Tag: suburban firecraft

  • Campfire Club

    Ahhhh… outdoor campfire season is upon us once again. I do try to get outside and warm myself by some flickering flames year-round, but from May through October it is always a little more favourable to casually cooking and gathering around a pit of hot embers. So I did last night. Sadly alone….? Or maybe…advantageously

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  • Stir Fried Campfire

    It had been far too many months since I had found myself with a good day to build a small campfire in the backyard. But Saturdays, even chilly ones in mid-Spring, can sometimes avail themselves of enough freedom and opportunity to reignite something interesting, sometimes literally. My plan to have winter fires outdoors this past

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  • A Neglected Blog Update

    I really hate writing those posts that wax apologetic for not writing for some span of time, promising to do better, and lamenting that life is just so busy that — gosh! — if only there were an extra hour each day… I’ve been refocused other places, and in the blur of spring snow storms

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  • Friday Fires, Winter Snow Edition

    When I checked out of work for the week at the end of the day today, the sun was still high enough in the sky for it to be considered daylight. It’s been cold for most of the week, that deep, chilling cold that makes it difficult to do much besides curl up on the

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  • Short: Friday Fires

    Long work days, short cool evenings. I had my phone in one hand and an axe in the other (metaphorically speaking, of course) as Friday’s quitting time slipped into view. The benefit of (still) working from home is that I can check the laptop for rogue, last-minute emails even while I heat up the backyard

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