[LadyX]

"Must be something I learned from my brothers."

I was the last of three daughters, with NO brothers.
I therefore chopped kindling and later wood for the fireplace, and was The Yard Person, from age 11.

Mind you, mowing was with a push reel mower in tough Florida grass, and I used a hand swing to lower the growth in the citrus grove next to the house.
Really was ecstatic when at 15 we acquired a power mower! Loved outdoor and indoor work...it all made life easy as I roamed the States with all kinds of 'challenges.'

[deadhead]

I have always loved outdoor work. My Mom and Step-Dad bought a farm in the 70's, upstate N.Y. That is where we would vacation in the summer. It was a lot of fun, but we also worked while vacationing. LOL, we all became very familiar with the push mower, the gas mower...but the most fun was the sit down mower. One day when I was riding it, the gears broke and I found myself going up the stairs backward.....no harm done...but everyone had a good laugh. We would cut back trees and bushes, it would look great...the next summer, do it all over again :-) We always had a great time there. Wonderful memories.

I miss the farm.