Firewood Season

Firewood Season

We have about half of next season’s wood split and in the shed. Should be done by the end of July. The family tradition lives on with our oldest and youngest grandkids helping...
Spring Firewood

Spring Firewood

Took advantage of the nice weather this Easter weekend to harvest some of next season’s firewood. Our youngest grandchild is the same age her father was when we moved here 39 years ago. The tradition continues.

Firewood Session

Firewood Session

Our son, grandson and our youngest granddaughter worked on firewood with me today. It was her first session. She’s a natural.

Log Splitter Miracle

Log Splitter Miracle

Joyce Carol and I started heating with firewood in the mid-70s. In all those years we salvaged wood from dumpsters, forests, and elsewhere. I used various saws and axes and stoves. It became a way of life. But today for the first time in nearly a half century I used a hydraulic log splitter. Why in the world did it take me so long to learn this? Good grief, it’s amazing.

New Chopping Block

New Chopping Block

After more than twenty years, my old cedar chopping blocks have all disintegrated. One of our neighbors had a few so he gave me one. Works great! This is what passes for exciting news on The Orchard Compound these days.