Monday, April 11 (2)

Gardening is not my great joy but I do have a sense of triumph when some task is finished.  This afternoon I completed the second stage of my Great Wall Project and there is no question there is an improvement in technique.  They say that a wood fire warms you three times: when you collect the wood, when you chop it, and when you burn it.  Building a stone wall does something similar and you get stiff joints and a bad back as a bonus.