Chore or Chill?

Started vacation a touch early by cutting wood for an hour and a half today. This was my first time in 2025 organizing the forest. I start with long, crooked, and large chunks and end with small, straight, 14” pieces. They stack perfectly on my specially built pad behind my garage. (The crooked and short pieces get stuck in a wire basket inside the garage. Nothing is wasted!)

For many people I assume this would be a chore, but for me it is relaxing and rewarding. It makes a difference that we don’t heat our house with wood. We just build a fire for the coziness when it is cold, snowing or raining. I cannot think of a better way to start vacation.