New Years Eve: Fireworks, friends, and hot fires
When you gather at a gold mine for New Years Eve, you’re doing it wrong if you don’t have hundreds of pallets on fire, a... Read more
Tag: fire
Today I slayed more of the hoarder within…
If you’ve ever mailed me a letter, card, invite, postcard, or even stuck a note in my high school locker, I still have it. Today,... Read more
November’s here, fire, ticks, shopping, and a new bed is on its way
November is here, time to start heating the house! Jeff threw a load of wood down the basement walkout stairs yesterday and I stacked it... Read more
Today started at 4:50am…
There I was, sitting in my massive travel trailer, getting ready for a nap, hoping my company would leave so I could see if the... Read more
New camera, burned some paper, and a word or two about the crows
First, an update: Burned so much history, receipts, tax statements, pay stubs, and invoices yesterday. About 15 years worth. Felt fantastic! Also newsworthy from... Read more
Let me be the first to coin the phrase “big ball of yawns”
Way overdue for a blog update. Here’s a quickie: I have freezing cold hands right now – I need to be a more committed to... Read more
First fire of the 2012 heating season
I caved. 14 degrees and cold in the house. Time to start a fire. If we had a wood stove on the main floor we... Read more
Aye aye aye! Fire is taking forever tonight
Fire is taking forEVer to get started tonight. Probably because the fire was dead out and I had to bring in the wood from outside.... Read more
Burn baby burn
Today was a great day to burn stuff! We’ve got piles all over of alder, hawthorns, willows, and scrub we’ve cut down. The last time... Read more
Finally!!!
I just went outside with Monty and I finally just saw my first robin this spring! Our crocuses are up too and should open up... Read more