April 15, 2022
In Upsala the Shell gas station is below the hill next to the river. The original building on that site was a blacksmith shop. Perhaps at one time there was even a water wheel to power the many belts and pulleys that hung from the ceiling that operated the various machines. In the fifties, the blacksmith was a jolly Swede, Gust Olafson. In the summer time the huge front door was always open. I can still recall the sounds and smells coming from the shop.
One fine spring day, Gust was busy at the forge and anvil when a crusty old Norwegian bachelor farmer came rushing in, demanding that Gust drop what he was working on and sharpen his plowshares. After many attempts in his loud and demanding voice, the farmer said to Gust: “If you don’t sharpen my shares right now, I will have to take my business to Swanville.” With out even looking up, Gust replied: “Happy yourney”.
Have a wonderful Easter weekend.
“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind and the third is to be kind.” Henry James
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