sandhillsis on September 9th, 2009

This is Smokey, our third child, a Ron Stewart model (mahogany), Yates banjo.

You can order it in maple (sounds similar to Earl Scrugg’s prewar Gibson) or mahogany (sounds similar to J.D. Crowe’s prewar Gibson). Ben prefered the mahogany sound, so that’s what he ordered. Ron Stewart models come standard with Keith tuners or you can upgrade to Keith D tuners if you like. Ben had [...]

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sandhillsis on September 6th, 2009

It’s funny. I thought we were done. I’ve told you before about our conversation before we were married about children and staying home with them, here. I said ”If we have one, we’ll have two. After that, it’s negotiable.”
Only Ben forgot to negotiate.
Well, kinda.
He had been talking about the need to add to our herd off and on [...]

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