This weekend's hopefully relaxing schedule
My to-do list has overflowed the bounds of the weekend this last week, and I’ve had a list for each evening. But - several things are done. The main things I’m doing this weekend are cooking and piddling in the garden on Saturday, then sorting game books and letting pies bake while I play D&D.
We’ve had a stray dog attacking the chickens. It’s killed six so far - five hens and one rooster, plus bitten up a few more who may or may not survive. The three it killed yesterday, it was run off from the fresh carcasses, so I took the dead chickens and butchered them out. I was planning on cooking some pho this weekend anyway - now I have fresh chickens to do it with! Hopefully, we’ll soon do in the dog. My mother shot it in the hindquarters a couple days ago, but it got away before she could kill it. Obviously, it wasn’t too injured to come back and kill a few more birds. Unless it gets an infection and dies, it will be back a third time (and fourth, and fifth, until killed), so all trips to the chicken yard are to be accompanied by a loaded gun and watchful eyes.
Saturday -
Water tender plants.
Water everything.
Dig holes for new grape plants.
Top-dress strawberries and artichokes with some compost.
Weed strawberry beds.
Make chicken pho.
Make bread and cinnamon rolls.
Bake sweet potatoes.
Get furniture polish and use it.
Move vanity mirror from my daughter’s room to the guest bedroom.
Repaint closet in guest bedroom and do touch-up in house - game room, stairwell, and arch to kitchen.
Work on BF’s resume.
Sunday -
D&D.
Inventory game books and magazines.
Bake sweet potato pies.
Other stuff if I get around to it:
Cut railroad ties and position in the garden.
See about getting more mulch. I’d have to get a pickup load because the trailer is full of trash.
Get a few loads of chicken manure for gardening.
Spread cardboard for paths in garden. These will be later covered with mulch.
Get ex’s lawn mowed. I’m not sure if my father has fixed the mower yet. If he hasn’t, then I’ll need to hire someone, ASAP.
Watch Heroes.
Watch Game of Thrones.
Burn stuff. This is only applicable if the wind is low.
Check bees (also depends on the wind being low).
Buy and apply fertilizer for the fruit trees.
Spray fruit trees for bugs and diseases.
Review BB gun safety and use with both kids.
Repost car sale advertisement on Craigslist and post it to some other places. What online places do people go to shop for cars?
Post on Facebook the china I'm trying to get rid of.