My friend, neighbor, and bee keeping mentor retired and is having some life changes. Health issues and personal. He is down sizing his accumulations and gifting a lot of it to my kids.

Last week it was a bunch of fishing equipment. Tackle, rods and reels from fly rods to heavy ugly sticks with salt water peeing reals and everything in between.

Today he txt me asking if my daughter still shoots. Then let's me know to stop by and pick up some old Russian rifles from the 40s and ammo, possibly some 9mm hand guns and some reloading equipment for the kids.

He said he sees my kids as his own.

Im a bit overwhelmed at the moment. 1 its very generous, 2 im conserned his health issues are worse than he is letting on. He sold out all his bees and equipment all ready as well. He is a young guy retired early when the company kind of forced out a lot of its senior managers last year. The neighbor on the other side of the farm got forced out at the same time.

I may need to move up my plans to buy a used deep v fishing boat like the 18' lund i just saw on market place and get him out on the water. I do have more time since I have been cutting back hours. Now maybe my body will work as expected. Maybe I would be better off with a pontoon incase I get wobbly.

Sure was unexpected, and heart warming to know he thinks so much of the kids.