The Old Smithy |
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Leander Gole was an octogenarian featured in a photographic exhibit a few years ago of Canadians in their eighties. The write-up told of his lifelong work as a blacksmith in the Village of West Montrose, not far from Kitchener-Waterloo. I was captivated by the
strength he exuded, the set of his mouth, the shock of hair, the powerful
hands hooked onto his braces. We have since become good friends with the owner of The Old Smithy. At Christmas, we get to see the blacksmith again as he presides over sumptuous banquets around her long, candlelit dining table. He listens in on the conversation, while flickering firelight transforms it into a Charles Dickens setting. |
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