Assuming there is no recycling and waste management company collecting refuse here, some friends were wondering what we do with our packaging when we receive goodies from home. The grill you see, which is welded rebar we commissioned a business owner to make, is our spot for trash fires, removing the grill first, of course. I've had two trash fires so far, and they are not pleasant. I'm not used to seeing green smoke and flame, but there seems to be no alternative. If we don't burn it, someone else will do it in a pit created for such events, and we prefer to do it ourselves, not wanting people to get curious about our trash. The ashes go in the chim. It reminds me of our trash burning conversations in the boundary waters with Brad and Lonnie. What do you think will happen to the trash if you pack it out? It'll be burned or buried either way. Zoning might be better though.

We purchased some wicker furniture from a co-op that a Japanese volunteer organization started. It's pretty good stuff, and now we feel ready to entertain visitors.