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Mar 23 Changes

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou The more things change the more they stay the same. Yup just did the dead man walking out to the woodpile. Chainsaw, wheelbarrow and eye protection. Nope didn’t have that or hearing protection. Shit. I made the slow…


Mar 22 Chores

“My favorite way of getting out of doing chores is by acting like I’m asleep. But it never works.” Devon Werkheiser Chores have no respect, no empathy, and don’t hear excuses. They just quietly remind you that they need doing. When that doesn’t work they enlist the help of the voices. You know what I…


Mar 20 Lyme Disease

We who suffer from chronic Lyme can only ask for our loved ones to try to understand and be compassionate about this invisible disease. Yolanda Hadid This why I think that lyme disease might be a problem in my life. I live on an acerage, I have a place my kids call the dark forest….


Mar 19

Ya you guessed it, needed doing chainsaw,  split and bring in. Pain and fatigue yup yup yup.


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Mar 17 St. Patricks day

Needed doing.


Mar 16 Border Closed

Canada has closed the borders. We all knew that was coming. A little too late. What does that mean to me, nothing? I still need to go out and chainsaw, and split wood. I am not rich, I only have 6 rolls of toilet paper, the new currency. I am staying at home, not moving…


Mar 13 Out & About

  “Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block.” Annie Dillard Friday the 13th and -40 tonite yeehaw. The good part I have enough wood chopped for the night, maybe not. Bad part pain in…


Mar 11 Wood for the fire

“Glory days well they’ll pass you by Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye Glory days, glory days” Song below Cold is coming again. Minus 30c by Friday night. Yes I went out and chainsawed wood, reluctantly. I had a bad night, I felt pain in places I didn’t expect, in my…


Mar 8 Man Hair Buns WTF

“Man was made at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired.” Mark Twain   I know I am getting old, practically a fossil,  not Patrick Stewart old but getting there. There are things starting to horrify me. Reality shows are outnumbering other shows. The hottest trends are checkered deck shoes, skinny Jeans…