The weeks news. Settling in for winter

   Well it’s been another quiet week up here on the mountain, my little slice of heaven.
Halloween is this coming weekend, all the children are getting their costumes ready for the great candy rush. As for us, we are safe, nobody ventures up this lonely road in the dark. Tina and I will have a peaceful night.
   It is October, and the weather is as dysfunctional as ever, rain, snow, freezing, then warm. The only way to stay comfortable in a cabin heated with wood, is to have the dampers turned down on the wood stove,  and a couple of windows open.
Up here, I only have the outhouse to finish, then I can settle in for a winter of writing. I am looking forward to that.
   Since the weather is holding, this coming weekend, Tina and I are going after a couple more truck loads of firewood. This will be more than enough to get through the coming winter months. Even if I don’t get it cut or split before it’s buried in the snow, I will have it come spring, and can cut it as needed then.
   Down at My Kitchen, it seems the old loggers have missed my company these past few weeks. Tina bumped into one the other day while running errands, and he told her they looking forward to my being there Friday morning for coffee. I only go to town once a week now, normally Friday, do get groceries and wash clothes.
   Hunting season has ended, and now the deer and elk can come out of hiding once more. Peace and quiet once again, no gunshots far or near.
   I still have to service the UTV, but that will only take an hour or so, so I will take care of it soon. I also have to get the snowmobiles ready, and will most likely do all the machines at one time.
   Well, that’s all the news for the week. Bye for now.