Monthly Archives: May 2015

Pond Work

I think I finished the pond today. At least I dug enough at it that I got sick of digging, which is a victory of sorts. I found a few good sized rocks in the hole, but a metre deep … Continue reading

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Muck and Reading

I was up late so I was surprised to wake early. It was relatively cool however, so I got up to do some work before it became too hot. The first thing I did was build a raised bed from … Continue reading

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Hauling Muck

I was up late and woke a few times this morning before I got up to check out my garden. The plants are all doing well and I put some of the zucchini out in the first garden bed. The … Continue reading

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Some Socializing and Writing

I am arriving late at the cabin this evening. I went out Wednesday, yesterday, as I have been lately, spent the evening with Tristus and found out about her book, the Bones of the Magus, which is through a local … Continue reading

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Building Inside

This month has flown past, although now that the bugs are here, it will move slower now, I am sure. Today I spent most of the day inside, reacting perhaps to the rain of the morning. It rained most of … Continue reading

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Gardening and the Bugs

Today was a hot day, and it was warm even this morning. I went to asleep early, around ten or so, and slept until nine, despite waking up when it was still dark. I wasn’t very ambitious today, although I … Continue reading

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Photography in the Sky and Above

It was raining when I woke at seven-thirty. In the cabin, the rain is cozy. It was quite different when I lived in the shack, which was too small to spend any time in, so I worked through the rain, … Continue reading

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Gardening in the Bush

I woke early to bright light and when I looked out the window I could see why. About a half inch of snow covered the ground and trees. I should have gotten up and taken photos, but at seven-thirty I … Continue reading

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The Lumberyard

This morning the cloud moved off slowly and I spent the time cutting slabs off the last log from the dead pine I’ve been cutting up lately. It was still deadly heavy, but once I had it squared, and then … Continue reading

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Editing and Returning

I arrived on the land late today, since I spent part of my day working on A Million Castaways. Carol found a typo, some lay/laid errors, a whom problem, and the most damning, an allusion where there should have been … Continue reading

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