The place with all the trees: then …
“The place with all the trees.” Soon after we moved here three decades ago a local said that about our place. Back then all the trees on our property were near the house and...
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Kindling
This winter I’ve been splitting poplar logs to keep up a supply of kindling. That’s unusual – not because it’s poplar, but because I’m the one doing the job. For the entire thirty years...
Wood Chopper: Part One
Graham R. Cooper Over summer, late afternoon on alternate days, the woodstove’s fired up. The oven will be up to 180 Celsius in time to cook the evening meal; after another hour or so...
Baby, won’t you light my fire?
The good husband I’m not a good husband: I don’t have a woodshed. If I did, then it wouldn’t be full of wood. A friend once told me that her husband always made sure...
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