.. Howdy Pards! .. been awhile since I been by, missed you folks .. been busy with a hundred projects, jumping from one to another, bringing each one along little by little .. great fun!
.. Drew, very happy with Soapy Stove .. I been burnin' wood for 30 years and this is the best performing stove I ever seen .. though it was pretty mild last Winter, it was still Winter and did the whole thing with a little under one cord .. load it up, get it goin, and forget about it for 10 hours .. can't beat that!
.. anyway, some news .. a tree company was doing the power lines through my neighborhood and needed a place to dump the chips .. I happily obliged .. before it was over they delivered around 20 truckloads! ..
![Image](http://tru-grit.com/pix/hickorys/chips/chiptrail_03.jpg)
.. took down this dead Maple tree hanging over my shop/barn to make room for the privacy fence I want to put up ..
![Image](http://tru-grit.com/pix/hickorys/loggin/goalpost_05.jpg)
... just finished splitting this years firewood supply for next Winter, about 2 cords there, be moving them up the hill and into the hoops soon ..
![Image](http://tru-grit.com/pix/hickorys/firewood/Fwood_02.jpg)
... and of course Sadie has been making new friends ..
![Image](http://tru-grit.com/pix/hickorys/wildlife//Sadie_02.jpg)
... hope you and yourn are all well and thriving .. going back to work on my hundred projects, will report back soon .. Tru