Lumberjacking

Fun fact, back in my theatre days, I was a stage manager for The Great Canadian Lumberjack show for the Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours. We put on a dinner theatre for guests that were passing through town on the train. The Lumberjack show, though somewhat theatrical in the script, was truly showcasing some great skills….

End of Season Yard Updates 2022

As we are nearing the end of the year, it is time to look back at what we accomplished…and didn’t accomplish in the yard. Let’s start with what we accomplished. The biggest project that we accomplished this year was all the new walls on the unfinished side of the yard. This will open up so…

Wood Chop Stop

When we started using the wood stove in the house, we created a little wood shelter beside the shop for the wood we would need for the winter months. We were very naive about how much wood we would go through and that little shelter barely sufficed for the wood we would need. So, over…

Bring On The Heat

Our winter briefly came early with a snowfall in October, so we knew we had to get moving on stockpiling wood for the winter. We figure we will go through more than our normal amount because I am working from home so there will be more days that we will be burning. Usually, we would…