Not an April Folls joke

I've heard just about every corny April fools reference you can imagine. It comes with the territory when your b-day falls on April 1st.....I guess there is an upside-people tend to always remember my birthday and I get plenty of phone calls and well wishing emails.

I'm not a curmudgeon about birthdays like some...they are not a huge deal but I do like to use them as a day of reflection, and to take a moment to acknowledge the wonderful graciousness of God who has allowed me another year. It's a good day to do a bit of a gratitude list...

I never really ask for any birthday gifts...just a nice dinner with my family is great. Besides, what I really want--a 1941-S Walker in MS66 grade (with full skirt lines)..might be a little much to ask for...

I did get a nice birthday package from NGC today....the return of my last submission. I finally have my 1927A Bremerhaven/Germany/Weimar Republic coin in a slab and in my possesion !! I also have added a total of 9 new coins to my High Seas signature set...this will leave me plenty of work with imaging, researching descriptions etc...this is a nice part of the hobby for me also and it doesn't drive the bank balance down either..

This is a bit of a slow time in the year for my numismatic pursuits...It is spring and my other hobbies have been taking away a lot of my free time. I need to clean out the tackle box and put new line on my fishing rods. The boat needs a few screws replaced, caulking touched up, some wood re-stained and varnished..etc etc...I also have a tiny greenhouse attached to my shed. I seed a bunch of flats of vegetables for my veggie garden. I have turned the dirt in the garden-mixing in my winters compost, some decayed leaves from the fall and raked it all out. When it's warm consistently I'll put my little seedlings in the garden and have another of my hobby/pastimes in place for summer...

So although I am a year older, I look forward to every new year and each new season and the wonderful hobbies that I enjoy that partially make up who I am. Well enough from me for now--it's a beautiful 60 degree day out and I've promised my wife that I would rake out the flower beds for her....

Here's a picture of one of my new slabs..from the Seychelles..a tribute to the Seychelles Olympic Sailing Team...a neat coin..