Today is wet and cold. I am cooking red pepper and tomato soup for
lunch, Sarah and Rick are curled up in front of the log fire while Kat has been
press ganged into helping her dad cut logs outside.
Our logs are delivered in metre lengths and
have to be cut in half so that we can feed them into the log burner. The chain saw always makes me very nervous so
I shall be relieved when they’ve finished.
Kat seems to be making light work of lifting the metre logs and putting
them in position for Paul to cut; no doubt she will demand extra wine rations
for her work.
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A pretty young woman in dirty blue overalls! This is the stuff of fantasy! I suppose that carrying logs is part of military training.
ReplyDeleteAircraft chocks rather than logs.
DeleteI am pleased to say I can only get my logs ready cut to size. My biggest chore is stacking them after the truck has tipped and gone. It is nice for Paul to have Kat to help and getting on with normal duties together.
ReplyDeleteIt was great for Paul to have some help. Only took them about an hour.
DeleteI hate electric saws of all types, they always make me nervous.
ReplyDeleteSome people have the most terrible accidents with them.
DeleteBoth of the woodcutters need to be wearing helmets with full face guards and chain proof trousers. If you had ever seen the physical damage that an accident with a chain saw can produce then you would insist on them being Safe!
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right.
DeleteI have torn a muscle in my upper right arm, which is taking a long time to heal. I'm now worrying how I'm going to start my chainsaw. It'll be needed very soon.
ReplyDeleteUse your left arm.
DeleteAbove 'elf & safety and sensible usage of chain saws by us -the elderly with poor muscle tone on all four arms- are why we moved away from our woodburning stove. It's back to electricity and oil at the flick of a switch.
ReplyDeleteThat's one of the reasons why we go back to Blighty in the winter.
DeleteSarah and Rick have the right idea on a cold and wet day.
ReplyDeleteWarm and sunshine today in the outer reaches of Calpe.
The sunshine has only just reached us today, just as it's sunset!
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