Comments on: Send Me a Lumberjack http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/ in the garden, in the kitchen and on the page Fri, 16 May 2008 03:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: sandra http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49986 sandra Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:23:09 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49986 My brother-in-law is a lumberjack. For real. 'Cept he's in Vermont. Even if your garden didn't produce the way you want it to, it was still inspiring to me over here. And you write like a song. My brother-in-law is a lumberjack. For real. ‘Cept he’s in Vermont.

Even if your garden didn’t produce the way you want it to, it was still inspiring to me over here. And you write like a song.

]]> By: Kelly http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49933 Kelly Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:13:42 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49933 Ha! Kim, I'm not sure I've ever been contentedly constipated!! I think the design insight must come now because you can see how things really look at their full-expression, see where holes exist, or things don't work. Imagination can take us only so far? I'll start putting out feelers for the wood, that's a grand idea. I know my MIL would be fine with some trimming of the overhanging branches, so that might really help. Ha! Kim, I’m not sure I’ve ever been contentedly constipated!! I think the design insight must come now because you can see how things really look at their full-expression, see where holes exist, or things don’t work. Imagination can take us only so far?

I’ll start putting out feelers for the wood, that’s a grand idea. I know my MIL would be fine with some trimming of the overhanging branches, so that might really help.

]]> By: Kathy http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49872 Kathy Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:20:40 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49872 I'm with you. The garden has been sheer frustration this year, probably one of the very worst ever! Enough to forage on and provide a side dish here and there but nothing to put up. sigh. I'm ready to pull it up and call it a day. I’m with you. The garden has been sheer frustration this year, probably one of the very worst ever! Enough to forage on and provide a side dish here and there but nothing to put up. sigh. I’m ready to pull it up and call it a day.

]]> By: Tracey http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49796 Tracey Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:25:32 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49796 I so feel for you. Your post pretty much sums up my August! Bring on Fall!! I so feel for you. Your post pretty much sums up my August! Bring on Fall!!

]]> By: Duriyah http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49794 Duriyah Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:22:28 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49794 If only there were a way, I would gladly take all your trees and expand my own little forest. If only there were a way, I would gladly take all your trees and expand my own little forest.

]]> By: Kim http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49787 Kim Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:51:00 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49787 Kelly... until I read Steven's comment I was thinking that your first line read "content constipation" as in "happy constipation!" Apparently this mugginess has been affecting my brain. :-P I get that time-to-rip-out-the-garden feeling around this time every year, too. I think that it was Pam at Digging who mentioned the feeling first, and that it was a harbinger of fall for her. I just wonder why these brilliant bursts of design insight come to me in August instead of April, when I would have time to see them through for once. FWIW, Debra might be onto something. We have had people cut down trees here at work in exchange for being able to take the lumber... I know that the Amish will often do it while they're here working on other things, and random woodworkers sometimes will do it, too. If I find a solid lead for you I'll email--getting your MIL's approval for it might be the harder trick, though. Kelly… until I read Steven’s comment I was thinking that your first line read “content constipation” as in “happy constipation!” Apparently this mugginess has been affecting my brain. :-P I get that time-to-rip-out-the-garden feeling around this time every year, too. I think that it was Pam at Digging who mentioned the feeling first, and that it was a harbinger of fall for her. I just wonder why these brilliant bursts of design insight come to me in August instead of April, when I would have time to see them through for once.

FWIW, Debra might be onto something. We have had people cut down trees here at work in exchange for being able to take the lumber… I know that the Amish will often do it while they’re here working on other things, and random woodworkers sometimes will do it, too. If I find a solid lead for you I’ll email–getting your MIL’s approval for it might be the harder trick, though.

]]> By: debra http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49763 debra Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:54:17 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49763 I've cut the berries back somewhat--remember the cages Steve built around the bushes? Overgrown with grass this summer since I have had no time to attend to it, so I can't remove the cages :-( About the trees. Could it/they be sold for lumber? Then you'd have $$ I’ve cut the berries back somewhat–remember the cages Steve built around the bushes? Overgrown with grass this summer since I have had no time to attend to it, so I can’t remove the cages :-(
About the trees. Could it/they be sold for lumber? Then you’d have $$

]]> By: Kelly http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49757 Kelly Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:13:32 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2007/08/21/send-me-a-lumberjack/#comment-49757 Debra, oh nooo! Did you have to cut it all the way back? Your chickens must have been ecstatic to get such a treat. I've been tossing slug-covered leaves into the coop all week. Such happy sounds! Almost cancels out my bitching and moaning about the damned things. This rain...a gojillion slugs. Yuck. Debra, oh nooo! Did you have to cut it all the way back? Your chickens must have been ecstatic to get such a treat. I’ve been tossing slug-covered leaves into the coop all week. Such happy sounds! Almost cancels out my bitching and moaning about the damned things. This rain…a gojillion slugs. Yuck.

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