Author: Rod

Nov 10 Woodstove Coffee

Coffee is a language in itself. Jackie Chan It wasn’t the best coffee and it wasn’t the worst one I ever made. The best part is the water was heated on my woodstove. The problem was wood for the fire is scarce and my injuries make using the chainsaw and axe painfull. Over 40 years…


Nov 9 Beautiful Day

Today’s a beautiful day, and yesterday was a beautiful day, so that means it’s a great life. Gnash Another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Freezing cold, wood won’t catch fire and the sun has gone too far south to catch the solar panels. Still doing good. I learned chopping wood is not going to happen….


Nov 8 Frozen Storm Fingers

Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston Hughes Got up early did the things that an old man needs to do.  Feed the fire, feed the cats, fetch water, fetch catfood, make breakfast, make coffee. As I did that I noticed a red sunrise. I…


Nov 7 It’s cold out there

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. Lucy Larcom With the windchill it is colder than -30 outside. Inside the fireroom it is -1. My bedroom 3 above. I was going to run the gen and decided it was too cold and snowy after standing out in the cold for…


Nov 6 First Fire

How can you expect a man who’s warm to understand one who’s cold? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn   20 below outside. Plus 2 inside. I had to do the terrible thing and light the fire. The boy cats have been pissing on the stove pipe since last winter. It’s not a happy event. Lots of dense acrid…


Nov 5


Nov 1 2022

I have not written in a few months here. I will soon.


Oct 29 snow gone


Oct 25 First Snow


Oct 7