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Dear Forum Members,

My name is Bernadette and I am Mike (aka “Filthy”) Ogurchak’s mom. I wanted to let you know how much it means to me that you thought so much about Mike. Thank you not only for your thoughts about him but also for the things you donated and/or purchased for the auction. Mike was almost obsessed with Iron Heart clothing and he only wore Iron Heart jeans and usually shirts every day. Every time someone would visit, he would go into his production about Iron Heart clothes and about the Forum. You brought so much joy to his life. I received the medical examiner’s report on Mike’s autopsy this week and as expected, he died from heart disease. The official cause was “coronary dilated myopathy” which means the muscles of his heart were so thick, it obscured the blood flow. Since many of my relatives had similar problems, it was definitely hereditary. Your donation to the American Heart Association will help in the research to find a cause and cure for this. Please know that I think about and pray for all of you daily and hope that you will carry on Mike’s great love of Iron Heart. Your comradery is so touching.

Affectionately,

Bernadette

Improv is the way. I need to get strength back in my legs post-op. Could not get to the gym, so using a 6kg 19th century bell-metal mortar....

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IH-634SBR-14
Mojitos

Here we go....

Masunaga (ex @endo )
Double Helix (ex @endo)
GOOD ART HLYWD
IHT
IHDR-502ib
Wesco

A week ago today, I had a total (Japanese Ceramic apparently) replacement of my lefty (sic) hip.

Well, a week down the road and, I am already significantly better than I was before the op. I am not in any pain (I forgot to take the drugs yesterday, and I was fine.

My range of movement is better than prior to the op, and I can positively jog up and downstairs.

Frankly, it is amazing and I am in awe of the medical team who fixed me.

I'm at the heaviest I have ever been (about 12lb above where I feel good about myself), probably because I could not do much before the op, and Paula has been rewarding me with loads of chocolate biscuits since

Physio starts in a week, so I am keen to get 100% fit again and lose those excess pounds.

For sale, one set of crutches, as new

TWHRII
IH-634SBR-14
Scarpa's

Buying fishing tackle for Morocco in September. One of my mates is a Wabby convert.....

So, I have a new jacket.

Double Helix Indigo Dyed Horsehide.

@endo was selling it in Hamburg, I tried it on and loved it. A few hours later I told him I wanted to buy it. He said, too late, already sold.

Thank you @Madame-Buttonfly and @AdamC for the assist

Ex-Endo Double Helix
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Tail end of Storm Babet

A message from @AdamC to the boys:

Great start to the sale today guys! 448 orders worked through 189 shipped and countless pairs of hemming! Well done all, another day like that tomorrow and the back of the sale definitely broken!

Wabby sample
14 oz II’s
Porter
Elevator

That's my girl....

66 days, 1,009nm and zero bumps, we are home....

It's mine and @Madame-Buttonfly 's "Iron Heart Denim" wedding anniversary today - yep 21.........

Yesterday, we had more D Day celebrations in Gosport, @Cutlasshound , Mrs Cutlasshound, Theo and Primrose came down for the day. We went over to the Isle of Wight, anchored up and had a picnic lunch, then went and found pole position to watch the highlight of the day, The Red Arrows. Finding the best place to anchor up was not without some blues-and-twos and rozzer interventions as I tried to anchor up in the temporary no-anchor zone (under the flight path), but after 3 such interventions, we found somewhere we could drop the anchor (under the flight path, but deemed to be safe by the cops).....

Pics courtesy of Neil.

"Hi Giles, I am so touched by your continued support of Mike. I have a pair of Iron Heart wings that I found among Mike's things that look very similar to the patch. Every time I see them, I am reminded of you and the Forum and how wonderful you have been since Mike's passing. Give everyone my love and Happy Easter. Bernadette"

Bit of a photo dump. Took SAKURA out for a sea trial today. Weds AM we head off to Palma to do export documentation, then off to Ibiza for an oil change (will have almost exactly 25 hours on the engines by then). Then off to Gibraltar in one hit (460 nautical miles)......