Setting out the hoses for the fruit trees

 

Sunday

I got up late. I cleared the sink. I went through the morning list. I made up a weeks worth of supplements. I made cheese squares and read by the infrared light. I took them out of the oven. I read e-mail for a bit, then made and ate breakfast.

I put some cheese squares in a container and went to the chapel.  I forgot to put the snack in the back.  So it was up front with me when I assembled my horn and all through the service.  After the service, the Clarks brought their kids over to tell me that they hope there will be more math mornings.

I went home. I changed clothes and checked messages. I fixed a bowl of yogurts. Saronna and Randy came over. I gave him the hoses, scarfed down some yogurt, and gave Saronna a quart of LRDR. Then we all went over to house #2 to hook up the hoses for the pear tree and the apple tree. From there, I went home to get a better sprinkler head. I went to the garden to hook it up and turn on the water, kinda low. It was very windy as a cold front is coming through.

I went home and finished my yogurt. I made notes for my blog. I brought in my potted plants. Chris cooked supper. I went back to the garden to shut off the water and clear the hose. I came back to play the game, but then Jamie called from Germany so I went in the back to talk to her while the gamers chatted about stuff. It was 1:30 in Germany, so after a while, we hung up so she could go to bed.

Then I joined the others for the game. We intrepid adventurers went out to meet an army of the undead and fought off the skirmish line. Then the game was paused at 8 and we all signed out.

I went over to Michelle's house. Casey showed me how to work with the Indiana Jones game. It was complicated and quirky and touchy and ugg! But I played the game long enough to get the hang of saving it and reloading it. Michelle talked to me about other things like her upcoming trip.

At 10, I exited the game. Casey told me to come back on Tuesday. I went home. Chris had turned on the light for me. He went to bed and I stayed up to work on my blog. I also brought in the outdoor plants because it is supposed to go down to 30F.

Someone new to Project Night!

 

Saturday

I got up at 7:30, having had RLS. I started my morning list. Chris went to Mass. I ate yogurt and refilled most of the jars with milk. I put them in the dehydrator to cure. When Chris got home, he gave me a massage. I took a shower and got dressed. I reinforced edges of the massage sheet which seems to be shredding in the wash.

I made and ate breakfast. I walked to the swap shop to unlock it and shove some bags inside. I got the mail, ate more, then returned the post hole digger to Self-Help. I went to the garden to hook up a sprinkler head. The head turned out to be in terrible shape. It was not adjustable any more. I pulled some weeds, weedwhacked others, and found some garlic growing. I took two of them home.

When I got home, I watched videos on growing vegetables. Chris brought me a bowl of fish and rice. Michele and John came over late to eat. She had been helping shear sheep. Later I went to the chapel. Victoria came, I greeted her. Then Casey and Cedric came, and finally John and Michele. I cut strips while the others worked on their projects. Then they packed up and left. I packed up, turned off light, locked up, and went home.

I helped Chris fold laundry. We made the bed. I worked on my blog. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. Later he went to bed. I read online, then hit the hay as well.

Fixing a flat

 

Friday

I got up at 7:30. RLS I went through the list, read with the red light, and ate yogurt. At 9 I went to Math Morning. The Clarks were waiting for me. They brought math games. I played a game with the kids and was surprised that it took the entire time.

I went home. I made more breakfast mix. I made and ate breakfast. I made a grocery list, then sat outside in the sun.

Later we went to the commissary. When we got back, Sgt Popken was parked and ready to remove Chris' flat tire. After the tire was removed, I asked about using his outdoor faucet to water the apple and pear trees. He said yes and asked for a hose. So I gave him a hose.

We took the flat tire to Toole. Chris git it fixed while I talked to Melanie about business. When Chris got back, we shopped at Luckeys, and looked for onion sets at Cal-Ranch but they sold out a month ago.

We went home. I read e-mail. A friend picked Chris up for gaming. I took my stakes and went to the garden. I watered it, then used the post hole digger and put the stakes down in as far as I could. I continued to water and weed. Then I washed off the digger and went home.

I put supper in the oven. I read e-mail and messages. I changed clothes and prepared a yogurt cup and tea. I went to game night at Michelle's house. She and Saronna were talking out front. I talked with them, then went inside and talked to Casey until Michelle came in. We played her game called Little Bang Story. Very cute. It was after 11 when I finally quit – hard to stop. She gave me a batch of kombucha that was very vinegary – maybe alcoholic? She also gave me the Venmo cash and a yogurt called Yakult – which has a probiotic for sleep. I drove home carefully and then worked on my blog and took a Moon Drop and went to bed.

Electroculture sticks

 

Thursday

I got up before 7:30. RLS visited several times during the night. What gives? I went through my morning list which include reading with the red light, practicing and sampling the batches of yogurt. I watered all the plants. I boiled the spoons used for yogurt.

Jenni called about Bible Study, but I told her it was canceled today. I deleted lots of e-mails and read a few. I read articles as well. I went out to do yard work: raking up sticks and tumbleweeds on the other side of the house. I started moving the top of the compost pile so I could use the finished compost underneath.

I ate fiber gel, finished doing something, then made breakfast. I ate while watching The Highwire. Then I worked on the rucksack, covering the patch with one that matched. I went to the post office and swap shop, then dropped the rucksack at the chapel.

I went to Self Help and got a post hole digger. I wanted an edger too, but they didn't have one. When I got home, I painted part of 4 dowels. I stripped aluminum wire, then wrapped the sticks with copper and with aluminum wire.

Chris came home from work. I made and ate supper. I mixed compost with charcoal dirt and potted some tomato plants and petunias. I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched TV. Then I watched some video clips. I investigated probiotics for parasites. Then I went to bed.

Picking up tumbleweeds

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30, no RLS. Have I finally beaten it? I got ready for meditation morning with the usual exercises and red light exposure. Then I did four rounds of meditation. I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. I vacuumed the carpeted rooms. I painted the end of the vacuum wire and left it to dry.

I prepared the steam tent and sweated for 20 minutes. I showered and cleaned up. I wanted to lay down for awhile, but the wind was blowing and I had to put the tumbleweeds in the dumpster that arrived this morning. So I went out and found the wind had blown the tumble weeds back where they came from. Sigh. I started picking them up and my back began to hurt a lot. So I took some curcumin and laid down for a bit, then got up and put on a back brace. I also got a reacher so I wouldn't have to bend down. In spite of the discomfort, I picked up all the tumbleweeds I could find and threw them in the dumpster. I also picked up the pile of sticks and threw them in as well. There were more sticks from the wind blowing the trees, but I'd had enough.

I got my book and read till I finished it. Then I ate 5 kinds of yogurt and made egg salad. Chris came home from work. We talked. Then I went to the post office for mail, and to the gym to return Steve's mended glove. He talked to me for half an hour, then I slipped out. I stopped at the chapel to get a sewing machine cord and I went home.

I plugged the cord into the new machine and put it through its paces. It worked well. Too bad it came without a cord.

I read through my Telegram messages, wishing the print were larger. I worked on my blog. I mowed where I had raked, plus the strip down the street and then the bit of the other side yard that was left from last time.

I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Michelle stopped by during for the swap shop key to drop off stuff from a neighbor. 15 minutes later, she came back with the key. After the program, I figured up what each person gets paid for cleaning and told Michelle how much goes to Isadora. I iced my arm while reading online. Chris went to bed, and later so did I.

Fixing Popken's rucksack

 

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30, no RLS. I went through my morning list, then took a steam session. I opened swap shop by request. I read online, then mended Popken's pouch. I ate fiber gel and read out in the sun. I made and ate breakfast.

I went to my 2pm inspection at 1:30 so I could check the house for anything I missed. But two of the inspectors were already there. They went in with me. The younger one found something and I cleaned it up. Everything else was fine. We signed papers and I gave Bobbie the key. We chatted and Jack showed up.

Then I went by the garden to see what the watering options were. Someone had hooked up a 4 spigot head and there was only one spigot left. So I went home and got hoses from my shed. I read a little, then opened the furniture room by request. I proceeded to the garden to hook up to the last open faucet. It took a while to untangle the hoses. Then I discovered that I only needed two so I brought one hose home.

I stopped at the swap shop to lock it, grabbing the tall laundry basket. At home, I replaced the tall box holding mops and brooms. I jotted notes for my blog.

I worked on Popkens rucksack, but I could not get it under the needle. I had to sew by hand. I also checked out the new sewing machine. It has no cord but it makes stitches. Chris came home from work. He put my supper in the toaster oven and his supper in the microwave. I worked on my blog. I ate supper, then mowed till the battery ran down. I raked up sticks into piles. I put all the tumbleweeds in their own pile for disposal tomorrow. I hope there is no wind tomorrow.

I made tea. We watched an episode of Criminal Minds. He went to bed. I stayed up a little later, then got ready for bed.

Eggs and milk

 

Monday

I got up before 7:30. No RLS. I brought in the milk and eggs. While heating the milk, I went through my morning list. I cooled down the first half and heated up the second half. I ate all the yogurt in several jars. I washed the jars and put them in the hot oven to sterilize. I started some new batches of yogurt and put them in the dehydrator.

I went to the library to return a book and check out two more, one of which I might have read two decades ago. I chatted with the librarians and other patrons, then came home.

I ate fiber gel, then sunbathed outside. Afterward, I made and ate breakfast. I put on a video of a man playing a steel drum-like instrument. Very soothing. I read my book and kept nodding off. Later I made tea to feed the scoby.

I hardboiled several batches of eggs. I poured all the pickling juices together, then heated it and added salt and vinegar. I poured it back into the jars and added peeled eggs. I made more laundry detergent. I picked hymns for next Sunday. I prepared a jar of yogurt for Keli.

After more fiber gel, I went to band. Keli showed up and I gave her yogurt. We played through the hymns. Sophia came late and played along. We went through 3 songs in the Broadway book, then played through some stuff we brought from home.

After band, I came home to eat supper. I mowed until the light got low. Then I posted to my blog and made tea. We watched the last episode of season 9. We both retired to our laptops. After awhile Chris went to bed. Later, so did I.