While talking to my dad today (he turns 65 today — happy birthday Dad!) we were chatting about what’s going on at the farm right now. He’d planned to start planting today but it rained, so they stuck to indoor work. One of the things he did was work on cleaning out the old farmhouse, which is being renovated. The house is over 150 years old, so he found some interesting stuff in there, including — get this — a tool to make musket balls.

I know any Europeans reading this are probably thinking, “150 years old…big deal.” However, when you’re rummaging through a house that was built before your country was even officially a country and you find a working tool that goes with a freaking musket, I’d contend that’s still a little surprising.

[tags]musket ball[/tags]