The Journal: Ash Fall
““Of course I am!” I readily agreed. “And you saved me from having to track you down, Keith.”
We’d been friends a long time and he had furnished my stove wood for many years. Having it cut, split and delivered saved me a great deal of time that I could spend on other things, including the garden.
“Unfortunately, the price has gone up, Allexa. It’s the cost of gas for the splitter machine and diesel for this hog of a truck,” he said, pointing a thumb at the large red dump truck parked in my drive...way.
“I understand, Keith, the cost of everything has gone up. When can you bring the first load?” I asked. I was delighted when he said later that day. It gave me peace of mind to get all my winter wood done early in the season. I had acres of wood I could harvest, and cutting wood was very time consuming. We used a lot of wood last winter for staying warm and cooking, and we needed every piece we could store.
“So how did you do this winter, Keith? How’s Carron? I didn’t see either of you at the food bank at the township hall,”MoreLess
We’d been friends a long time and he had furnished my stove wood for many years. Having it cut, split and delivered saved me a great deal of time that I could spend on other things, including the garden.
“Unfortunately, the price has gone up, Allexa. It’s the cost of gas for the splitter machine and diesel for this hog of a truck,” he said, pointing a thumb at the large red dump truck parked in my drive...way.
“I understand, Keith, the cost of everything has gone up. When can you bring the first load?” I asked. I was delighted when he said later that day. It gave me peace of mind to get all my winter wood done early in the season. I had acres of wood I could harvest, and cutting wood was very time consuming. We used a lot of wood last winter for staying warm and cooking, and we needed every piece we could store.
“So how did you do this winter, Keith? How’s Carron? I didn’t see either of you at the food bank at the township hall,”MoreLess
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