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Month: March 2013

Lowering the (Final) Beam

April 16, 2020March 28, 2013 by Stephen Garstin

I have to apologize for not writing much lately. Late in January I was worried that I had another stress fracture in my left foot. It swelled up and was very painful to walk on, but I had been through that experience a year or two or three ago, and so I didn’t worry unduly, … Read more

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Grandpa Goes Above and Beyond!

April 16, 2020March 12, 2013 by Stephen Garstin

So on Monday after compiling my woes, I did make a small effort to count my blessings. I moaned about having to purchase firewood now that I can’t drive the tractor back into the bush. You can only imagine the wash of feelings that came over me when I returned to the yurts last night … Read more

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Disaster Strikes Our Yanmar 155D.

April 16, 2020March 11, 2013 by Stephen Garstin

Sunday was one of those days I would generally describe as “craptacular”. With our woodshed rapidly depleting, I had planned to make it a day for bringing in more firewood. It would be a real shame to have to purchase something that I have 160 acres of free for the taking! I headed to the … Read more

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Losing our Teeth. (Kenny vs. the LT10)

April 16, 2020March 3, 2013 by Stephen Garstin

I’m really sorry I haven’t written in some time. It seems that I have been sleeping in quite a bit lately when I’m not working, and I have also been working a fair bit off the homestead. That’s been nice. Howie’s is a really good fit for me, and I hope that they are happy … Read more

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