In between getting soaked by passing rain showers, Chree used the tractor to skid mucho brush from down by the lower end of the walkway up to the burn pile. She also got quite a bit of experience as a forklift operator moving 8′ firewood logs up to the to-be-cut-and-split-sometime-in-the-indefinite-future piles. After lunch she put on a dry set of clothes and a full set of rain gear… which caused the sun to come out. By early quitting time the burn pile was getting precariously large, so called Ricky Nicklaw, the Leicester Fire Warden, and got permission for pyromania tomorrow. His comment, “With all the rain we’ve had, good luck getting your brush to burn!” Went down to Marty & Merry’s for hors d’oeuvres, plentiful wine, a pitch by the Lake Dunmore / Fern Lake Association (LDFLA) for a contribution to their ongoing capital fund campaign, and a chance to chat with many members of the LDFLA board of directors.
