Diane, Gabe and I worked around Gabe’s house yesterday sorting and packing. By the end of the day we have most of the upstairs and basement packed into suitcases, duffles and shipping boxes. This is going pretty well so far. We’ll make one more trip out here in December to ferry stuff back to BT .. and then gabe will drive with Nova back east. 

we took a break this evening after Gabe’s Mandolin lesson. Gabe picked Biane, me and Seans up and took us to a pub Moon and Sixpence where we got to meet his Mandolin teacher Rene. and Renes friend Jeff. Rene is anaamazing musican.. he can play anything.. his main instrument is guitar…. thoguh hes a great mandolin teacher. With Rene’s help Gabe is gettign so good !
Jeff is a long time (he’s 82) year old guitar maker.. he makes 1-2 guitars at a time, His instruments are sought after all aroudn the world and go for $20k-$40k.. It was an honor meeting both of them

Moon and Sixpence was great too.. really felt like an english pub. We had Fish and Chips and a ploughmans .. and got to hear an amazing fiddler / guitar duo

OK.. more packing tomorrow !

nite all, nite sam
-me