tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8795629851420567484..comments2024-03-28T09:43:28.311+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Preparing for the cold.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23257885064532879922016-10-05T20:27:23.531+01:002016-10-05T20:27:23.531+01:00You are very wise to keep a stock at hand. Here in...You are very wise to keep a stock at hand. Here in Canada the nights are just starting to get a little chilly and we have two cords (a measure that denotes eight feet long, eight feet high and four feet wide) laid in for this winter and next. I do love this time of year, even though I spent the summer splitting rounds by hand! JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54757009365778708262016-10-02T01:16:56.367+01:002016-10-02T01:16:56.367+01:00We had an hour or two of rain Friday night. Not e...We had an hour or two of rain Friday night. Not enough, but a start - filled up the empty rain butt!Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38395300757691851822016-10-01T16:35:39.614+01:002016-10-01T16:35:39.614+01:00I've got log envy!I've got log envy!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2048903312412266862016-10-01T04:45:27.513+01:002016-10-01T04:45:27.513+01:00I saw a TV programme about Tasmania recently; it l...I saw a TV programme about Tasmania recently; it looked rather nice. Very quiet and un-populated. Could be worth a visit.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88496360705696429922016-10-01T04:41:06.675+01:002016-10-01T04:41:06.675+01:00We've just had some overnight rain, and I'...We've just had some overnight rain, and I'm hoping it'll continue through the day. AT LAST!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37539723199071832016-10-01T04:40:13.165+01:002016-10-01T04:40:13.165+01:00I've been meaning to build a pukka wood shed f...I've been meaning to build a pukka wood shed for years, but have never got round to it. The Tarpaulins do a reasonably good job.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19864510589254293332016-10-01T02:56:09.709+01:002016-10-01T02:56:09.709+01:00I guess I could try Tasmania ???I guess I could try Tasmania ???Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30719648595192156322016-10-01T02:55:18.785+01:002016-10-01T02:55:18.785+01:00I would love to experience four definite seasons l...I would love to experience four definite seasons like you have. Maybe I wouldn't like it but it sounds good to me. Not likely though as nowhere in UK or Europe will let you stay that long. Pity !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9647987143756925732016-09-30T22:09:12.110+01:002016-09-30T22:09:12.110+01:00We are having a span of rainy days over here, so p...We are having a span of rainy days over here, so perhaps that weather front will eventually get across the Atlantic. It was fun to have a walk today through a steady, yet gentle rain, with boots on my feet and sturdy umbrella overhead. It's about 15 degrees, so it won't be long before radiators begin their steamy hissing.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89227906961883240442016-09-30T18:54:53.992+01:002016-09-30T18:54:53.992+01:00Luckily we have enough wood on our land to keep us...Luckily we have enough wood on our land to keep us going. No oak, sadly, but plenty of hawthorn (not a long lived tree), ash, chestnut,holly and the like. It is one of the farmer's jobs during the summer to get large quantities ready for our wood burner - and luckily we have plenty of room in our sheds to store it under cover.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9093880367870287952016-09-30T15:58:00.664+01:002016-09-30T15:58:00.664+01:00Or invite folk for an al fresco meal.Or invite folk for an al fresco meal.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88042735980968592742016-09-30T15:46:08.838+01:002016-09-30T15:46:08.838+01:00No rain in sight? Just wash your car.No rain in sight? Just wash your car.Gail, northern Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606476543639979603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75218422647082615812016-09-30T10:32:16.074+01:002016-09-30T10:32:16.074+01:00No rain on the horizon at all. They keep promising...No rain on the horizon at all. They keep promising, but nothing happens.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48797946489403685522016-09-30T10:21:20.998+01:002016-09-30T10:21:20.998+01:00Flick of the switch heating is very convenient, bu...Flick of the switch heating is very convenient, but I actually enjoy the inconvenience of cutting and hauling wood. It keeps me busy, and I hope healthy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1680869183116301742016-09-30T10:19:40.615+01:002016-09-30T10:19:40.615+01:00It is indeed. I'm not sure what 'laid away...It is indeed. I'm not sure what 'laid away' means, but I presume 'in store'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6603913154885233062016-09-30T09:24:58.845+01:002016-09-30T09:24:58.845+01:00What a lovely big pile of wood, and so reassuring ...What a lovely big pile of wood, and so reassuring to have in readiness for the next couple of winters. We have ordered oak and ash logs to help build up our next winter's supply, and Lester will cut dead wood from our woodland to help the supplies. No rain here either. Everything looking dried up again!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91217432443507147532016-09-30T09:10:31.407+01:002016-09-30T09:10:31.407+01:00The joy of a neat and plentiful woodstack I can ap...The joy of a neat and plentiful woodstack I can appreciate. But as tempes has fugitted, I now only have to flick a switch. Bliss. No humping and dumping, sawing and sweeping, lifting and stoking. Just a hefty oil bill.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9885146495628965822016-09-30T09:08:45.238+01:002016-09-30T09:08:45.238+01:00As the old woodcutters say "Oaken logs, if dr...As the old woodcutters say "Oaken logs, if dry and old, keep away the winter's cold" and Chestnut is good if laid away - so you are definitely going to be warm and toasty with all that wood. It is a sight to gladden the heart.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26268918069100138312016-09-30T08:38:29.115+01:002016-09-30T08:38:29.115+01:00Burning Olive wood sounds wonderful; harder even t...Burning Olive wood sounds wonderful; harder even than Oak. We never burn Pine, as you say it mucks-up the pipes etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3015464769251991722016-09-30T08:35:53.455+01:002016-09-30T08:35:53.455+01:00We swam yesterday; it was 27 C in the shade and 23...We swam yesterday; it was 27 C in the shade and 23 C in the water; Brrrrr. I think it may have been the last swim of the year. I'm like you; no fires before mid-October, or hopefully much later.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68686925999514204072016-09-30T08:25:56.966+01:002016-09-30T08:25:56.966+01:00Those are two wonderful piles of wood. Oak and che...Those are two wonderful piles of wood. Oak and chestnut. I'll have to ask around here. Our wood is olive. We used pine for a while last year and gummed up the flues. We ordered at the beginning of summer and it still hasn't been delivered.it is from the olive groves of a cousin do it will arrive....sometime.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48536511486684037852016-09-30T08:05:05.527+01:002016-09-30T08:05:05.527+01:00There is a chill in the air here Cro and thought&#...There is a chill in the air here Cro and thought's are turning to when the heating will be switched on ...... I don't like putting it on until at least mid-October !!<br />Has the swimming pool been put to bed yet ? XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55165516997870427682016-09-30T06:55:14.617+01:002016-09-30T06:55:14.617+01:00I've just been looking at some pictures of Ele...I've just been looking at some pictures of Electricity Pylons having blown down in S Oz; makes our wood piles even more comforting.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38088695274368964682016-09-30T06:52:27.902+01:002016-09-30T06:52:27.902+01:00There is something extraordinarily reassuring abou...There is something extraordinarily reassuring about having a plentiful supply of logs. Something to do with self sufficiency I suppose. (I wish I'd brought furry slippers to Oz instead of flip flops.)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10176846149969594762016-09-30T05:46:01.820+01:002016-09-30T05:46:01.820+01:00That was exactly what I said yesterday.That was exactly what I said yesterday.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com