Show Exit The Blacksmith At 81 Thomas Filla Is calling it quits and closing his blacksmith blacksmith blacksmith black black- smith shop Seems not many horses need shoeing these days i iFOR i iFOR ii i FOR 45 YEARS at the same location In St. St Louis Filla has been operating his blacksmith shop But he explained re recently recently recently re- re I I haven't had a horse in here for years All I do donow donow donow now is sharpen and make tools In the good old days that wall over there was lined with horses waiting to be shoed Alas the good old days will not come back Even 1 If they did I Filla at 81 couldn't take full t advantage of them But then the good old days were not as good goodas as memory paints them anyhow They just seem that way j |