Wood for the fire

Getting wood from the garden shed ought to be child's play. I mean, husband has already brought it in from the paddocks, he's sliced, and split it and stacked it in the shed. The hard work is done, right?

I drive the barrow into the little shed. I can't even drive in. Unsplit wood lies to the left, another barrow with hardwood lies to the right. The floor is littered with bark. I park outside.

Now comes the choice of wood. If the fire is roaring, then you need the small stuff at the bottom, for tomorrow, to get the fire restarted. And the big stuff at the top to go on right now. If the fire is still starting up, then it's vice versa.

Then you need to watch out for red backs and splinters.

And finally, don't get too excited and overload the barrow. Or the whole thing will tip on your first turn.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch ...