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I have been on the clock since kindergarten.  That is true for all of us.  So, at age 77, getting off the clock.  I so still want to be active.  I love projects and now, I get to pick and choose.  Giving back is also wonderful so one of my projects is to be a handyman at Hidden Villa, a beautiful environmental and teaching preserve in Los Altos Hills.  I have been privileged to have gone there since I was 10 years old.  I went to camp and that camp, which I know changed my life, is still there.  It is and has always been multiracial as the Duvenecks who owned Hidden Villa, tried their best to make a dent in bigotry as well as constantly working very hard to advocate for peace and justice.

And, I love making things and have always made furniture.  So now, I get to share this furniture with some of you.  None of the pieces are perfect.  I make lots of mistakes.  I am self taught and just blunder on so if you don’t like what you get, no obligation.

My whole life has been serendipity.  I am incredibly blessed and feel gratitude for all I have every day.  I have an incredibly beautiful wife, who is a practicing psychotherapist. We have been married 55 years.  I have 5 children, (10, if you count their partners), and 7 grandkids.  My kids and grandkids are unique, talented and marvelous.  I am proud of all of them.

The road is open.  I’m not sure what’s around the bend.

I live in Los Altos Hills, California