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Curt probably is right on the Gadwall flank feathers, I remember at the Swallow’s Nest they had rather pricey packets of feathers from “the hackle lady”. There was no other description of the secret source but with the fine tyers there it shouldn’t be a surprise. I remember a night when they had...

I have always used my stripping basket for berries. Getting a mess of berries after chasing salmon down at Golden Gardens Was always a plus, I don’t use it for line anymore but it is good for figs and prunes and even tomatoes. jim

I was living on our apple orchard in the west valley of Yakima. I remember that morning and day very wel. I had been worrying about frost that early morning knowing that there were no clouds coming in from the pacific. I was out setting water we used rill irrigation and the first sets of the...