Greetings.... I've posted a link to a new article on my blog....the title of it is: GHOST SHIPS OF NORMANDY.....so if your in for a tad of reading a few pages on the forming up of the "Gooseberry" and what the 'Merchant seaman' went through in the process of 'forming up' this 'breakwater'....I think you'll come away with just a tad of understanding on what these guys were dealing with to get these "Gooseberries" formed on D-Day....and as I'm sure you know there was more than one of these instant 'breakwaters' constructed.....yep....an astonishing feet!!! So....if you so wish you can just click on this http://navalmerchantshiparticles.blogspot.com/ or the link below my name at the end of this mailing. As an aside.....Mr. R.J. has returned from his romantic weekend fling.....Oh yes, resting comfortably!!!! I'm baking "buttermilk breads" and "buttermilk rolls"....'cloverleaf as well as pan rolls'.... So....if any of you are passing through good ole Fort Wayne, Inidiana....please stop and I'll load you up with "buttermilk bake goods".....I am overloaded. Hey...y'all enjoy.... "We" wish you well Bud Shortridge & Mr. R.J. Site: Navy Articles BUDS NAVAL & MERCHANT SHIP ARTICLES http://navalmerchantshiparticles.blogspot.com/