I live on a small farm in WV and spring has finally sprung here!  The temperature is above normal and the lack of rain is making it easy to get out of the shop and do some “farm chores”.  As with any farm there are always things to repair, replace or build.  I have been plowing and tilling my garden – a simple task but complicated by the need to perform impromptu repairs on the tractor and tiller.  Time is a commodity and between woodworking and farming chores I just don’t have enough of it, but I would not have it any other way.  Just like any woodworker I have a long list of things I would like to build.  I prefer having more things to do than time to complete them and I consider myself lucky to be able to set my own agenda.  So, if the weather is great I can spend the day on outside tasks.  And, of course, if the weather is not favorable for outside activities, I enjoy staying in my shop and working solely on my woodworking list.  For me, a balance of farming and woodworking activities keeps life from getting stale.

Enjoy your shop time,

Jerill