Just wanted to chime in with agreement about the satisfaction produced through amateur lumberjacking. I live in Canada and every year I come home for Christmas and head back into my best friend's wooded lot to fell, chop, and stack a tree for use in his wood-burning stove. Usually we have a crew of 3 or 4 of us and it's easily one of my top 5 favourite things about the holidays. Blissful exhaustion. :)

Keep up the great writing!