After the school run, I took advantage of the dry weather to turn some of the overstood coppice I cut a couple of years ago into heat for about ten days. (The sawdust goes onto the paths through the woods, which will become more and more National Trust-like over time. That’s my theory anyway.)
While I was cutting, I was thinking about this article that a friend posted on facebook last night. It tells the incredible story of a family who survived for 40 years in the Siberian wilderness. They didn’t have the tractor, axe, chainsaw, boots, thermals, ear defenders, gloves – or even the breakfast I had today. They had practically nothing. For decades.
I’ve said before how far we are from being self sufficient – now you can read what it’s really like.
February 13, 2013 at 7:31 pm
Good to c a reassuring stone on the top of whatever is on the exhaust !
Interesting story suppose its there in us all as our ancestors live like that for millions of years, its deep in the DNA that’s why most of us hanker to live in the wild. 3 inches of snow here, time for malt whiskey and raid the fridge.