I can wait for you if you’re up to trying. Wish some medicine would work for you though. Mike
On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 10:05 PM DonO <[email protected]> wrote: > To all pink squirrel swappers. So sorry to make you wait so long. > My hand is finally coming around to where I can tie once more. Tried a few > times – awful and slow results. 2 min fly takes an hour plus. > Very slow recovery from a couple of nightmare nerve pain medications – > side effect almost killed me. > But I Can finally hold the bobbin again, with the sleeves. > > The long-term is still questionable except for pain. But I am still > trying. Trying a new therapy- promising results. > > Alan has offered to finish the swap for me, but I’d like to finish it, as > it will probably be my last swap. > > Pl > ease let me know what you want me to do. > > Regards, > DonO > *From:* Tony <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 27, 2019 4:06 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap-Swp info- one extra? > > Thanks you all, I feel humble. > Tony > > On Sunday, January 27, 2019, 3:51:34 PM CST, Chuck Alexander < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sounds good to me, Chuck > > > > *From:* 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:18 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap-Swp info- one extra? > > > > Or just not get one of our own back. > > Rick > ------------------------------ > > *From:* DonO <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 26, 2019 6:02 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap-Swp info- one extra? > > > > Hi Tony, nice to hear from you. I figured you were busy with health > issues and silent because you didn’t need another swap to stress you out. > So sorry about that. Thanks for the info and for being around for us. Sure > hope you’ve gotten ahead of this new problem in time. Will keep you in my > prayers. > > > > I can maybe send you a group of extra PSQN flies if that would work for > you. I’ll bet the guys won’t have a problem tying one more for you. > > > > *Eh Guys,* *19 instead of 18? One for the Tiger?* > > > > DonO > > > > > > *From:* 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Saturday, January 26, 2019 3:07 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap-Swp info > > > > Been following this. Wish I was able to do it. Right now I am too tied up > with doctors. > > Have therapists and nurses that are here every day of the week for therapy > and to bandage wounds that have now appeared on my other foot. That is the > same as started on my left foot that lead to amputation. > > Arkansas Tony > > > > On Saturday, January 26, 2019, 3:32:40 PM CST, Chuck Alexander < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Don: Look at bright side. As long as I’m in the swap, the worst you could > do is second to last LOL. Seriously, hope to rope dub mine, Chuck > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *DonO > *Sent:* Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:32 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap-Swp info > > > > *Welcome all* to the fly swap and *thank you.* > > I will do my best on my batch and hopefully I can tie something worthy to > toss at fish. > > > > Hope to create & post a fly plate photo when done. > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > *From:* DonO <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:00 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap-Swp info > > > > Mail flies to: 14505 N. Presidio Loop, Nampa ID 83651 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=14505+N.+Presidio+Loop,+Nampa+ID+%0D%0A83651&entry=gmail&source=g> > > SASE or equal. Add toe-tags. > > Don > > > > *From:* DonO <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2019 8:48 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [VFB] Pink Squirrel Nymph Swap- Final Swapper List etc. > > > > Not too late Donna- you’re spot #18. ;o) > > See list below. > > > > *Since VFB traffic* is not an issue nowadays, do y’all want to keep swap > correspondence on list, or take it off. All posts for the swap will have > the subject line PSQN SWAP. > > > > *So we have 18 flies due by Feb. 28th.* Does that work? Can submit > extras or design efforts for charitable donations. > > > > Rest of details to follow shortly. > > > > Don > > > > > > *From:* Donna Crowell <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2019 7:34 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Sign-up list UPDATE #6- 1st Swap, 2019 - Pink > Squirrel Nymph > > > > Is it to late to sigh up ? > > > > Donna…... > > > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 7:51 PM ladyflytyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh good I made the swap. > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab® S > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: DonO <[email protected]> > Date: 1/25/19 4:55 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Sign-up list UPDATE #6- 1st Swap, 2019 - Pink Squirrel > Nymph > > Thanks Jack. > > > > *From:* DonO <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2019 1:04 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Sign-up list UPDATE #6- 1st Swap, 2019 - Pink > Squirrel Nymph > > > > > > Thanks to all who have signed up. IOFFers rule! > > Just a 2 more as we’ll have the 18 we need. If I missed you, please let me > know. > > > > *Tiers: (re-updated as of 1/24 am)* > > *1. Rick Zieger* > > *2. Allan Fish* > > *3. Neville Gosling* > > *4. Chuck Alexander (are you still doing WW charity auctions?)* > > *5. Don Ordes* > > *6. Renr Zillman* > > *7. Gary Webb * > > *8. J Balmer* > > *9. Ron Boutin* > > *10. Alan Di Somma* > > *11. Mel Hocken* > > *12. Jack Harford* > > *13. Mike Bliss* > > *14. Joyce Westphal * > > *15. Keith Passant* > > *16. Darren MacEachern* > > *17. Peggy Brenner* > > *18. Donna Crowell* > > > > > > I found an interesting fly on the internet that would be a good candidate > for a swap. It’s called a Pink Squirrel Nymph. Many of you are aware of it > and have probably fished it. > > > > If you have fished it, a story can be added. Even crawfish like this > pattern! > > [image: Image result for crawfish took a pink squirrel fly] > > > > *Ye Rooles:* (for IOFFers) > > > > 1. Role call for who’s still here- swapping or not. > > 2. List of those interested in swapping this easy and much-liked pattern. > > 3. Lots of photos on a search of images > > 4. Broad range of quarry fish > > 5. Very east tie, easily adaptable to rope-dubbing if you choose > > > > 6. Size 16 – 8 all one size or varied, style hook can vary- *wet, nymph, > or scud hooks* > > 7. Gray or *mottled brown* body (your choice of dubbing), pink collar > (any material suited for a collar per the photo archives) > > 8. Gold or silver bead,* your choice of ribbing wire or roped segments* > > 9. Any customization in keeping with the basic pattern *(dubbing blends)* > > > > 10 Number of swappers to dictate size of swap- SHOOTING FOR 18. > > 11. Standard swap rules apply: toe tags, return SASE (some sort of pkg.) > or Cash for return of flies. Recipes not needed unless you did something > special. (Story?) > > > > Any extra flies will be donated to good charity. > > > > Will post a photo of all designs. Google images should pick it up. > > > > All comments welcome. Easy tie, great fly (famous even), lots of > variations with a common theme. > > > > I am still in stroke recovery, but able to do more all the time- just need > to keep my energy up. > > > > Any VFB swappers left (2)? Looking like we’ll have a good-ol’ days VFB > Swap. > > > > Will give it a couple of weeks for distance lurkers to check in. > > > > Cheers, > > DonO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from 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