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Post by happyathome on Oct 14, 2008 6:43:45 GMT 10
I always equate this forum with the end of the day and sitting by the woodstove and chatting about the days events.
But here it is too windy and dry to get a fire going, even though we have set a record for lows here (45F) for this time in October. It is also the time of year when we have had our two biggest fires, 1989 and 1992 if memeory serves (sometimes it don't!) so we just bundle up in sweaters and blankets....since our home is only heated by the woodstove, if we get desperate, we turn on the tiny wallheater in the bathroom, adjacent to our bedroom and watch tv in bed!! It just costs a bit of $$ to run, so not an economical solution but it is a warm one!
At the end of today (which has a few more daylight hours to it) DH will have finished a welding job and I will be working on a quilt. It's just about done and needs to be shipped to our daughter and DH for Christmas as I don't think they will be coming up this way. Then we pack it in for an early night, about 8:00-8:30....hey, 4:30 in the morning comes early!!
Have a goodnight!
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 14, 2008 8:24:25 GMT 10
I have my electric heater on now. The other day before the rain and the thunder storm we had the wood fire on and it got so hot, then yesterday without it, I got cold. So I am using the electric oil heater probably until lunchtime. If I have something hot again for lunch I think it will work like yesterday. I have to do a post for A Day In My Life today at Little Jenny Wren, I know it will be boring because nothing special is happening today. But you never know do you? It sounds like you have been working on the quilt heaps. Wow, nearly finished.  |
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Post by violet on Oct 14, 2008 8:44:35 GMT 10
What a lovely post, happyathome.
Strangely enough, I had a little fire today. After cleaning out my bills and bank statements, there was a very large pile of paper. Don't have a shredder, so they went into the fireplace and blazed nicely for ten minutes or so. It was just wonderful watching the fire; there is nothing like the fireplace crackling away.
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 14, 2008 10:36:42 GMT 10
We have a shredder, I think we found it sitting at the tip. I think they have a place people sit things especially electrical things. I am scared the kids will hurt themselves on it, so it is hidden at the moment.
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Post by happyathome on Oct 15, 2008 1:32:45 GMT 10
I have such a pile of things to burn!! It would probably not be good for the stove, so I'll wait until the rains come (please, Lord, let them come soon!) and start the brush pile with it.
I think sitting by the fire is one of my favorite things...now if it would rain so I can get one started!
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 15, 2008 8:56:31 GMT 10
Actually my daughter 15 was so impressed with the camp fire at camp last weekend she wrote a poem. She was at a family church camp. Apparently 40% of the congregation are school age. Last night she wanted me to send the poem to her brother by email, and thankfully he liked it, I felt funny sending a poem to a grown man lol. I am not sure if it was for school but I had been asked to read about three or four drafts or pieces of this poem. |
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Post by violet on Oct 16, 2008 15:17:28 GMT 10
Sounds like your dd wanted that poem to be just right, Br. Happyathome, I think sitting by the fire is one of the nicest things one can do. As for rain, we're in big trouble here too, so let's hope that we both get some. |
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Post by happyathome on Oct 24, 2008 12:41:33 GMT 10
Today was 85!!!! MAYBE rain next week!
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Post by braided-rug on Dec 4, 2008 10:45:40 GMT 10
I think my daughter's poem got printed in the newsletter, will have to refresh my memory on that one. |
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Post by violet on Dec 4, 2008 13:38:34 GMT 10
That's so special, Br. How lovely!
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Post by braided-rug on Dec 20, 2008 16:14:09 GMT 10
Speaking of sparrows, today I was picking in washing from the line, and one thought I was a stationary object and flew onto my shoulder. I haven't had that happen before. I guess they are not used to seeing me out there?
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Post by linda on Dec 20, 2008 21:06:14 GMT 10
Wow--- that would have been so neat, BR! You must have been surprised.
Linda
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