I got the truck ready last night to go down and get a load of firewood, so I could get up, drop the girls off with the school bus, and head right down to town this morning. As I tooled down the highway, I realized that this was the first time I have taken the trailer out since putting a sign on it with the web address to this site on it. “The Peasan’t Manor Farm .com” is more or less how it reads. I was just a little nervous about announcing myself in public like that! There is still a little shyness in me.
After collecting most of the logs I found suitable for splitting and burning, I went up in the the wood collection place thinking of seeing if anyone else in there wanted some help loading their trucks. After all, with my winch set-up on the truck and trailer, I still had some energy and and was not sore, so I wanted to go help someone else out. I got up near a guy and his wife that had pulled in, and he walked towards me with a smile and said, “I know you!” I mused for a second to think where I might have met him, but nothing sprang to mind. Then he continued, “Well, I don’t know you know you, but I have read your blog. You have that little place out in Fairview?”
He was right and I very was surprised! Well, without giving out too much for the sake of his privacy, it was good to meet you and your Missus today, Mr. H!
We had a good chat, and I was happily surprised to realize he was wearing a hat with Vandenburg AFB and a little picture of the Space Shuttle on it. I spent a bit of time out that way myself as a local resident when I was younger, so that was a fun conversation topic.
When I got home, I was very happy to see Missus and our No. 2 had got her windmill together and it was stood up in her herb garden. I had a little break then got the trailer off the truck and pulled it to the back with the tractor and unloaded it. Two of the pieces were short enough to split, so I got at it, and found they were likely maple, so that was pretty exciting. There were a fair few ants on them, so I loaded them in the tractor bucket and took them around to the shop to spray them lightly. I have them still there, and if the wood looks clear tomorrow, I will put it in the wood pile for winter.
Today was a great day, from meeting people to just plain tolerable temperatures. I got some stuff done, and I had a relaxing afternoon. Supper was a spicy shrimp curry! Mr. H asked about what I am doing on the lathe lately, and I am thinking I need to do an update on everything soon. The simplest answer though is that it has been a hot summer and I have honestly had to avoid the hot places to keep conscious. The temperatures are breaking in the forecast though, and I expect to get more done now. I am about to nod off to bed, and I smell rain. Roll on September!