On a Bed of Nails

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Michael who builds displays for hands-on museums invited us to see some of the projects on which he is working. We got to check out what it feels like to rest on a bed of nails and learn the ins and outs of a giant can crusher – actually it crushes garbage cans! Then we headed to Tampa airport to meet Patti & Rebecca and on to San Antonio FL to meet more of Karen’s sibs.


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