Backwoods Living with the Foxfire Woman

Where Does the Time Go???

IÂ’ve been meaning all week to get in here and update.  Just hasnÂ’t happened.  Between my paying writing gigs, updating the website, trying to write not one, but two business plans for our new ventures and just the general day to day stuff, this week has flown by.  I promise to ‘tryÂ’ and do better next week.

We finally got rain this week.  Not once, but twice.  Makes me a lot more comfortable as things here in the backwoods have been so dry that one careless match could wipe out the entire mountainside.  Scary thought, for sure.

The kidÂ’s visit last weekend went well.  It was good to see both of them again.  We couldnÂ’t resist, we put them to work with us on the sawmill.  Justin compared it to slicing cheese, while Erin (the urbane city girl in all ways) was not at all impressed.  They both start back to college next week, so IÂ’m not sure when their next visit will be.

WeÂ’re also thinking about getting a new dog or two.  I have my heart set on English MastiffÂ’s.  Huge dogs, but really gentle giants.  WeÂ’re probably going to start with a female and then get a male later on, depending on how hard training the first one will be.  Our goal is for the dog to be both guard dog and companion to the two of us.  But I know that wonÂ’t happen until spring and warmer temperatures.  I wonder if a dog can be trained to scare of snakes.

So, there you have it – my week in a nutshell.  KevinÂ’s taking off early today and this weekend will probably be spent building something with the wood weÂ’ve cut over the last few weeks.  And with any luck, Monday will bring more rain and maybe weÂ’ll get out from under the local burn ban.

Missed you..

{ 01:27, 2006-Jan-13 } { Posted by DonnaJoy }

I love going to your website - I am learning so much!! I got garden tools at a garage sale this morning for $5 - now just got to figure out how to use them!! I have my garden staked off - 8 x 10 - all I can handle - getting ready this weekend to get the sod off - It is in the 60s with a lot of sunshine - but real windy.
thanks for all your wisdom - Kat
Donna