Are you ready? ~ November 12, 1998
David Heiller Bring in the firewood fr om the woods, split stack it, and cover it. Α good job to do with y o ur son, although the son might not agree. All right, so maybe we weren't always ready for winter. No time to rake up the debris around the woodpile. Maybe later. Close up the greenhouse. It’s been open at both ends since last spring. Make a note to fix the broken pane. No time to do it now. Extract the honey fr om the 19 frames of honey comb that have been sitting in the sauna for a month. They contain 3-3/4 gallons of honey. Put the empty frames by the bee hives, for the bees to clean up. Nothing goes to waste with bees. But I get most of their honey. It’s good in a cup of tea every morning. Disconnect the hose from the house. Put all the hoses in the basement. How did I ever get this many hoses? Four of them. I’m a man who’s rich in hoses. Put the canoe paddle away, and the frog net too. They are lying by the pond. Mollie and I caught lots of frogs wit...