We’ve been to pick up a bit of wood this morning.
We will need another couple of loads before it gets cold but we’ve made a start.
Our wood storage facilities aren’t a patch on where we lived before. A proper building whereas here we only have the space behind the shed…..we might get some cover over at some point.
The worse thing is having to uncover the wood before we can bring any in…
Three good things!
1. Harry had good reports from his Well Man appointment last week.
2. We have had proper wet rain this afternoon….it rained heavily all afternoon but fine now.
3. I have downloaded a couple of books on my kindle for my holiday. If I get time to read them is another matter but must always read a bit before sleep.
You've made me smile. First other person I have heard use the term 'wet rain'. Wet rain is the deciding factor on whether kids were taken/picked up from school in the rain. Non wet rain is rain where if you have a coat on you might get bit damp but not soaked to the skin. Wet rain is where you will get so wet that a trip in the car is allowed. The kids will ask if its raining, ' is it wet rain today?'
So good to have the wood all ready for winter - Harry is doing a great job of it ! and good news for Harry re his Well man app. And you have had proper rain today - wish we could say the same - we have had a few quick excuse for rain but that's it ! The place is still dry as a bone !
We built a couple of woodstores with pallets like this at the bottom and flexible roofing tiles on top over a wooden frame. Certainly helps keep it dry. Sorry you got rained on a lot. Still tinder dry and struggling down here. Lend us a bit of your rain and you can borrow our sun!
All that bending - Harry must have a good back! We get someone in to stack our wood - worth it for keeping our backs uninjured! A mixture of wood here - not easy to stack!
Getting ready for winter. David has built a covered in area for our wood in the garden. Necessary here as you can't burn wet wood can you. We also get a great deal of 'wet rain' lately too.
@onewing This is the trouble Babs although it’s really dry now & will never get really wet the whole stack has to be covered of course by a tarpaulin which is heavy & hard to move in winter. Next time we night get someone to build us a shelter! Perhaps if a son comes back next summer they can build it together! 🤞🏻
Some hard work for Harry in the near future. Very few houses have fireplaces in Malta because Winter is mild but my son-in-law has a wood-burning fireplace at their house and he is all the time getting off the sofa to feed it wood.
Good news for Harry.
I know what wet rain is! It’s been very wet today, first time proper rain for ages in the daytime anyway!
I'm sure Harry will devise an easy system to keep the wood dry.
So good to have your own fuel source in uncertain times.