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Howzit going, eh? Long weekend just around the corner..... Companys coming. Vals kin were supposed to be here yesterday but they wont arrive until tomorrow. Vals been twitchier than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs. The house is spotless and I have done every thing in my chore jar. I sent Val to town when she was told her kin were gonna be delayed. Her mood was heading toward something akin to when her lil feet hit the bedroom floor in the morning, the devil hisself is heard to say "Oh shit, shes awake". LOL. More company is coming in August. Kevin and Haley are flying in. Da Gar says he is gonna ride the train to Wpg and on to Windsor in August. Thats too long for me on the train, but da Gar is much younger than me. He sure is gettin continental...he was at Union school last month in Port Elgin and now Windsor. WhoooooWeee. My neighbour says we can use his jet boat this summer so we can tube and ski. That should be a gas....and my bike should be back on

Hi there.....the weather has been great this week. We cut down the trees in the front yard (remember the storm knocking one down into the neighbour's house?) and now have enough firewood for two winters. Well, one fer sure, keeping in mind Vals tendency to burn long and hot when wood is readily available. LOL The tree cutter (Kevin) and his Groundman (Martin) worked for 1.5 days and a handful of us did the log lugging and clean up and spent another day feeding a wood chipper to dispose of the cuttings. I have a whole trailer full of chips to dispose of. Any suggestions?? Kevin was like a tree ape with his spikes and his three chain saws, cutting and trimming and tethering branches and trees. Martin was a veritable library of knots, ropes,riggging, pulleys and leverage for lowering the limbs and branches and tree falling without once using a ladder or machinery. After s everal hours of catching branches and holding ropes, I asked if this was their vocation and, soon, learned Kevin i

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