Wednesday 30 January 2019

Wood

We chain ganged the family to help us haul our fire wood into the yard.



The truck dumped a ton of olive wood ready cut into pieces just right for the stove.  After our olive trees were 'ravaged' for their timber and Vaso's chickens were 'rustled' we decided we had better get this inside the yard as soon as possible.  Such a pity that life is changing here and we can't trust our fellow islanders



Stacking the wood at the rear of the house.  That trolley had to be pushed through our living room but I wasn't complaining.  The girls even gave the carpets a vaccum before they left


Bottoms up and down to work


Jamie throws the wood into the front yard


Half of it 'we' (they) stacked in the front and half was carted to the back yard




A rising pile


Those big blue IKEA bags come in handy for all sorts of jobs from the laundry to wood carrying


It was stacked and not just dumped.

Girls and boys did a damn good job!

Hopefully it will get us through to the end of February

Then it's Spring...maybe
You know what they say about March ... in like a lamb, out like a lion

We've had a few weeks (seems like months) of heavy rain, a little sunshine, winds and freezing temperatures.  The halcyon days of January are late.  Temperatures are due to rise this weekend so maybe sunny days are on their way

Halcyon days ...
seven days when Aeolus, keeper of the winds, kept the air calm and storms at bay

14 comments:

  1. Nice that they come cut in ready-to-use sizes; mine comes in 1 metre lengths. Thank heaven for chainsaws!

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    1. Thank goodness for friends who deliver ready cut wood! I think we'd be burning pellets or something otherwise. Cutting wood is fine for a while but a darn chore when it has to be done all winter

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  2. Looks like a good supply. No need for firewood here - 30 degrees plus the last few days.

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    1. You're having one heat wave after another. Hope our summer is not as hot

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  3. What a great supply. Hopefully it will be enough
    The only good thing about our tree coming down is we will add to the wood pile

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    1. Thank goodness for friends who dived in and helped. And free wood!!

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  4. Does the olive wood give off an aroma? I love the smell of turf/peat here in Ireland.

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    1. No, no particular smell. Pine smells of rsin and a lot of people burn that but it gums up our chimney

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  5. How wonderful it is for grandchildren to help in moments that matter.

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    1. They seem to enjoy it and we give them a bit of pocket money too. Everyone is happy

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  6. A good job done!!!!! By family members! Good for them!!!!

    Ahhhhh, never knew exactly what that meant. "Halcyon Days" Knew it was goooood. But not, exactly 'what'. :-)

    ☃ ❄ ❅ ❆ ⛄

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    1. Halcyon days used to be a regular January event. Weather patterns have changed. Sunny days have turned cold again

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  7. Arriving in Athens on Saturday night yipee is freezing in Scotland minus 5. Dont care if it rains i will be the mad tourist in a tee shirt!. Weather watch says 17 degrees!. That is our summer!. Bring it on Kirriexx

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  8. Wood is so necessary in winter, I remember ordering trailer loads when we lived in the Kaipara. Now that we are further up north it's not cold enough.

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