INTER

...really cold after being used to the heat, I need more time to acclimate. I have on my heaviest flannel comfy thing to lounge in (that I inherited from Mom 💓) till bedtime...and I have on my Muc Lucs fake sheepswool lounging footware. Im as cozy as can be, and I have on a tiny bit of heat too.

Today I cut a tree, one that is part of a problem. A big pine, has these 2 water or willow oaks growing right up besides the big pine they rub together. So eventually those trees will def be a bigger problem. I could only cut one of them but Im going to try again to get the second one..I got tired and it's easy to make a mistake when you're tired. This second tree is going to be difficult to fell due to the Pine tree it's hugging, and the fence right beside it, I will try using the pole saw to cut it up high first and allow the top section to fall on the opposite side of the fence...the tree is about 30 ft tall and it's about 8 inches in diameter. So it's not a small tree. The One I cut today was not as tall and about 5 inches in diameter. The Pine is HUGE probably 80 ft tall and 22 inches in diameter.

Many of my pines are dying due to the pine beetle, Im a little concerned about the huge one in the front yard, it's at least 30" diameter, maybe more and it's easily 120 ft tall...I should have cut these pines when they were small...The don't just fall down luckily, but they come apart limb by limb...little by little As they die they lose mass since they no longer take up water.

There is a dead oak in Mom's yard that I plan to get also for firewood...I am ready to cut it just gotta get busy and do it.

So now my skin is super sensitive, and even the seams inside my shirts feel scratchy. UGH! My first attempt at Gluten free bread was a semi success...it's edible, but it crumbles easily...tasty with margarine on it. I made a big pot of Cranberry beans to go with the bread. I think I will stick with corn bread and use the gluten free flour to make cupcakes, I love cornbread!

The crisis in Haiti why doesn't the US send the Army there to stop the armed gangs and stabalize the nation with which needs an election to replace their murdered leader....it's insane what is happening there,,,no wonder the people are fleeing.