{"id":1728,"date":"2021-09-19T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T12:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2021-09-19T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T12:30:05","slug":"hot-and-humid-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/2021\/09\/19\/hot-and-humid-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot and Humid September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had some work events wrap up on September 1st so I was able to take the week after the Labor Day holiday off and it was a lot of outdoors yard work kind of stuff.  Good fun &#8211; but really, really hot and humid all month so far.  A couple of days ago, Hanscom Field weather station was recording 100% humidity.  Just a bit more and you need a snorkel out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harvest season is here though &#8211; when you go outside, you can smell the wild grapes ripening on the vines &#8211; wonderful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some stuff I was able to do the past couple of weeks &#8211; I got the anvil in my Dad&#8217;s blacksmith shop moved around using the chain hoist (it was at a really awkward angle in relation to the coal forge).  I also took out my axe and took down a couple of trees and I have been working with the Carlisle Conservation Commission on permission to take out 2 dead trees near my house and two junk trees overhanging the roof &#8211; I have it mostly lined up and then will have some folks with a bucket truck come in and take care of things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upcoming is working more on the forge &#8211; my Dad and I are going to build an exhaust hood to try and deal with the smoke better (right now it tends to blow in your face a lot!).  We went to Vanderhoofs hardware and got stove pipe and also the electrical fittings for an exhaust fan I had previously purchased and we got that wired up as well.  I am just waiting right now for an adapter to arrive &#8211; a part that will mate the 6&#8243; round stove pipe to flat sheet metal as Scott Vanderhoof didn&#8217;t have anything in stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One side note, Nancy Shohet West and Scott Vanderhoof have published a book about the family store &#8211; it is super interesting and the story of a long held family store in a small town.  I recommend it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vanderhoof Hardware Company: The Story of My Family, Our Business, and More Than a Century on Main Street\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_oArgIVS1gEj7Eh&#038;asin=B098H21DZ3&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3445-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3445-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3445-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3445-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3449-e1632054495206-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1726\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3449-e1632054495206-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3449-e1632054495206-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3427-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3427-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3427-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3427-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3421-e1632054374755-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1724\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3421-e1632054374755-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3421-e1632054374755-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had some work events wrap up on September 1st so I was able to take the week after the Labor Day holiday off and it was a lot of outdoors yard work kind of stuff. Good fun &#8211; but really, really hot and humid all month so far. 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