This was supposed to be posted on my birthday, yesterday, March 16. It was inspired by Dry Jack (here at Renderosity known as kessiah) and his new freebie model, "Fantasy Pole Mill," which was posted at Renderosity Freestuff and ShareCG on that day. Anybody with a surname such as Baker, Miller, or Smith have no trouble knowing what their ancestors did for a living. Obviously, they turned grain into flour. I have no idea how far back my ancestors were millers, but it surely went back into the early middle ages even before there was written record of their existence. My understanding is that millers had a rather unsavory medieval ruptuation. Apparently, it was regular practice to weigh their share of the flour well beyond what what was their portion of it. Miller and Thief may have had a similar connotation! Of course, I'd like to think that most of them were hard-working, honest folk--and many probably were. The truth is, I may be descended from a long line of scoundrels!--at least, on my father's side of the family. So tongue-in-cheek, I present my ancestors. The miller is furiously castigating the farmer for even suggesting that he took more than his fair share, while his harridan of a wife is making the local priest miserable as she informs him on how to run his church. (After all, when you are one of the self-important and wealthier members of the congregation, you do have a right to your say because you've paid more into the church coffers than most of the others. Right?) In any case, I expect some of my Dutch, German, and Swiss forebears probably operated pole mills such as Dry Jack has modeled. Let's hope I haven't been too unfair to them. Thanks you for past visits, comments, and other encouragements. All are appreciated. Topeka is abloom with spring bulb flowers and blossoming pear and crabtrees! It is a beautiful place, especially in the spring (which is trying very hard to be summer right now.) Jeremy PS. To all you of glorius Irish descent, I wish you an enjoyable St. Patrick's Day. (But I still won't wear green on your day! That's another story for another time, though.) CREDITS: Structure: Dry Jack aka Kessiah "Fantasy Medieval Pole Mill" and "Fantasy Medieval House No. 3" (both ShareCG n Renderosity Freestuff). Miller and Peasant Farmer: Both variations of Predation's "Lorenzo Lorez" figure (DAZ) with Varsel's Peasant Costume for Lorenzo (ShareCG). Priest: Predation's "Lorez Monks" (DAZ). Woman: Predation's "Loretta Lorez" (DAZ) in Poser World's "V1-V2 Peasant Woman" costume (PW). Eco-system: Linda Daireaux aka FrenchKiss "Lush Grassy Places," (Cornucopia3d).