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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

Lisa,
Two thoughts here.   I don't remember if I said this
before.  Have you checked to see if someone delivers
wood ready to burn.  I know one person who tells me
that the price he pays for delivered wood is
affordable.  Maybe the same there.
Any recordings? or any way we can hear his playing on
line?
Van Dell

--- "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks guys.  Good food for thought.  Fwiw Bev, I
> was kidding when I said
> I'm his old lady, I haven't called myself that in I
> don't know how
> long--guess I was just saying that I'm the older
> spouse.  And you're the
> Homestead Warrior Woman, not me. ;)  I dabble in
> homesteading when the mood
> strikes.  Meanwhile, I live a mostly rural, country
> lifestyle and help
> support local farmers.
> 
> The wood stove problem is extensive, it's not just
> one thing broken, it's
> several internal parts including the catalytic
> converter and the vent that
> add up to big bucks.  I forget what all is wrong
> with it; we could repair it
> and save some money over new, but if we have to
> spend that much we'd rather
> have new.
> 
> My husband works out at the local gym 4-5x per week
> doing a cardio and
> weight lifting routine.  He's had to change his
> weight routine to
> accommodate the darn arm.
> 
> For three years, he's owned and operated a music
> store in town that is open
> 5 days per week, thus most of the homesteading-type
> chores are crammed into
> Sunday/Monday.  He gives 25 guitar lessons per week
> which is a significant
> portion of his income.  Before the store was open,
> our lives were more
> centered around the home(stead).  Husband likes to
> get things done, he can't
> stand to space them out over days.  I've offered to
> do some mowing and
> probably should just begin, but both of us don't
> care to aggravate my right
> wrist which hasn't been the same since I broke my
> arm three years ago this
> winter.  We were both going to the Accupuncturist at
> the same time this past
> spring and it did wonders, but our body parts are
> not like they used to be
> (isn't that aging in a nutshell?).  We also looked
> into lawn tractors,
> riding mowers and the like this past season.  When
> we talked on list about
> the DR walk-behind bush hog, I would have been the
> main user.  If we find
> something that will be part of the solution.
> 
> Any use of his left arm--whether pushing the mower,
> holding the chainsaw
> with both hands, chopping wood manually with an axe,
> weedwhacking, or
> playing the guitar--all cause him grief.  He'd
> rather give up using the
> chainsaw than the guitar, it is a matter of
> preference.  He's played guitar
> since he was 18 and it's his passion.  In fact, he's
> working towards making
> regular European tours (summer 07 or 08) and we are
> strongly considering
> living in Europe for a year or two before the boys
> are gone.  He's gone
> about as far as he can go in the states with his
> acoustic blues career for a
> 40's white guy, to jump to the next level of being
> invited to play
> well-known blues festivals (or at least getting into
> those gigs) and
> becoming more in demand and better known here, he
> needs to spend time going
> back and forth to Europe.
> 
> Now that I'm way off track...
> 
> Sounds like we need a wood splitter and perhaps
> purchase a wood stove that
> can use gas logs.  That way, if we don't care for
> propane we can switch back
> to wood.  And if gives the next homeowners an
> option--if we make the
> decision to sell down the road.
> 
> Lisa
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