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April 14, 2006

Recipe For a Great Afternoon

Five enthusiastic pairs of hands, gloved

Four pairs of wire-cutters, three hammers and two crowbars

Three mountain pine beetle-infested trees, chopped

One truckload of rotting cedar boards, toasted

40 feet of chicken wire, lumber, vines, and corrugated metal roofing, separated

Two dogs, underfoot

A dash of fuel

One winch cable, wrapped around a roof beam

One video camera, on

Four cheers of destructive joy

One jug of water

Lots of elbow grease

One extra hot bonfire

Salmon dinner for six, promised

One barn, standing all by itself.

Optional: one two-month-old llama, rolled in ash, one apricot tree in full bloom, and four hours without rain.

More tomorrow, with the addition of one digital camera and turkey dinner with all the trimmings. And, hopefully, some sunshine! Happy Easter, everyone!

Posted by anita at April 14, 2006 11:50 PM