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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

ANOTHER YEAR GOING BY(E)

We have made it to III on Oct 13, 2007, but only to work this time. We are doing the final push on insulation, and I am installing a propane wall furnace, that will hopefully take the chill off when we don't really need the woodburning stove, and also, will keep us warm enough that I don't have to get up every 3-4 hours during the nite to keep the stove fired up when it is really cold.
One great thing about III is that from early September on thru the fall, no mowing is required, which allows me plenty of time to get winterizing chores done, mowers and 4-wheeler readied for winter, and generally just a break from mowing.
The timber is changing everytime we get to III. It is amazing how it changes from week to week.
The new bridge trail will require a jog, as the section that goes up over a protruding tree root is causing some concern. We will find a new route that will bypass that section this fall.
Girl is revamping the kitchen and building a new storage cabinet. Before long, we will be staying outside in a tent as the little cabin is fast filling with storage cabinets and the like. Things keep coming, but nothing leaves.
This winter we will see if we can get into III after there is snow on the ground. We will be going onto our fourth season, and have yet to see what it looks like with snow. We have plenty of firewood, and with the new furnace we should be in good shape.
And for my birthday, #60, I might add, I will have rec'd a propane powered refrigerator/cooler, which will aleviate the necessity for hauling what seems to be tons of ice. It can also run from a 12 volt battery or electricity, which we don't have.
I do need to get a new chain saw, as my old Poulon is finally starting to wear out. Its about 15 yrs old and has cut down far more trees than it was intended for. Anyway it has been retired to II where it will live out the remainder of its life. The new saw will be an extra heavy duty one.
I have trees to cut.
Boi

1 comment:

Nance said...

Get that there saw ordered, Mister! We got work to do! the other side