Day: December 18, 2005

The Hunter knew that he was luckier than most. The lower level of his dwelling had some heating from a natural gas stream that fed a small flame. There was some hot water, but still, it was not enough to prepare food or maintain warmth necessary for to soothe his sick mate or her elderly … Read More “Fuel” »

Today we had the first ice storm of the season.  Autumn had been unusually warm, and most of the trees still had leaves that had not fallen.  That proved to be disasterous.  The frozen wet leaves were more than some trees could handle, and we lost many more limbs than usual.  One of our favorite … Read More “The price of missing autumn” »