Birch retrieval

We did several hours of work this morning to bring up some broken paper birch. Two broken trees beyond the last terrace were cut down, then cut to about 22 inches. We moved each piece up, along with some red maple, all the way to the house. Some splitting will be done, then the pieces will be cut again for fitting into the stove next season. The morning's job will only give us about one-fifth of a cord, which isn't much. But the work was satisfying -- more labor to bring up our own heat!

We won a door prize at a neat craft store in Dalton, about five miles south of here. We make an annual trek there to find Christmas decoration. The basket included great crackers and other treats.