The first sign, Ruth, is when the car tool kit acquires a bow saw or in extreme cases a chain saw and now there seems to be a homing device in the car tuned to the sound of a chain saw and tree felling. You will be told how he got 1/2 ton of wood into the boot and how the view was much better with the front of the car in the air.
The garage of course is the ideal place to store it, anyway the car is better in the open air. The people who bring all shapes and sizes of wood to your door are "friends"! Beware of ones with trailers. The spread of wood has so far taken over the glasshouse, outdoor toilet, conservatory , garage and odd piles around the garden.
A new use has been found for the Microwave oven. I am yet to be convinced that the bedroom is the best place to finish off the seasoning. Mick says the temperature is more even there as we don't raise the temperature as often as we used to (wonder what he means?), but anyway, no wood. I don't think there is any known case for wooditis in self defence. I have heard all about the grain shapes, colour, names of the wood and to call our garden shed "the Workshop". And to find odd pieces of wood in our suitcase and not to pass craft shops. Guess what our holiday snaps are of?

Mick says the muscles I have from polishing his masterpieces (his words) are becoming.
God help us!
Betty Healy