Author: Rod

Mar 9 Heart

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. Vincent Van Gogh Kindling done Fire construction done Cats fed done Bring in 6 foot 2 x 12 done Saw 2 x12 into smaller boards done Go out in the fierce cold wind to gather snow done….


Mar 8 Long Way

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Robert Frost The odds were against me before I got out of bed. It was a chia seed morning, an urgent one. Them that has experienced that, know. For the fire, 5 feet of rough 2×6 lumber.  That…


Mar 7 Boots

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud. Henry Rollins It all started yesterday. I got dressed to go to the village to pickup freight. I got dressed in the fireroom after a trip outside to gather wood. I knew I couldn’t leave my snowboots unattended. My boy cats love to pee on them. I…


Mar 6 Easy Peasy

All things are difficult before they are easy. Thomas Fuller Minus 4 in the fireroom. Cats fault true story. They know how to turn the fire to full speed. That means the overnight wood was burned in a couple of hours instead of eight. Boards were sawn, kindling made, fire constructed and lit. Cat bowl,…


Mar 5 Interesting

Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. Josh Billings Well that was interesting. My useless blue bic barbecue lighter was gone. It didn’t light anyways. I am sure that even Aesop would agree. I used it to light my non spark propane torch. No spark,…


Mar 4 Snow Boards

There’s something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood. Rain Dove 10:17 AM thats when the crackle started. First came gathering wood till I couldn’t feel my fingers, digging, chopping, and hitting with an old splitting maul to find wood buried deep in snow. Then sawing…


Mar 3 History

Blood alone moves the wheels of history. Martin Luther Fuel for today’s fire supplied by the last of hellboard, and me doing the sawing and splitting. A special thanks to Amazon for supplying the cardboard. Another sleepless night up every two hours. Prostate is a bitch. One that nags you with, if you don’t get…


Mar 2 Karma

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. Wayne Dyer Best I could do was a baby log cabin in the fire. I was able to make one cut on the hell board before the muscles in my arm and back gave out. I knew I needed to go out to…


Mar 1 Cowboy Nirvana

I just fell in love with the cowboy way of life. Donald Cerrone Cats fed, boards sawn, kindling made, cardboard retrieved, fire constructed and lit. I built a log cabin style fire, paper and cardboard below. When the paper was gone the fire was burning leaving a big hole underneath. A great place for cat…


Feb 28 This Shit is Broken

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Erma Bombeck “That shit is broken” words spoken by me, everytime, I try to move or stretch to reach for something, or try to rollover or get out of bed. Every movement or even sitting still there is pain…