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Steve Mills
Steve Mills and his wife have one daughter. They previously owned two coffee/ice cream shops, currently operate an internet sales company and teach classes, but his primary job involves the paper industry worldwide. Hobbies and interests lie in gardening, photography, recorded music and of course, their pets.
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The best-laid plans of mice and men oft(en) go astray,

Posted Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 8:32 AM
Dream snapshots of next season

No, I am not getting into revues of literary works. It is just that the phrase so aptly describes my days, even today.

I went to bed last night knowing that it would be a rainy, chilly day, so I had mentally prepared myself for getting many things listed on eBay. Of course, I missed the two free listing days on Thursday and Friday, but I was still planning to move forward.

Then, as I sat here I looked out at the misty day and saw the remainder of logs I had pulled up for firewood and those really, really needed to be cut up. The weather forecast looks like we'll be running the heater for at least seven days and while I have enough to last that time, more is always better.

So..... maybe the listings wait a few more hours. But I know what that probably means. While I am out there, I might as well drag in some more trees, and some garden beds still need to be cleaned up, AND I still have not planted the rest of the garlic, and what about the wood chips and new beds that need to be prepared now, or they will never be ready for Spring, and....

Then I will probably be so dead tired, I won't feel like listing a thing. I know this scenario well. I have repeated it for the past four weekends.

Oh well, I just keep trying. :-)

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  • The adjusted script played out as expected, except I never got to the garden. Instead, it was still predominately firewood. By 5:00 PM I was ready to call it quits and what a coincidence, there was a football game on. :-)

    -- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Nov 24, 2013, at 12:30 AM

  • Maybe you could give a kid a job for a day and get it all done as a multi-tasking supervisor, I've sure thought about it myself. I overheard a young man the other day saying he had to work at something a few hours to get his girlfriend a Christmas present. A person of that caliber might be hard to find these days, but if the right scenario can be found, it's a double blessing. You get the things done you need to do and they get, help with their needs. I know a young lady that helps clean at a minimum pay, just to buy diapers! I barter cheesecakes for a little help on occasion, that works out real well I hate laundry.

    -- Posted by chefgrape on Sun, Nov 24, 2013, at 8:05 AM

  • I've tasted your cheesecake and I can wash clothes. Hmmmm.

    -- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Nov 24, 2013, at 11:16 AM

  • I have a great idea for giving young people 17 and older an opportunity to make some money. Actually, it is a combination of ideas, but they all go together.

    Probably the biggest thing holding me back is the legal side of things. Oh no, it is legal but when you work people you have to have workman's comp and other insurance to cover this crazy litigious world. It is the one side of business I would love to ignore, but the side one CANNOT ignore.

    Oh well, all the wood is cut for the week. Now I get to split and stack it but I do that during lunchtime as a break from looking at these computer screens. I guess I have about 3 cords but I need another 1-2 to feel safe.

    Of course, I have gas backup, but that costs money. gives no exercise and is boring to write about, so I keep cutting. Cutting is boring to to some, but I still get the exercise, it is abundant and costs are minimal.

    -- Posted by stevemills on Sun, Nov 24, 2013, at 6:40 PM

  • I kept feeling like I am late in planting my garlic, and I probably am but I just checked my notes and realized that my successful garlic harvest of this year was nbot planted until November 30th last year.

    I am actually on time!

    -- Posted by stevemills on Wed, Nov 27, 2013, at 8:39 PM
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