Re: [VFB] Jody's Courage Swap 9/28 update

[Jimmy D. Moore]

Mark, sorry you weren't aware of it.  The swap started back in April, 
right after Jody was operated on for breast cancer.  One of my good VFB 
friends thought that a swap where the participants tied a special fly 
for Jody would be very appropriate.  Boy has it ever.  Jody spent most 
of yesterday afternoon mounting the flies in the shadow box.  I started 
doing it and was putting them in neat rows, but Jody had a better idea, 
so  I let her take over, as if I had a choice, :-P  and she placed them 
HER WAY.  I must say it looks a lot better than the "pedestrian" rows 
that I had arranged the flies in. There are 50 VFB and FFW List members 
who participated in the swap, and there's a multitude of colors and 
several pink flies.  Several beautiful fully dressed Salmon flies and 
streamers.  The box looks really neat.  I mounted the flies on some very 
small cork stoppers spray painted flat black.  Affixed the flies to the 
stoppers and hot glued the bigger part of the stopper to the green 
velvet .  The flies stand off the velvet about 1/2" and are about 1/2" 
below the glass top of the shadow box.   I took photos of the box and 
flies so as to send all the participants a JPG so they can see how it 
all turned out.  Jody will hang the box on the wall of our den.

Cheers!

JIMMY  D
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mark romero wrote:

This is the first time i ever heard of this. Wish i could of been in 
on it. Wish her my best though, mark


From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Jody's Courage Swap 9/28 update
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:26:29 -0500
Glad we could help.
Tony   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Jimmy D. Moore" wrote:

> Only three more days until I close the lid on the Shadow box.  Have
> already mounted all the flies received.  They look super!  Several of
> you have emailed me saying that your fly is on the way.  Remember, 
this
> was a "one fly" swap and kicked off on April 22, five months ago. 
That's
> long enough to make Jody wait.  She has named the Shadow Box "Jody's
> Rainbow Angels", for she considers each of you who tied a fly for her
> and sent your kind words and encouragement, a Guardian Angel!  You 
have
> made a tremendous difference in her attitude and strength through her
> six month ordeal with breast cancer.  9 more radiation treatments, and
> she'll be through.  Thanks to each of you for your help, concern and
> thoughtfulness, and for your "special fly".   When I close the box 
I'll
> take a photo and send it to each of you as a Jpg file.
>
> Cheers!
>
> JIMMY  D
>
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> Texas Fish & Game, VP Chapter Affairs GRTU, FFF
> Owner/Webmaster - Worldwide Flyfishing Info.
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>
>


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Jimmy D. Moore - Author,Outdoor Writer,TOWA, 
Texas Fish & Game, VP Chapter Affairs GRTU, FFF
Owner/Webmaster - Worldwide Flyfishing Info.
http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html 

www.sportingtales.com  This is the website of Sporting Tales 
magazine - No "how-to OR "where-to"!  Just the "Why-to",
with outstanding campfire type stories about hunting and fishing.