Jim Taylor
Some years ago Mark Conner took some photos for me ..
Friday, October 27, 2023, 07:31

of my Grandpa's old Ranch in Washington State. Or what's left of it.

The small white-looking building at the right was the old blacksmith shop. My Grandpa was a blacksmith as well as a farmer and rancher.

This picture of the blacksmith shop was taken in the 1980's.

As a young kid I loved hanging around the blacksmith shop. There was so much interesting stuff in it! When I was about 13 I found an old Winchester .44-40 handloading tool half buried in the dirt. I kept it and later on replaced the pin that seats the primers and still use it once in awhile.

The only thing I have that I know was made by my Grandpa is a mattock that he forged in the shop. My Dad kept it and passed it on to me. You can see the hammer marks from when he forged it.

It will stay in the family and be passed along.