Wood splitting party

Exhaustion. That is the word for today. I woke at 8 am to go to Brainerd Farmer’s Market. There were only a few of us vendors, and very few customers. I’m shocked I sold anything. But I did, enough to pay for the day out. This is off season for that particular market and I don’t think it’s worth it for me to go there until April when there are more vendors again, and more reasons for people to come out. I need to find other markets.

Then I headed over to a friend of ours for a wood splitting party. Camilla and Lori had already arrived and were at work, along with a couple more friends. Thanks to them we were able to get enough wood to maybe get us to springtime depending on the temps.

6 hours of carrying large logs, splitting, loading in wheelbarrow, hauling up a ramp into a uhaul truck! Yes, so much, maybe 4 ricks they estimated…all in one day. We kicked ass! Camilla and I did the hauling from the splitter to the truck…for hours. I have regained muscles I thought were long gone in my back arms and hands. Camilla worked even longer than I did because she was already working when I got there after the market. Unfortunately tomorrow we have to unload here at the house and stack. Not as psyched about it, but maybe if I get good rest between now and then.

Camilla is smiling here, but she didn't consider it a party. She was a big help though.

Ok, so we’re not used to that type of work often so we treated ourselves to mellow mushroom afterwards : )

Too exhausted to write more.

Jr Master Gardeners

Forgot to post this for yesterday:

Beautiful day here in TN/GA. I’ve gotten a lot done today on jewelry and around the house. Lori is cooking away in the kitchen. Lately the menu has included stir fry, and it’s a good way to use up veggies, and get protein so that’ what we just had for lunch. Thanks Lori!

I hadn’t been off the mountain in a few days so yesterday I visited my parents. Dad and I were out driving around and stopped into the county extension office to see Tom Stebbins about my Master Gardener status, as well as talk about the Jr Master Gardener program Lori and I are starting/have started. He wants to make sure we’re using the resources we have available to make the program successful, and suggested more communication with other master gardeners so we can get the help we need. I see a powerpoint presentation coming.

Dad wants to take the MG program, but it's already full! He could teach it really. In fact, he talked to Tom about teaching tree grafting. I would love that. He's a good teacher.

Happy New Year!

I intended this blog to be for LMSH, but it looks like it’s more my personal blog, including life here at LMSH. The last couple of days have been surreal, starting the new year and the new age. Yesterday a dear friend of many of us, David Nazar, treated Camilla and I to a movie…and in 3-D! Thanks David. Then we spent new years eve at Bob and Mary’s in Trenton. Delightful group of people. It’s so funny how small a place this is, and I keep unintentionally bumping into people I have previously met. ‘Twas a good night of food, drinks, and drumming around a fire. We rang in the new year right, surrounded with friends. So glad I chose to be out instead of home alone.

Today is a special day. This afternoon a new life has come into being, and friends of the family have given birth to a little boy. Lori would have been there if she had been given the opportunity. Dayle is a grandfather, congrats Dayle!

Last night Lori said so much of her life revolves around fire right now. Such a basic need, warmth and light. I am growing fonder of fires since I moved here. I am refining my firebuilding skills and jump at the opportunity to start or maintain the fires here at LMSH.

Still working on the scarf. Should have used bigger needles, as with 8s it will be very thick. Luckily I didn’t make it very wide. I want to finish it so I can start on another one I have in mind.

So, when it’s rainy like it is today, I really don’t get much done with the gardens/gardening. It time to do other things, but I get antsy since I know there are things to be done outside. Maybe I need to be more rain-friendly?

The other day I was listening to Journey’s Wheel in the Sky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF1HCMGZ4Ok and it reminded me how much of life is about cycles. AND, how much I love 80s music : )

Life is good.