He nodded and replied, “Most of ’em took a few weeks to make, but that one there of the woman with a fine robe took a month.”
I smiled as I looked toward this particular sculpture. The details of the stone were amazing. The woman seemed to have a natural beauty and grace about her. I could not imagine how any farmer would find the time to work on such time-consuming things. I asked Percy about this, and he responded, “In this area, we only have so many months that we can grow crops. The rest of the time is spent preparing for the next growing season with the exception of the month just before the season begins. That is when I work on my sculptures. I am a hardworking man, Mr. Price. I do not waste time with anything that I don’t enjoy.”
Percy’s words were like music. I had never imagined
