well, it's over!
No, not that!
My vacation. Nine days off, but back to work today. And, that's probably a good thing.
I did a lot around here, but the last few days, not so much, except for the regular chores. The garden is being watered now, but will need to be massively weeded again. The good news is that things are growing well. I'm actually going to harvest my first anaheim chile today. Wish there were more, though. It's kind of a waste to fire up the charcoal grill just to roast one pepper.
The pepper plants are finally blooming with more blossoms, and that's a good thing. Our beets and carrots didn't do so well this year and for the life of me I don't know why. The seeds just didn't germinate like they should have. I had visions of giving away and bottling all these beets but that's not going to happen either. However, judging by the sheer number of green bean plants that are thriving, I expect we'll have plenty of those to share and plenty of squash, too.
Plenty of zucchini.
I'm kinda glad that I'm going back to work today. Nine days for the most part being devoid of human company isn't good. I'm really quite a social creature and while some people might thrive alone, my grand experiment with it, well, sucked.
I stayed busy, but I need a little bit of interaction with human beings on a day-to-day basis. I'd never make it as a hermit.
It always seems like the more I do around here, the more there is to be done and when retirement finally does come, I'm going to have plenty to keep me busy. There's always yard work to be done and in the summer, weeding is almost a full-time job. I'm about ready to pay some kid $50 to come and pull every single weed in my garden.
I wonder if my kid wants a job.
I woke up this morning in a "put my foot down" kind of a mood and I do think it's about high time that I do. I checked in with the Lord about this and I'm not so sure about the reply. It has something to do with the book of Philemon. Hey, I'm willing... I actually read part of this the other night, then heard a nice little sermon about it on the radio driving down the canyon this morning.
One of the cool things in Ogden canyon is the natural hot springs. If you go early and on weekdays, there's usually nobody there, so I had the whole pool to myself and the water was just right. What a great way to spend a half-hour this morning. Whatever hurt doesn't, at least for a little while. I'm aware of the reputation this area has, which is why I only go on weekdays and try to go early. If it's crowded, I don't go at all.
Anyway, I was talking about being in a put my foot down mood. I'm so done, gang. Believe me, I am. But it's not up to me. I have another story to tell about a roadblock on the path to being done. It involves having the house appraised and it'll have to keep for another time. Things just happen like this all the time and as much as I'm frustrated and want this nightmare to be over, it's just not up to me.
I got reminded of that again this morning. Read Paul's letter to Philemon. It's not all that long, and you might see what I'm talking about.
Well, that's all from the Farm today. We're canning apricots later this week. I wish I had some to share this year, but only a very small part of the tree blossomed this year and if we're lucky we might have enough to put up seven quarts this year.
Hope you have a blessed week.
Coop
My vacation. Nine days off, but back to work today. And, that's probably a good thing.
I did a lot around here, but the last few days, not so much, except for the regular chores. The garden is being watered now, but will need to be massively weeded again. The good news is that things are growing well. I'm actually going to harvest my first anaheim chile today. Wish there were more, though. It's kind of a waste to fire up the charcoal grill just to roast one pepper.
The pepper plants are finally blooming with more blossoms, and that's a good thing. Our beets and carrots didn't do so well this year and for the life of me I don't know why. The seeds just didn't germinate like they should have. I had visions of giving away and bottling all these beets but that's not going to happen either. However, judging by the sheer number of green bean plants that are thriving, I expect we'll have plenty of those to share and plenty of squash, too.
Plenty of zucchini.
I'm kinda glad that I'm going back to work today. Nine days for the most part being devoid of human company isn't good. I'm really quite a social creature and while some people might thrive alone, my grand experiment with it, well, sucked.
I stayed busy, but I need a little bit of interaction with human beings on a day-to-day basis. I'd never make it as a hermit.
It always seems like the more I do around here, the more there is to be done and when retirement finally does come, I'm going to have plenty to keep me busy. There's always yard work to be done and in the summer, weeding is almost a full-time job. I'm about ready to pay some kid $50 to come and pull every single weed in my garden.
I wonder if my kid wants a job.
I woke up this morning in a "put my foot down" kind of a mood and I do think it's about high time that I do. I checked in with the Lord about this and I'm not so sure about the reply. It has something to do with the book of Philemon. Hey, I'm willing... I actually read part of this the other night, then heard a nice little sermon about it on the radio driving down the canyon this morning.
One of the cool things in Ogden canyon is the natural hot springs. If you go early and on weekdays, there's usually nobody there, so I had the whole pool to myself and the water was just right. What a great way to spend a half-hour this morning. Whatever hurt doesn't, at least for a little while. I'm aware of the reputation this area has, which is why I only go on weekdays and try to go early. If it's crowded, I don't go at all.
Anyway, I was talking about being in a put my foot down mood. I'm so done, gang. Believe me, I am. But it's not up to me. I have another story to tell about a roadblock on the path to being done. It involves having the house appraised and it'll have to keep for another time. Things just happen like this all the time and as much as I'm frustrated and want this nightmare to be over, it's just not up to me.
I got reminded of that again this morning. Read Paul's letter to Philemon. It's not all that long, and you might see what I'm talking about.
Well, that's all from the Farm today. We're canning apricots later this week. I wish I had some to share this year, but only a very small part of the tree blossomed this year and if we're lucky we might have enough to put up seven quarts this year.
Hope you have a blessed week.
Coop
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