Oct 20th - At K, A & L's

This morning I went to California to pick up a chain saw chain that had been sharpened and to get some odds and ends at the hardware store. I ended up going to both hardware stores and still didn't find everything I needed. The service at both stores was great. After spending far more time there than I anticipated I headed for Russellville.

I had told Kelsey and Andy that I would be at their place by 10. I called and told them I would be late. By the time I had breakfast at the little place in Russellville (good food & good prices but it takes FOREVER) it was after 11 when I finally arrived.

We got the hose bib installed, made a cover for the entrance to the crawl space and installed the light fixture at the back door. The big thing is that their crawl space is now closed up.

After I got home I moved the five chunks of wood that I had previously cut, from the woods to the area near the wood storage building. I think the remaining log will cut in 4 to 5 more pieces.

I called Steve, the guy who borrowed my splitter (I told him I would call him when I wanted it back) and asked him to bring it back so that I could use it for a couple of days. It is quite a chore to raise the splitter to the upright position. Most of the pieces are so large that if I don't set the splitter upright, so that I don't have to lift the pieces, I will need to split them in half by hand. Even split in half it will be a chore to lift them onto the splitter. Out of curiosity I split three of the chunks by hand. I picked the "cleanest" ones to split.

If I didn't need to do a lot of chainsaw work the next few days I would split more of it by hand. I need to get the rest of the log out of the woods and cut up several other pieces that are laying around, so that I can split them.

My current plan is for me to leave for Messiah's Ranch, near Bryan, Texas; on Monday, October 29th. I still have a lot I would like to get accomplished before I leave.

Good night to all. May God bless you and yours.