Greetings,

I'm on my feet again, and in keeping with the premise of Braiding Sweetgrass in caring for our little blue canoe, doing what I can in my natural garden. I tire quickly anymore, but have been working at clearing winter tree falls so I can plant more over-harvested trees.

The clearing is easier with a new battery powered chainsaw, but I had to overcome my wife's objection. Karen said that nobody within spitting distance of eighty has any business with a chainsaw. She makes a good point, but I'm not ready to give up yet.

Back inside resting, when I'm not reading, I've started putting together a natural garden (forest edge ecosystem) reference ebook. If I complete it, I want to distribute it as a free ebook, but will have to look elsewhere than the major outlets (like Amazon) that don't allow zero priced books.

Karen and I have both received our second vaccination shot now. I was only a little tired and sore afterwards, but Karen suffered a bad reaction as we were forewarned by the statistics. It seems unfair to me that women (usually the more giving gender) bear more of the suffering in this world.

I hope this finds you all in good spirits, and doing as well as possible in today's troubled world.

My best to you and yours,
Lee