Last winter Chuck from http://www.tellicoturnings.com/ saw on my blog that we had damage to our very old lilac tree. He asked if we would send him the damaged wood and he would pay for the postage. We were very glad to do so.
Then on Monday of this week the mail brought to Terry and I this
A beautiful hand-turned pepper-mill!
“Lilac is a beautiful wood and has a very pleasant odor when I work it…. ” Chuck told me by email. “Thanks for sending me the wood… I do appreciate it and enjoy working with it.”
Chuck Ellis
What a wonderful surprise! Thanks, very much, Mr. Ellis!
Linda and Terry
Life on a Colorado Farm 
What a nice gift and equally nice remembrance your the family tree.
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That is simply wonderful. He did an amazing job and it is such beautiful wood. My dad is a wood carver, but I don’t think he has ever used lilac.
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That is so beautiful. Who’d have thought to use Lilac Tree wood for things like that. Well..nobody here in Arizona because we don’t have them. I miss them so much.
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What a super gift. A beautiful work of art and a keepsake of a friend that adorned your yard.
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How beautiful and how thoughtful!! I didn’t realize lilac wood had such neat grain to it. I know you cherish that pepper mill.
Blessings!
CottonLady
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Well – who would have thought from your lilac tree you would end up with this memento!
Beautiful work by the gentleman.
Well done, Mr. Ellis and greetings to you from Brisbane, Australia.
Colin (HB)
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That is beautiful! What a special thing to have.
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Thats my dad..:-))))
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That is gorgeous! Once again, the power of blogging pays off.
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Linda,
Thank you for the kind words and the boost to my ego. This was all my pleasure and I so glad you liked the mill. Peppermills are among my favorite most things to turn. This wood was a reall pleasure to work with.
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So glad you like your peppermill. I think it turned out really niced, but then again I’m biased! Good job honey. 🙂
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Hi Linda, How gorgeous!!!! I had no idea that lilac wood would EVER be that pretty… WOW–I’m impressed…. AND—Tellico Plains is not that far from us… I’ve done some blogs from Tellico… Small world, huh???? I’ll have to check out that webpage.
Hugs,
Betsy
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I’m jealous, it’s gorgeous!!! I’ve always wanted one of his mills, they’re beautiful and to have one made out of your own tree is even better.
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That is a beautiful piece of wood, whether it dispenses pepper or sits there looking pretty! What a nice and thoughtful thing for Mr. Ellis to do!
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that is beautiful! What a talented friend you have. Your honey gift looks yummy too. Have a blessed weekend
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What a beautiful turning! How nice of him to send it to you! Recycling at it’s finest! 🙂
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Beautiful! What a lovely gift!! So special… glad you got to have such a special item made out of your wonderful Lilac tree! It truly is beautiful.
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