The problem with nice weather we’ve been having of late is it means I’m outside most of the day. Not lounging around and enjoying the sun and breezes through the treezes, nothing like that. I’m outside trying to catch up on all the work that needs to be done and there’s a lot that still needs to be done before the snow flies. And at the rate I’m currently able to work It’s going to be mighty close race.

Take yesterday for instance,. I was out from the morning until 8:00 PM moving firewood, running to the hardware store for needed items, working on the woodshed and mowing our rather substantial lawn. That plus the passing out from time to time made for a full day.

With having to shower at the end of all of this there has been absolutely no time to sit down and write up a decent post. And this particular post I’m having to hurriedly pound out before I head over to mind the quilt shop for Laurie. I give her every other afternoon off you see, so she can haul boxes from the garage into the house and unpack them. Mighty nice of me don’t you think?

However, it looks like I have a bit of a break coming as the weather for the next few days is going to be in the 90′s and I ain’t attempting any labor intensive outside work when it’s that hot. It’s okay though as there’s plenty to be done indoors as well. Like fixing our ancient Amana Radar Range, circa 1980. The cats won’t walk by it any longer and I don’t actually have to put my morning cup of coffee into the machine in order to warm it up. I just stand with my cup in hand anywhere within 3 feet it now.

So you now you know what’s been keeping me from writing up the more interesting type of posts but just remember. We get a solid 6 months of winter up in these parts so there’ll be plenty of time to write something more substantial then, yes? That is between shoveling snow, running the snow blower, splitting firewood into kindling, loading the wood box, stoking the wood stove, clearing the ice, clearing the roofs….