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Tinker, Tailor... I'm a bit eclectic & a tad eccentric. My talented wife drew our pictures.
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Got Glazed
Glazed Cherry Yesterday and this morning we woke up to a fresh glaze of ice on our world. Everything was sparkly. I’m very glad that this ice storm was not as bad as the ice storm of 1998 when we … Continue reading
Tree Fall
Tree Down There’s the old puzzle about, “If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there does it make a sound?” Well, the other morning we were working and heard a distant crash boom. “There,” I said, “I … Continue reading
Apple Blossoms
Old Apple Tree in Morning Light The settlers who came here from Europe, to land they had purchased but never seen, got 100 acre lots. Many of those acres were rather vertical making farming rather challenging for people used to … Continue reading
Firewood 2009-2010
2009 – 2010 Winter Firewood UsageIn the past I had measured our firewood usage in log units because in the old house that was the easy way to do it. In the cottage we have a neat 1/24th cord measure … Continue reading
Field Clearing – Grapple Skidder
Grapple Skidder in New Upper FieldWe are re-clearing about thirty acres of the old fields around the house area that had grown up to forest over the past 70 years. This is a process we started getting ready for at … Continue reading
16th Cord of Wood
1/24th cord of woodThat is about 1/24th cord of wood piled by the front door grate… 1/48th cord of wood…and that is about 1/48th cord of wood piled under the front half of the wood stove in the tiny cottage. … Continue reading
Splitting Axe
Winged Splitting AxeThis is the best splitting axe I’ve ever used. It was recommended to me by a friend a couple of years ago. The wings that come off the sides of the eight pound head coupled with the narrow … Continue reading
Twisted Grain
Split Wood – Twisted GrainToday Will and I cut and split more wood for our tiny cottage‘s little woodstove. Two of the logs were maple, one was ash and two were what we know as ironwood but is officially Ostrya … Continue reading
Will Cut Firewood For Heat
Will Blocking LogSince we heat with wood that means cutting wood. Our son Will is learning about using the chainsaw. In the photo above he’s blocking up logs. The thinner tops of the trees and the branches generally are burnt … Continue reading
Firewood Units
Several people have written recently asking about the “Farm House logs” in the footer of each post. They wanted to know how big a log is, etc. The log count is all the wood used in 24 hours. A log … Continue reading
