November 5, 2026 · 14 min
Getting the old house ready for its first winter
The paper doors, the stove, the firewood and the long list we wrote in October, and how much of it we got to.
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Persimmons from the neighbours
Peeling, stringing and hanging them to dry, with a lot of laughing at my first try.