Good Morning!
God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).
overslept this morning - didn’t wake up until 7:20. We all have been fighting off good Ol’ fashioned bronchitis for two weeks, and finally started feeling better. I guess the body decided it needed a little extra downtime after fighting off the crud. . .
I got some grit down on the front stairs! Used up a can of Rustoleum spray paint. It just has to last until spring - I am replacing the steps, I just haven’t gotten to it, so there was no need to do it the ”right way” embedded in stain.
I use 32-grit silicon carbide blasting media for my grip grit.
I have been mentioning to MrsKilroyJC (for several months now) that we need to rent a mini-track-excavator for a couple days in order to get some major things done at the woodlot, like ditch clearing, stump pulling, land clearing, etc. so, yesterday while takingnour dog to the mountain for her big walk (it seems that we bought the lot primarily for the benefit of our dog
) Mrs. was concerned about some boggy spots where our stream sortakinda just spreads randomly. I again said how we need to rent a track home for at least three days and that it would have to be full 12-14 hour working days to take full advantage of the rental time and she said that maybe come spring we should look into buying a trackhoe of our own.
it is always better when she comes up with the idea instead of me
The new hens have officially started laying! Yesterday we got 8 eggs, so depending on how many of the five original chickens dropped an egg, either three or all four of the new hens contributed to the larder.
I foresee a lot more quiches in our future. . .
I finally remembered to bring my pad up to the woodlot to photograph the offcuts rack I made out of offcuts - they are posted in the Sawmills Pictures section of TBN. It is the simplest way to do “How To Turn Slabwood Into Firewood 101”.
I am getting the last hairscut for the year today. Mrs always goes because two doors down from my barber is the Habitat For Humanity ReStore, so she gets first crack at perusing the wares while I warm a chair.
I am going to pre-load several bags with firewood for the weekend - we are allegedly going down to 3F Friday night, and similar temps are forecast for the weekend, so I won’t have to pick wood in those temps - just grab and go! I use the big IKEA blue carry bags for firewood - each hold about enough to fully fill the stove from empty, and I usually go through a bag-and-a-half a day once the fire the stove is up to full operating temps with a bed of coals. The old Vestal would take 3 bags a day minimum, and when it got to these temps 4+ bags. So the new stove is much more efficient - I am glad we don’t have to haul as much wood anymore!
have a happy healthy Hump Day everyone!
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