Category Archives: Country Living

Waiting for the chimney sweep

Posted on January 25, 2008 by David St Lawrence

It’s 15 degrees outside and the wind blowing out of the North has fangs of ice. The world outside our well-built modular home is dark and bitter cold at this early hour, and it is sucking heat out of our … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning in Floyd

Posted on January 20, 2008 by David St Lawrence

Yes, that’s just the way I feel like this morning. It was 10 degrees outside a little while ago, the  wind cuts to the bone in seconds, and I have things to do. Up here next to the Blue Ridge … Continue reading →

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The joys of working at home

Posted on January 17, 2008 by David St Lawrence

We are finally experiencing a decent snowstorm. The schools are closed. Many roads are impassable except for 4WD drive vehicles and even those proceed with great caution. Those of us who commute on foot with a coffee cup in hand … Continue reading →

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A cold start for 2008

Posted on January 16, 2008 by David St Lawrence

We are starting to get some winter weather. Days of freezing temperatures make it difficult to work outside for very long. I put chains and extra weights on the little tractor and was painfully aware that I should have done … Continue reading →

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