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Nov 22 Wood

Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm. Carlo Collodi Author of Pinocchio Snowing but…


Nov 21 Older

Aging can be fun if you lay back and enjoy it. Clint Eastwood Awake at 4:42 again. I discovered why I woke. My woodstove decided on its own to open the airflow. It did this once before when it was new. I woke and it was 50 degrees in the fireroom. That’s insane.  THE HOUSE…


Nov 20 TF Cold

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, what does that even mean? I am sure I am the opposite. I took a selfie the other day. I look way older than I remembered. There are wrinkles around my eyes…


Nov 19 Do

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I woke up with bad throat pain and severe dizziness. Was I concerned? Not too terribly. I had a can of spicy veggie potato leek soup in between playing Skyrim for a few hours. I did some…


Nov 18 Working

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe Today is a big workday. Snow removal. I have to remove what the storm left in my driveway. I might have enough wood split if I use the inside reserve wood which I really don’t want to do. If I use…


Nov 17 Snow Day

Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge 4 AM awake again. Throat pain is noticeable. I just read more outbreaks at two local hospitals, and we are under an extreme winter weather alert. I won’t be travelling….


Nov 16 More

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir Not much sleep happening. It’s 4:42 again. What the hell is with that? It’s not circadian rhythm, we just had daylight savings. More snow, more cats to rescue, more sleep, more milk for coffee. Some things I had more of, and…


Nov 15 Cutting

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Athenaeus Another gray snowy day. Another load of wood needs doing two If I can. Another snowstorm is on its way. The meteorologists can’t agree from one day to another how much will fall. From 2 to…


Nov 14 Life

Life is good when we think it’s good. Life is bad when we don’t think. Douglas Horton Great morning some of my boy cats escaped outside. This is not good. It is winter, there are a lot of predators. This is how I lose cats. I was very thankful for the ones that stayed inside….


Friday the 13th

“What I feared has come upon me.” Job 3:25 I have a healthy respect for this day. I try to do as little as I can. Things happen on this day more than others. Maybe because of my deep-rooted phobias or maybe there is something to the day. You can read about my history on…