Recovering, and getting more done.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Well last night ended up being a marathon. I arrived there at seven and left about twenty past midnight. In between we talked a lot of politics. It was nice, but exhausting. I tried to sleep in this morning but couldn’t, so I went to the jobsite and ran the chainsaw a bit. Mid-morning I got a message that my parents were coming by so I went and cleaned up the cottage and waited for them. After they came I went and worked some more. My reward for good working was a visit to the library and a bag full of books for three dollars. I returned to the cottage for a light lunch before heading home. I stopped at the auto parts store in Lewisburg for some fuses. Luke was waiting for me when I got home and we played until dinner time. We all ate well and now he is asleep. I hope to be soon as well.

A different day than expected.

Posted on by David Maxwell

It was raining hard this morning so instead of driving to the Mountain I went with Liz and Luke up to Franklin. I sat in the car while they went into High Hopes, then we all went to Home Depot. I stayed with Luke at the house for a while because Madeline was late due to getting her driver’s license updated at the DMV. By the time she arrived it was pretty much lunch time, so I stayed for that. I finally left and was grateful that it wasn’t raining any longer. I drove via Lewisburg, where I stopped at Goodwill and looked at books, but didn’t buy any. I stopped again at a gas station before Cowan and got some greasy food. This decision would haunt me all afternoon. At the cottage I just went and lay on the couch because I felt so miserable. I tried to sleep but couldn’t. Now I am getting ready to go to dinner at Debbie and Charles’s house down in Dechard.

More work and coming home.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I woke up this morning and the ankle felt about 95%, so that was great. I went to work cutting and hauling more brush. It was another warm, sunny day and I got a lot done. My dad stopped by on his way out of town and we chatted a little. I worked until time for a late lunch, then returned to the cottage to eat and shower. I stopped by the Goat Market for a drink and chat with Eric before heading on. At the Home Depot in Manchester I bought a light bulb for the microwave and two chains for my big saw. At Dollar General on the way home I bought a bird feeder. Upon arriving home Luke and I filled the feeder with seeds and hung it on the front porch. Then we read some before dinner. He did a lot of talking and eating before bath and bed. I washed dishes while Liz put him down. Hopefully I’ll be able to go to bed early as I’m quite tired.

Getting a lot done.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I woke up pretty early this morning but didn’t get to the job site until about 8:30 after going to get diesel fuel. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed working. My ankle felt much better this morning and didn’t really slow me down. I cut and hauled more trees and pulled lots of stumps. I returned to the cottage for lunch then went back to work. I am happy with the progress being made and hope to be done by the end of the week. My dad came by as I was finishing up and so we looked things over then went to Piggly Wiggly for some groceries. We went back out a little later and drove over to campus before ending up at the mini mart so my dad could get some ice cream. Now we are just relaxing at the cottage. I will read some more then try to go to bed early.

Progress and drama.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I got to the job site a little before eight this morning and started work right away. My first order of business was to hook up a chain and start yanking out the small tree stumps. That was going well until I hopped off the tractor and rolled my ankle. I was in agony. I kept working though, hobbling around to fasten and unfasten the chain, and to put branches on the loader’s forks. Things were going pretty well until I got the tractor stuck after taking a load of branches to the burn site. I went a little further to do some exploring, and hit a deep patch of mud. After that I walked back to my car and decided to drive down to Jasper and get my E911 addresses for the next two lots.

When I arrived they told me that the guy I needed to talk to was in Chattanooga but would be back shortly. I didn’t time it, but I don’t think it was shortly. He was able to get me all set up though. I drove back to the cottage and relaxed on the couch for a while in order to let my ankle rest. After getting tired of that I decided to go and try to get the tractor unstuck. It was a challenging but successful endeavor. I pushed over a few trees and pulled some more sumps before calling it a day. I stopped by Piggly Wiggly on the way back to the cottage for bananas, frozen peaches, and water. Now I am just relaxing and reading a book about the Irish.