Mac and Carol Brown

Help! Is this another cultural communication problem, or was it something to do
with your illness, Sandra <g> -

> I'm sick, so I sat down to peel kindling and
> watch TV

????? Um, er, why do you peel kindling? Or do you have another meaning for
'peeling'? It sounds to my like you are removing the bark??

Carol, bewildered in New Zealand

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In a message dated 2/15/01 10:44:22 PM, mjcmbrwn@... writes:

<<
????? Um, er, why do you peel kindling? Or do you have another meaning for
'peeling'? It sounds to my like you are removing the bark?? >>

Oh. Playing with the bark from cedar. It's easy to split, and the bark has
about 30 layers, sometimes that can be stripped into really thin, curly bits.
It's a mindless sort of thing to do while I watch videos, but tonight I was
too weak and brainless to find a video so I watched TV. And filled up a box
with easy-to-start tiny kindling. I was creating excelsior, but am not
going to pack anything in it.

Also it's a good excuse to sit right at the hearth and play with the fire.

I doubt Americans guessed any better than you did, Carol. Sorry. (My
friends and relatives would have known. I give the stuff away to friends
with fireplaces, so they have something artsy to use instead of newspaper to
start fires. And I give it to them in ratty baskets I get from garage sales.
When the baskets get old they're kindling too.)



Sandra

Bobbie

that is very *cool beans* Sandra
--- SandraDodd@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/15/01 10:44:22 PM,
> mjcmbrwn@... writes:
>
> <<
> ????? Um, er, why do you peel kindling? Or do you
> have another meaning for
> 'peeling'? It sounds to my like you are removing the
> bark?? >>
>
> Oh. Playing with the bark from cedar. It's easy to
> split, and the bark has
> about 30 layers, sometimes that can be stripped into
> really thin, curly bits.
> It's a mindless sort of thing to do while I watch
> videos, but tonight I was
> too weak and brainless to find a video so I watched
> TV. And filled up a box
> with easy-to-start tiny kindling. I was creating
> excelsior, but am not
> going to pack anything in it.
>
> Also it's a good excuse to sit right at the hearth
> and play with the fire.
>
> I doubt Americans guessed any better than you did,
> Carol. Sorry. (My
> friends and relatives would have known. I give the
> stuff away to friends
> with fireplaces, so they have something artsy to use
> instead of newspaper to
> start fires. And I give it to them in ratty baskets
> I get from garage sales.
> When the baskets get old they're kindling too.)
>
>
>
> Sandra
>


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