"We should understand well
that all things are the work of
the Great Spirit. 
 He is within all things;
the trees, the grasses, the rivers, the mountains,
and all the four-legged animals...
and even more important that
He is also above all these things...
when we do understand...
then we will fear, and love and know
the Great Spirit."
Black Elk, Oglala Lakota
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​27 February 2024
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

​Welcome to my site!  ​

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                                        Hello!  I'm Mic ~  Glad you're here! 

         Originally from West "By Gosh" Virginia, I retired from the Army in 2007 as a 
        Chief Warrant Officer 4 after 30 years of service.  The first 16 years were enlisted service;
        the following 14 were as a Personnel Warrant Officer. 
    
Retirement in Florida was going great!   When my husband                       I had no plans for a full-time "anything."  
and I weren't riding our Harleys, I enjoyed playing in the                            Life was good!
dirt planting flowers.
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            However, for Christmas 2009, my brother, Mike, thought I would enjoy working                             with leather as he did and started me out with some tools and materials. 
              
           Skeptically, I began cutting and hammering.  

   
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       After a "few" orders from Tandy Leather for more tools, hides, dyes and hardware, it didn't take long until        I had filled our garage with leather items I had made. There was no room left to work on any more.  My     
      husband then graciously moved my operation to a work place of my own just two miles from our house.          Ironically, he regained his garage space, work area and a few of his missing tools.
                
       In 2018, we moved 25 miles north of where we were. I now have a shop four times the size of the                         previous one and five steps from the house.  That's called "hog heaven!"
              

                                                                   BEYOND LEATHER​

                                                 
 In August of 2017, we were RVing in NC.  As we were ready to leave, I stepped out of the RV with our dogs to take them to the truck. My 80 pound, 18 month old Boxer, Moonshine, along with my other Boxer, Chevy, who weighed 65 pounds, spotted the Boxer RVing next to us just as I was closing the RV door.  Having both leads in one hand, wearing flip flops, dew on the grass, slight downhill slope AND being caught off guard, I lost that tug-of-war p-r-e-t-t-y quickly. End result: I fell back on my ankle and broke it in five places.
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While being incapacitated and not able to work on leather, I started other projects to keep my sanity. I hope you enjoy them.
​In 2021 at the age of 13, Chevy went to be with Jesus. We had an                     Moonshine was born on New Year's Eve 2015. Appearing as if looks
extraordinary connection. He's checking out heaven so he can                          could kill, he's actually a pushover.  He weighs in at 98 pounds.
​show me all his favorite places when I get there.
  
 

    Since retirement, I've had the opportunity to add several other "irons" to the heap in my fire.
The beauty and creativity that is found in nature alone is beyond belief. 
If I could outlive Methuselah, I would only scratch the surface in doing the things I've planned.
     
     In my attempt to taste all the colors of the rainbow, other things often get left unattended....such as this website.  
By spending the majority of my time making things, little time is left for photographing, pricing and posting it.
I'd be happy if I could at least get a photo of it on the site; and if you want one or more information about it, just text me.
That's pretty simple.


                                                                                       Now that you know a bit about me,
                                                                                                 I hope to hear from you. 
                                                                   Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
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                                                                                                                       Happy hunting,
                                                                                                                 and
                                                                                                           God bless ~ 
                                                                                                               Mic   ​​