simple life...

we use wood and coal in our stove to heat our little home. call me crazy, but i love the simple life we live. i love our country home and know that the ingles family would be proud. i love coming into the house with the smell of our stove. it is comforting to me. this last winter lasted a long time. last year we stopped burning in march...this year, we have gone into may. what is mother nature thinking? of course we haven't burned everyday, but a few days here and there to keep the house warm.
so naturally all summer long, we gather wood. paul is so meticulous with his wood. he has a pile of green that is drying out, a pile of dry that needs to be split and a pile that is ready. and of course, they are piled just right. one summer, we moved the wood pile (again), and i wanted to help paul while he was out running errands. i thought i would do the bulk of it and when he would get home, he would be so tickled...too bad i didn't stack it the way he liked. he said thank you, we went to a movie and over the next few days, i noticed the pile looking different. well, i tried and by darn, i will try again!
i love my country life and always think of my little family. what we are missing now are elk, chickens, beautiful berries, way more than a home cooked meal and of course them.
-ash