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Mud time

I performed a Spring Ritual today, cleaning the driveway and sidewalk of a winter's worth of sand and crud. This involved turning the outside faucets on again, and seeing if the hose, which had been left outside all winter, was thawed and unbroken. Luck was with me and all went well. It suprises me how much satisfaction I can get from simple tasks like cleaning the drive. Perhaps I should have been a gardener or grounds keeper. naw, that would get old and would be so unpleasant in the hot weather. Now if folks will actually use the sidewalk, we will reduce the amount of sand tracked in the house. Clean is good.

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Sugar time
I also went up to Morse's to see if they were sugaring. Burr was right where you might expect to find him at this time of year. He says it is not much of a year, so far. Seems it's not getting quite cold enough at night. If we can get some freezing nights, all will be well. In the mean time, if you go up the hill, you will be able to contemplate the great wooden sculpture at Morse's. This includes the famous, and always delightful, Venus de Maple, the Maple Man (or is it a woman), and the very sugar shack itself. Of course, if you are in the area you should go to Morse Farm to see it all yourself. Posted by chuck at March 6, 2004 04:50 PM | TrackBack