I order firewood in May, we need six or seven cords to be dry and stacked by October, when the stoves are lit up again. We have two wood stoves, and they do an amazing job keeping our small house warm. We need very little oil. I called Greg Burch and asked him if he had any firewood and he went out and chopped some and put it in  his truck and brought it over and dumped it. Nearly two cords, a good price.

Ed Watkins is also bringing us two or more cords. For me, winter begins in May. I ordered 125 bales of first cut hay from Ed Gulley, he’ll mix in some second cut but the donkeys and the pony don’t really it second cut. The best feeling in the world is to have a barn full of hay and a woodshed full of firewood all ready for the first frost. The worst feeling is not to have wood dry and stacked and hay in the barn when the winter comes.

This year was unusual, most  years, it strikes fast and hard and it is very unfortunate when you are not ready.