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Tag Archives: firewood
Logging truck of firewood, 20 inches of snow, roof raking & a haircut
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. We’ve been busy with usual mid-winter fun. We finally received our logging truck filled with firewood in early January. Ten full cords of the lovely logs, which translate to 30 face cords. (I … Continue reading
Posted in January 2022, Uncategorized
Tagged firewood, haircut, log truck, personal, plowing, roof raking, snow, Upper Peninsula, winter, wood stove
43 Comments
Just a little celebration!
We are having a little celebration today in our little house in the woods. After fourteen weeks–three long months–we are finally FINALLY done cutting our firewood this year! Heaving an absolute sigh of utter relief…
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged celebration, firewood, logs, nature, Upper Peninsula, wood shed, wood splitting
31 Comments
Porcupine, bear, lake trout & crunchy grasshoppers
Lots has been happening in our Little House in the Woods. I seem to forget, at times, that we’re still in the midst of a pandemic. Here are a few highlights: At 1 a.m. on Sunday morning a noise startled … Continue reading
Posted in June, 2020
Tagged bear, chainsaw, firewood, Lake Superior, lake trout, nature, photography, porcupine, splitting wood, Studebaker, woods
26 Comments
Two weddings, a dam, a journal, death and family photos
Last January, just before I quit blogging for ten months, I wrote a post called “The world’s best journal“. The journal is one of the things that makes me unconditionally happy. To read back over the years and to remember … Continue reading
Posted in January 2018
Tagged Charlevoix, death, family, family photos, father, firewood, Hawaii, journal, Maui, personal, thoughts, Victoria Dam, wedding
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Endless clink of logs: filling the wood room another moonlit night
Full cold steady stare of white moon’s face illuminates our wood room filling adventures. Sparkling snowflakes gleam against dark evergreens like fireflies. Soft and alive and diamond, then gone. We crank open the heavy wood room door. An endless winter … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged firewood, life, moon, nature, outdoors, snow, thoughts, winter, wood stove, writing
59 Comments
Morning stories from the woods
Outside–just now–coyotes yipping, close to the house. Neighbor’s little dogs barking furiously. Cacophony in the woods! My heart pounds. Suddenly, all still. Hopefully the dogs ran, tails between legs, back home. Hopefully, coyotes didn’t breakfast until later. Dark lingers these … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bullets, coyotes, firewood, forest, geese, hunting, nature, Upper Michigan, woods
61 Comments
“Honey, our log truck of firewood is here.”
Yesterday morning the phone rang insistently at 7:30 a.m. as we sat on the living room couch sipping coffee and discussing camera ISO settings. Barry was attempting to explain camera settings to Kathy, for the 600th time. Finally, in desperation, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged firewood, humor, life, personal, photography, winter, woods
72 Comments
Stacking firewood at midnight.
OK, readers. This wasn’t as much fun as our Chili Party at Midnight last summer. I am also sneaking this blog in before the promised photo-blog of more beautiful autumn colors. You fall photo fans, hold your horses. The colorful … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged firewood, humor, life, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, wood splitting
37 Comments
The pussy willow post
It is assuredly spring in the North woods. The snow hath melted–finally. Even the snow-plowed banks have melted. Last week’s surprise snowstorm has melted. We are all heaving a sigh a relief–and delight. The pussy willows are blooming everywhere. Spring is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged firewood, life, musings, nature, North Woods, outdoors, personal, photography, pussy willows, splitting logs, spring, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, woods
19 Comments