Last year I skipped a tree. There were two dogs, multiple dog beds, and I was alone. This year I asked Loyal to cut a tree. My request was that he find one that is competing or shading the garden or otherwise needs to go. That’s what we have always done Two years ago I made an origami star; although it has a slight hole I can use it again. The angel is pressed paper. …
These are about the last of Ken’s clothes. There were a lot as Ken kept buying things on sale as three different local clothing stores closed. Only a couple blazers and a suit remain. As I headed into winter there were jackets and coats friends could wear. Seeing these things made me cry until very recently. I may still see them on friends. When I see farmers wearing Ken’s clothes it just feels right.
When the weather gets cold and I am running the cook stove, I also render lard. It used to be from our pigs; now I get it from my friend Josh, and keep some and return some rendered lard to Josh. Last year Loyal rigged up this handy cutter. And both then and this year he chopped the lard for me The cook stove is ideal as it is a large, low heat surface. So …
