This is the first day since I’ve been here that I’ve felt utterly exhausted. The day started with a little rain, but as soon as it cleared up I started sorting and stacking the firewood by the shed and before I knew it I was getting a tutorial on how to split the larger pieces of wood.
Yes, I can now officially split wood. I do, however, suck at it. But I’m already getting better. As Barb says, I just have to “channel my energy” and go for it. I’m a bit too timid, so the ax just gets stuck in the wood and I spend more time trying to get the damn thing out of the wood than I do actually chopping. And then there is of course aim. Which I’m also working on.
But one thing is for sure. Chopping wood is ridiculously hard work. My back is squeeling from both chopping and hauling about 10 or 12 loads of wood in a wheelbarrow up and down the hill to the cabin. It’s so satisfying, but achy. After finishing the sorting and getting tired and sweaty from splitting, I moved on to another, equally strenuous project – digging and hauling dirt out of the trench where the new greenhouse will go. I did that for about an hour until I realized that the other WWOOFers, Amanda and Melissa, were up at the cob house stomping cob. So I joined them there for probably another hour. By the time I came down to the house, my body felt useless. Luckily a delicious dinner of pasta revived me enough for an amazing jam session in the living room. What an amazingly satisfying day.
Jack
Sleep well love!
