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Driftwood Studios, East Coast, Africa

4/13/2012

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"Made In Eng" with "Made In England!"
William Harrison Stubbs gave an arm but not a leg for the farm!   Back in one of the Frontier Wars in South Africa between the Settlers and the Xhosas the brave W.H. lost an arm.  To show her gratitude for the arm the Queen through her chain of command in the Cape Province gave a valley the size of an English county to the one armed Stubbs.   No, he did not change his name to suit the new status but rather went to Africa armed to serve his Queen as a Stubbs.  Harrison Farm where TW001 has lived for 17 years is the location of William Harrison Stubbs' 1860something home.  In fact the old cracked shed which serves as the Cellar for Harrison Hope Wine Estate contains the actual structure of W.H.S's home.  

Now to make a short story longer before the old home/shed was converted into a wine cellar the original yellow wood floor boards were removed as treasured planks.  Over the years those planks were destined to become relics and heirlooms.  The idea is developing on the dark side of Africa so hold this thought for later.  Point is a skilled and experienced wood master is needed to bring this project to fruition.  Enter George Kockett and Driftwood Studios,  East Coast, Africa!   Check George's sculptures out on the Driftwood Studios website.  You can also visit him and Claire (Angus and Anna) and sleep in their thatched Treehouse guest cottage.  

On our first visit to discuss the yellow wood project George gave me a guided tour through some of his tool boxes and collections.  I could not help the photo of the Made in Eng item with the TW001.  Made In England!  The Empire STILL strikes back!   Nor could TW001 avoid a few notes in the Treehouse to anchor the occasion in the history of the Order of the Traveling Writer.   

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TW001 Makes An Entry From the Treehouse!
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PENS, PLAGIARISM or PROSTITUTION!

4/6/2012

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TW002 Usurping Credit From TW001
Can two different pens in the same hand of a single writer pull off the crime of plagiarism?  Dumb question for sure but the theoretical sin came to mind when after the arrival of TW002 Fountain Pen from England she posed herself for centerfold photos on the manuscript labors of TW001 Rollerball!   TW002 wants to plead insanity and be declared unfit to stand trial.   TW001 wants to contest that plea and go for premeditated prostitution!    My approach has been to separate the two relics until they come to their senses and admit to being "just pens."   The stand off that ensued reminded me of the impasse I found myself in many years ago when I insisted a three year old daughter Abbey say "Thank You" before I would surrender her bottle.  When that humiliating episode was over I wisely decided to let Abbey say "Thank You" whenever she liked.   Thank goodness that Abbey grew up to be a very gracious lady who says "thank you" even when others would hesitate.   TW001 and TW002 are as silent as machines and neither will budge.  A compromise is being negotiated as TW002 has agreed to remove the suggestive images from her Facebook page if she is allowed to write one of the five Pokey Books in progress!   The same hand of this single writer says, "Fine!  We'll do it your way!"   From now on TW001 is credited with all the hand work on the "Just Add Faith" manuscript while TW002 will share the credits on the Pokey Books.   "The things we do for love,"  cries the single writer!   "What's love got to do with it?" chimes the duet of Traveling Writer relics.  If you ordered a matched pair with numbers in sequence just be careful.

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