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The Hangman's Daughter

The Hangman’s Daughter

Last night I had trouble sleeping. (See yesterday’s blog) My wife had put me onto a series of book written in German by Oliver Potzsch and translated into English. The first was the Hangman’s Daughter. I read it and was hooked. The second was The Dark Monk and the third was The Beggar King. Anyway I was reading the Beggar King after getting home from the treatment and trying to get my mind off the feeling, akin to a bad case of sunburn. I finished at 3:30 this morning. Linda kept rolling over and giving me hell. I recommend the series.

It was 12 below zero last night and as soon as I awakened, went outside to put some wood into the outdoor furnace/boiler. The wood heats the boiler, the boiler heats the water and pumps circulate the water into the house and workshop. In the last three days I have burned a full pick-up trailer of wood. I had to pull the empty trailer down to the landing where the wood processor is located. Then I hitched onto a full trailer and pulled it back up next to the wood stove. At any rate, when I finished that I laid down for “Forty-Winks” and woke up around 11:00.

We had some shopping to do and went to Portage. On the way I dropped off Himers food and he was nowhere around. On the way home however, we noted that the food had been eaten. Then I did the evening chores.

Tonight “Justified” comes on and Linda and I are really hooked on that one. What I like most about the series is that the characters resonate with authenticity. I try and get my students to develop such charactres and think I’ll suggest they watch “Justified.”

After getting the chores done I want downstairs and worked on my model airplanes. I need to keep my mind off my “sunburn.” The first day is the worst and the cream and Motrin really helps. There is a forth book in the Hangman’s Daughter series but it is still being translated. Can’t wait for it to come out.