----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 7:44
AM
Subject: [VFB] Stonefly arrival in
Sweden...
I fell asleep
around 5:30 this morning. Sometimes it's just impossible. I twist and
turn for hours and when I finally do it, it's not because I'm tired
but because I'm totally exhausted. This is another of those evil genetic
defects that my mom passed on.
Teresa woke me up
with a little kiss at around 11:00...
-"Mmmhhghnnnn..."
-"You've got a
package today."
-"Hggnnwwwfff..."
-"It feels like
the fly-box you sent with your flies."
-"HUH!!!!!"
... and in a
split of a second, I turned from a state of half coma to clear awake. It was
like switching on a light bulb.
I must say I
wasn't that surprised. When looking at my fly with these "new" eyes, I didn't
think it look that bad... and the fact that I've stripped down at least 25,
looking exactly the same, made me feel quite stupid. This is going
to be one of those things I will take with me and look back
at with a laugh. But looking at the others, I also saw who the true
experts were. AMAZING flies everyone. These are going straight up on the shelf
in the livingroom.
OK, so I said that
I thought the swap, at the time, was a true
nightmare.
Having said that,
I'm now obligated to add that: IT WAS WORTH BOTH THAT AND
MORE!!!
/Nick
