Summary
THERE is nothing to beat the smug glow of sitting by that first fire of this summer's hard-won peats, which satisfaction I enjoyed on Monday night.
It is matched only by the gloat factor of my immaculate little stack outside, a beautifully hip-ended structure of racked, filed peats, secure against winter's blast and in Gaelic stolidity against the night.See the full content of this document
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Basking in the Warm Glow of an Ancient Skill
Alas, I did not build the stack myself construction is far more difficult than it looks and I delegated it to a knacky neighbour. But 'win' my peats I did.
It's a two-man job and the main difficulty, these days, is finding the help or labour to assist in a chore calling for much time and real skill.It is seldom possible to cut...See the full content of this document
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