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The Rural Voice, 1993-06, Page 62 THE RURAL VOICE Gisele Ireland Super Wrench pulls it off There is nothing that will shorten the winter months any better than having bought a combine in the fall with no payments until spring, or ... planning a spring weddin We've given up buying mach- inery ... we just steal the neigh- bour's ... so that left planning a wedding. Yes, the room was finally done. Super Wrench always manages to come through when given enough incentive. I won't divulge what we threatened him with. Let's just say he slept with his eyes open for a few nights. The wedding went off without any problems. Super Wrench brought his second daughter up the church aisle. She had tears running down her cheeks to match the river of moisture pouring down mine. The groom appeared petrified and the guests all revelled in memories of their own as the whole ceremony ran its course, none likely more poignant than Super Wrench and I. On that exact date, 28 years earlier, I permanently lassoed Super Wrench into wedlock. After all the picture taking and hand shaking was over, the real business of attending a wedding began. Everyone celebrated and predictably the men congregated into groups as did the women, each offering the newlyweds sage advice as to how to remain as happy as they obviously appeared at that moment. It certainly brought to mind the advice I received as a new bride and couldn't help but giggle when I overheard one serious lady relate to Diane that the secret of a successful marriage was the sharing aspect. If you recall, that's exactly what we're usually told first when we enter kindergarten. In my books, there's sharing ... and there's sharing. Our marriage has lasted because there are some things that shouldn't be shared, or just simply can't be shared. Moming sickness is not a sharing project. Oh yes, the father -to -be can make sympathetic noises, but rarely goes so far as to offer to cook his own meals until the nausea goes away. He will open the door to the bathroom for you in your mad rush when it hits, mainly to prevent injury to yourself when you're speeding in a predictable direction. The labour and delivery room are shared to a point, but it's still the mother doing the act- ual work. Were that aspect of sharing to be a biological reality, the popula- tion would likely go downhill fast. Super Wrench has found over the years that not sharing something he's about to do prevents major hassles. It's a lot better if he just admits what he's done when it's all over and there is no changing it. Case in point, buying something for the farm when the waiting list for the house has grown to immense proportions, or taking on yet another job that requires mega amounts of meetings at night. He wasn't too keen to share some of his adventures either, and the one that comes to mind immediately is the day he toppled not one, but two hay wagons in the field. He had to share that, but admits he'd sooner have chewed off his right arm than come to the house and confess and plead for assistance. Sharing is something I approach with caution. Telling Super Wrench exactly what the new lamp cost is not a joyous event, giving him a ball park figure works a lot better. He does the same when he's just brought home new parts for the tractor. It's an art couples can only develop after living with each other. I've decided not to share with Super Wrench the projected cost of curtains for the new living room and he'll likely return the favour by refraining from sharing with me the exact cost of getting the farm truck painted, just because he thinks it needs it. The pleasant results of that is we'll likely still share the same bed come sundown.0 Gisele Ireland is from Bruce County. 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Let's just say he slept with his eyes open for a few nights. The wedding went off without any problems. Super Wrench brought his second daughter up the church aisle. She had tears running down her cheeks to match the river of moisture pouring down mine. The groom appeared petrified and the guests all revelled in memories of their own as the whole ceremony ran its course, none likely more poignant than Super Wrench and I. On that exact date, 28 years earlier, I permanently lassoed Super Wrench into wedlock. After all the picture taking and hand shaking was over, the real business of attending a wedding began. Everyone celebrated and predictably the men congregated into groups as did the women, each offering the newlyweds sage advice as to how to remain as happy as they obviously appeared at that moment. It certainly brought to mind the advice I received as a new bride and couldn't help but giggle when I overheard one serious lady relate to Diane that the secret of a successful marriage was the sharing aspect. If you recall, that's exactly what we're usually told first when we enter kindergarten. In my books, there's sharing ... and there's sharing. Our marriage has lasted because there are some things that shouldn't be shared, or just simply can't be shared. Moming sickness is not a sharing project. Oh yes, the father -to -be can make sympathetic noises, but rarely goes so far as to offer to cook his own meals until the nausea goes away. He will open the door to the bathroom for you in your mad rush when it hits, mainly to prevent injury to yourself when you're speeding in a predictable direction. The labour and delivery room are shared to a point, but it's still the mother doing the act- ual work. Were that aspect of sharing to be a biological reality, the popula- tion would likely go downhill fast. Super Wrench has found over the years that not sharing something he's about to do prevents major hassles. It's a lot better if he just admits what he's done when it's all over and there is no changing it. Case in point, buying something for the farm when the waiting list for the house has grown to immense proportions, or taking on yet another job that requires mega amounts of meetings at night. He wasn't too keen to share some of his adventures either, and the one that comes to mind immediately is the day he toppled not one, but two hay wagons in the field. He had to share that, but admits he'd sooner have chewed off his right arm than come to the house and confess and plead for assistance. Sharing is something I approach with caution. Telling Super Wrench exactly what the new lamp cost is not a joyous event, giving him a ball park figure works a lot better. He does the same when he's just brought home new parts for the tractor. It's an art couples can only develop after living with each other. I've decided not to share with Super Wrench the projected cost of curtains for the new living room and he'll likely return the favour by refraining from sharing with me the exact cost of getting the farm truck painted, just because he thinks it needs it. The pleasant results of that is we'll likely still share the same bed come sundown.0 Gisele Ireland is from Bruce County. Her most recent book, Brace Your- self, is available for $7 from Bumps Books, Teeswater, Ontario. NOG 2S0. 1