Is 2020 over yet?  How can it just be September?  I am tired of political ads and Covid.  Enough is enough!

Yesterday Alan and I did a massive drop saw morning.  Cut corners off lots of soft stuff.  Today was hand grinding 10 preforms.  Unfortunately I missed 2 Lions Skin preforms that were buried in the cat litter.  

Now for the long wait.  Everything that is on rough grind seems to be taking for ever.  The Moonshine Jasper is very "tough" and is a very slow grind.  There are now so many waiting that they may have to get bumped.  The piccaso marbles and the sonoran sunrise will go quickly,  There is an unknown onyx that will too.  The unknown bog will take longer but should be well worth it.  Crossing my fingers that it will be worth the effort.  There are 2 wild horse pass that I think will be a moderate grind.

Then there are all those that I have started and been bumped.  Red Jasper, Turkish stick agate, Indian Paint rock, and several unknowns.  

It is impossible to run the machines while pulling weeds or piling rocks around the fruit trees we have planted.  That would be a sure fire way to end up with unusual shapes.  I still can run the saws tho, with is why I am in this situation.

Have a safe Labor Day Weekend and thanks for reading.