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24 THE RURAL VOICE
dry land and a traffic j am of deer
tracks.
November 30 — Things are really
looking up. We got the barn built, the
roof on, sides on, windows and doors.
Donald and I do all the work, lifting
the tamarack poles for the ceiling and
rafters, nailing the strapping and steel
on the roof. He tells his brother I'm
tougher than bear farts.
We get a 20 -gallon hot water
heater, so now have hot running
water. What a luxury! 'We run out of
pipe, so I still don't ha'✓e water in the
kitchen.
Donald starts trappi ng and catches
a muskrat the first day. He made a
fox set, so we'll see how sly they are.
One Sunday afternoon, the kids get
lettuce from the frid ge, thread, and
toothpicks and make a rabbit trap in
the living room. You never know
what they'll come up with.
December 1 — A free: dentist came to
Donna Jean's school because this is
an isolated area. Sometimes it pays to
be in the north.
December 15 — We cut a Christmas
tree in the bush, haul it home behind
the three-wheeler, and put it up in the
greenhouse. The kids make paper
chains and popcorn strings.
December 26 — The generator breaks
down. Luckily the water tank upstairs
is full. An overflowing spring down
the road has really good drinking
water. It is clear and flowing even
when it is -33°F. The cows and horse
go down there no w to drink, so we
don't have to haul them water or
chop a hole in the river ice every day.
Water in pails turns to slush by the
time you get to the barn. It seems
strange to be back into slopping water
buckets. It's amazing how spoiled
one gets so fast.
January 10, 1985 — Donald goes out
hunting just at dlusk, and shoots at
two moose. He kills a large calf, and
we pull it up to the house and hang it
down cellar. It seems odd that the
cow hadn't come back to see the calf,
so the next day, Donald follows her
tracks to see just where she'd gone.
Not very far, because he came upon
her dead body. You could have
knocked him ovi r with a feather. One
moose was pien ty. This was just too
much. His brother came to help haul
the second one home, and we spend
the next two days cutting and
wrapping moose meat, and making