Real Time

Subtitle: Now You Can Guess What Sort of Week It's Been


A few minutes ago, one of the girls asked when we were leaving to pick up the cousins for a sleepover.

"Well, we have to finish our stuff first," I replied with my usual clarity, "And also I have to burn the sap down."

Burn the sap down.
Unfortunately, that was true clarity.

It's been a profitable week in the sugar-bush business.