brina in she c5995- VIII-6 u. ..... -_vr_V Whitchutch is a rural area and the fannâ€" :13 make a living from the land. They plant in the spring, tend the cops throughout the summer and harvest in the fall. As the in the spring, tend the the summer and harvut old saying gm, 'as you reapâ€. Sweet corn season com that you see in th thhout the use of my hood: someone msght question why on earth I would putchue a 10 plece cordless power tool net. It seems teuonable for somebody to be wondering howl would be able to pullthe‘ ronadnlle'tgnworacuculunw 1 can imagine what the cashier at the ham? ware store was 1mm; when I had two courteoue customer: lift the extremely heavy box up onto the counter. Her facial notation aid, 'Ma be he has some sort of contraption that lets ham the tools on his wheelchair. His mouth; ah, that's u He holds the tools with his mouth. 0. lug feet; he must usehisfeet. l'veeeenpeopleon'l'thopunt wuh their feet.“ - Summenim: is over and it is time to I felt an to explain my situation to the con- fused clerk ' the counter. but she remitted tn thedarltasleagerly instructedanotherclerk toload the small tot-sized box into my van. It was animpulsive 'n.butat75percentolhtwasa deal I couldn't pass up! Heather accompanied me on this showing excur~ sion and while she piloted the van out of the store parking lot, a look of confusion similar to the store clerk's emblazoned her face. Unlike the clerk, she knows my limitations and that I wouldn't be operat- ing po‘mr tools with m feet or my mouth anytime soon; she would proba ly take me to get my head checked out if that was my intention. Sunilarly, she’d probably leave me and my cordless power tools for fear of her life if my plan was to mount a spin- ning circular saw on the side of my chair. HARVEST TIME IN WHITCHURCH By Lukc Andaman Skouflvifle Free Pm: ason is now over. The in the ï¬elds is not sweet soshall you com, but it could be used for flour or for grain to feed the animals. Then come the , pumpkins, wheat, oats, barley, and let’s not forget soy beans, as these are all fall crops. 1 should also metm'on grapes, as we do have some wineries in the munic- .r....-,. The poor, hardworking farmers have to do what Mother Nature allows them to. They have to watch the weather reports, and watch the clouds in the sky. see Harves‘ page 17 Addgnmmwuhdd pnouo a loflgurcomthcconï¬gummmddmm woodmptecescompflnngoux pmgecznh “and I addressed unpotum tunes m: umduhouldbebncedmotdafont dowmwhflcflulhetdcscnbedhowdw standtolook 8“." yv my. UnngapcnbddmmymauthJskncbedouuhc daignonap'leceofpum \Vr'kï¬eflmhidouton my lap. we tor'w‘ .1003): mm: m pieces of woodtha".au oceniyinguoundand tedafew to unwed. buntingpeo Izhowtodoth'mpnaskflllhav: dcvelopedoveuï¬elut foutyunnndoneluuevay day. From brushing my tecth to cooking my dinner, to my m that day You ' (tom the umhu hamm’ m the s _ Hath“ has mute milling but"! ’2 lo“ the phyunl mm: m: u through I put: 0 mo: lo“ the know-how ‘comuucuon mnemofdu the flowerpot Ilka how the u not to fall mud the I luv: learned how to dumb: how 1 would like something done and the step. it will take to do It. 5 safety and the propet technh wood securely on a sturdy Heather how to cut the plot: â€I'Y' u wâ€" .â€" V safety and the proper technique of holdinga piece of wood securely on a sturdy surface, I deacribed to Heather how to cut the pieces to the right size. Soon sawdust was flying. the smell of freahly cut woodwumtlwamMmymsMufloodthh thatoldleelinglusedtogetwhileworkinginthe she put the saw down. inspected the cut she had made and blew away the residual shavings. The flovm stand turned out peat, and since thenwehave uiltasmalltablewhichdoublesasa bench and our latest wooden creation, a step stool. You know that saying. 'A picture is worth a thou- sand words': It's true. When words don't work the pen and per come out: Sketching with my mouth and [m in; diagrams in a waodworkin book Heather got for her birthda allow us to u erstand what we are both talking a ut. Is, a- A- Wll“ Wt any W‘Io .w-o v--_, I had long ago ruled our ever being able to do woodwork agam as I ï¬gured any variation other than rhar which I was used to just wouldn‘t do it for me. I was scared of being frustrated and disappointâ€" Whether it's a flowerpot stand or a 40,000 km wheel around the world, I often think of what my hero Rick Hansen once said, "If you believe in a dream and have the courage to try, great things can be accomplished.“ I.) with an emphnii on WWâ€!