For several years, my husband and I enjoyed
mountain man re-enacting, a truly great experience. There were various shooting
events for both men and women, but my forte was the frying pan toss and the
tomahawk throw!
Recently I had a yen to practice with my hawks but needed a target. Wanting to construct this myself, I turned to printing info from the web and watching how-to clips on Youtube. Unfortunately the process involved MATH so I made little headway. Then my amazing brother-in-law volunteered to supervise the project (which means he did all the brain work and got all the supplies).
Steve was so patient, and after the laughter died down regarding my abominable hammering skills, we entered the drilling and sawing phase and made better progress.
My wonderful neighbors
donated the wood for the target face.
And mission accomplished!
Just looking at
the target brings back so many happy and fun memories, and my
construction skills were a good source of entertainment for all.
My sister made the first stick, way to go!
Being the oldest, she has always led the way.
By evening, I'd improved quite a bit, and stuck three in
row. Planning on many hours of fun with the new target. Thank you everybody.
Watch
for my new release,
Trapper's Moon.
A mountain man story filled with Romance and adventure
As a free
trapper, mountain man Kade McCauley is wary of the Hudson Bay Company. Their
form of vengeance against those who are not part of the company can be deadly.
When he and his partner are attacked, he fights back, only to discover one of
his shots struck an innocent. A woman who touches his soul, and he will do
anything to keep her safe.
While
searching for her Native American tribe, Blind Deer crosses paths with
Kade—with near fatal results. Once she is patched up, she decides it is safer
to travel with him than alone.
Their
uneasy alliance turns to genuine caring, but Blind Deer's past gets in the way,
and she must choose between love or old obligations. But nothing in life is
carved in stone except the mountains, and those formidable peaks have been
known to change the course of a man's life--or a woman's.
