Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

'Yotes were celebrating last full moon


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I always enjoy their odes, no matter what I'm doin'



 
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Drove a few miles down the path to check in on my Hungarian friend




Took some shots of his place
I fell in love with it back in ‘99
He ‘put it together with what I had’
I don’t have the wherewithal to do that
His, is a true cabin
Not all tight and trim, but functional, in out the weather, warm
And has that rustic ‘hey, it’s a cabin’ look and feel

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Love his ripped live edge siding

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He’s quite the guy
Fluent English, with all the modern slang of today, but thick accent
He fits well in his cabin



His little S-10 does just fine


We shared a meal and some home brew

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Swapped stories
His lies are much more colorful than mine

Good times

Gonna get dumped on in the next few days

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Gotta stay put now
Batten the hatches
Do some writing
Wood butchering in the day
Got a new outlet for some of my crude creations

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It’s a good winter

The fire will be kept
 
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Thanks for the tour!

Nice cabin.

The first thing I noticed was the tire chains.

My stepfather used to use them and I was always the conscript that helped him put them on, I guess I wasn't as fast as the others.

Lots of cursing involved, it was definitely a learning experience.:rolleyes:

We usually got soaking wet and got the chains on about the same time that the sun came out and the salt started making the roads sloppy!
 
Well now I know where to go off the grid...tell your Hungarian friend I speak Hungarian fluently and also can cook all the Hungarian dishes.

He is single...I hope. :)
Yes, he is

However, he’s still recovering from losing the love of his life

She passed away less than a year ago
Married 23 yrs
He was quite the traveler back then

She was from Nairobi
Beautiful woman
Pretty dynamic couple

She hopped on his Harley and never looked back

Heh, he said, when they were getting serious, he told her, ‘this is me, I have nothing, I am what you see.’

Then he looked at me and said incredulously, ‘she still stayed!’

He gets a bit weepy if he talks too long about her

So I sip beer and wait it out

He's just 62, so he's still got some life in him
 
Got dumped on last night
6 or 8 inches

The storm has cleared


But another one is right behind it

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My little buddy’s food is all covered up
Felt sorry, seeing ‘em pick at the snow
Threw out some cracked corn

Did a vid (sorry, I’m vid nuts at the moment…long winter)

Rather dull, hardly worth the watch




 
Yes, he is

However, he’s still recovering from losing the love of his life

She passed away less than a year ago
Married 23 yrs
He was quite the traveler back then

She was from Nairobi
Beautiful woman
Pretty dynamic couple

She hopped on his Harley and never looked back

Heh, he said, when they were getting serious, he told her, ‘this is me, I have nothing, I am what you see.’

Then he looked at me and said incredulously, ‘she still stayed!’

He gets a bit weepy if he talks too long about her

So I sip beer and wait it out

He's just 62, so he's still got some life in him



Sorry to hear that! I understand though...I can get weepy talking about my husband and it’s been 14 years!
 
Sorry to hear that! I understand though...I can get weepy talking about my husband and it’s been 14 years!

Yeah, it’s somewhat hellish to sit thru

Tough ol’ bird, welling up, shaky voice

Sometimes I point out the window ‘Izzat a bear?!’


He’s onto that one now
 
Well, after our little burst of white powder, the roof edge developed some major icicles

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Somewhat daunting on the way back from the privy at night

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Good to see the sun today

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Still no residents in the ol' snag I kept the saw from dropping

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Maybe this spring


Guess the six inches we got last night was just the baby snow storm

One’s blowin’ in now, and it’s predicted to be carrying the muther lode

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In other news;

Carl had a big day


First junco ever on the suet block

Took him a while to get up the nerve

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Courageous little guy


Fought off a couple nuthatches, then Harry

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Quite the skirmish

I think he got the worst of it, as his tail feathers became a bit ruffled

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Maybe a bit worse off than he looks

Didn’t take flight when I got near, just hobbled under the wood pile

Harry should be ashamed
 
So, ‘tween blowing snow and chores, I did a vid for my buddy in SE Alaska
Heh, he doesn’t get as much snow as we get
We’ve only got a foot right now, but it’s a comin’…..all week

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Looks to be another 5’ winter
Just hope it’s not a ten foot one

Oh, saw two wolves, good size, headin’ south on the meadow
Wolf sightings no longer shock me

This vid ain’t the most thrilling thing you’ll ever watch, but it’s a bit about our place, since my buddy has never been here yet…he keeps threatening, but he keeps fishing

We may have to go up there


Anyway, here’s the vid (it’ll become obvious I’m no videographer)

 
Thanks for the tour it helps me get a better understanding of your compound.

Your pictures of the woodpile reminded me of this old saying: The farmer should have on Candlemas Day, Half his wood and half his hay. In our time Candlemas Day has been overlooked in favor of Groundhogs Day.
 
Yeah, I’ll be doin’ suma that
In the winters we had 5’ accumulation, we had to dig down to the cabin doors
Looks to be another wunna them

keepin' a fire in the burn barrel got interesting

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