When I am not Quilting or Fishing or Visiting with Family...

then it is probably winter, and I am at work. So what work do I do you ask?
Let me start by saying....when Carl came home from a Ritchie Bros. Auction announcing he had purchased something for me .. I knew that it probably was Not Fabric! With hesitation, and trepidation I asked him to show me. When he said that it would not be arriving for a couple of day ... I knew that this Definitely was not Fabric, or a New Sewing Machine!

Yes Logging is one of the main employers in our little community ... and yes he brought me home a lovely piece of logging Equipment!

With a big grin on his face he announced that he bought me a processor! You can only imagine my Joy!!!

Now I am not a spring chicken, at the age of 50+ my boys wouldn't even entertain the idea of challenging me to one of those "Joy Stick" operated computer games. It just wasn't worth it, I couldn't get the feel of the joy stick operation!

My first view of the operators seat in the Processor turned my blood cold! Not just one joy stick, but 2! anddddd, on the top of each joy stick a toggle switch, and on the main stick of each joy stick were 3 buttons, then of course there was the computer screen, and two foot pedals also.

Sure after 25 years of helping Carl in the Logging Business I had helped to move equipment from one landing to another, a small cat, a skidder, not to mentions hours helping him do repairs or maintenance. But this .... This was just mind boggling for me!

After many encouraging words .... he convinced me to give it a try. Starting by bucking up the winters fire wood into 2 ft. chunks, soon had me comfortable handling small lengths of logs.

He assured me the leap to full tree lengths would be a breeze! Hmmmm!

Needless to say I have put in two seasons of logging ,operating the Processor and to tell the truth quite enjoy the job during the winter months.

I told him I would do it until I was 60., after all I was 53 at the time! (Perhaps I was a little over zealous with this commitment?!)

One thing I can tell you .... I can challenge any of the kids to a "joy stick" operated game now ...move over boys , Mom can run those computer joy sticks now .. No Problemo!