumping around.   Cue exit music)

(Photo from the reception after the “woodcarver of the year”  award, 4 generations, including Rachel’s daughter and Granddaughter)

 

photo from whittln.com.   I love you!