Later Tuesday...
Afternoon not bad, aside from losing track of time such that I was late calling my mom (she's doing well).
L had some serious downloading to do to get one of his older computers ready for a project, so we went to town to deal with that over lunch. I also brought some hand work with me, and finished another rosette flower## while there. Then we delivered some garden stuff to friend D in town.
L got a couple of types of oil for the chainsaw and got it unfrozen but it's dull. The guy who deals with stuff like that has a backlog, so we're going to buy a new chain but have him sharpen the old one and keep it as backup.
I did a little work on the wall and also tromped all over the hay, mulch, comfrey, branches, etc. to try to get it to settle and be more in contact with the ground. Dry matter that stays up off the ground takes a _lot_ longer to decompose (as in years longer, for tree branches). Watered the ferns and the rhubarb.
Then I came up to the future veg bed and did a little digging out of rocks and roots, as we've figured out we need more space cleared for the bed. Also, we really don't want stinging nettles in that area, so I'll probably be digging around that part of the barn for a while yet...
I didn't do a lot with the veg bed area because my hips started to bother me -- probably from tromping around on an unstable surface earlier! -- so I took a break and did Basic Stance form a couple of times, and then I cut some more Comfrey down and filled the garden cart. I have to bend over to do that too, but it isn't for as long as when pulling out roots and rocks, and I got to stand up after each cutting and walk over to the garden cart. L demonstrating using the corn knife, I think this morning? Or maybe yesterday evening. Anyway, it's easy to use and works very well for cutting Comfrey.
L's mowing more lawn as I write... There is more mowing than usual right now, as we're helping the next door neighbor with her yard. She's under doctor's orders to basically not use her arms or shoulders for anything strenuous, likely because it will aggravate the problems she's having with her back.
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## - The fabric flowers will be for fascinators and maybe a small hat. I offered to teach a class on them, so I'm playing around with variations).
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Maybe tomorrow I can get more surfaces cleared -- I'm trying to get things to the point that I can get the drawing table into the house, and take another shot at drawing. It's been on my mind more often of late, which I take to be a good sign.
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Well, time to get up and do more stuff -- think I'll start work on the blue skirt...
L had some serious downloading to do to get one of his older computers ready for a project, so we went to town to deal with that over lunch. I also brought some hand work with me, and finished another rosette flower## while there. Then we delivered some garden stuff to friend D in town.
L got a couple of types of oil for the chainsaw and got it unfrozen but it's dull. The guy who deals with stuff like that has a backlog, so we're going to buy a new chain but have him sharpen the old one and keep it as backup.
I did a little work on the wall and also tromped all over the hay, mulch, comfrey, branches, etc. to try to get it to settle and be more in contact with the ground. Dry matter that stays up off the ground takes a _lot_ longer to decompose (as in years longer, for tree branches). Watered the ferns and the rhubarb.
Then I came up to the future veg bed and did a little digging out of rocks and roots, as we've figured out we need more space cleared for the bed. Also, we really don't want stinging nettles in that area, so I'll probably be digging around that part of the barn for a while yet...
I didn't do a lot with the veg bed area because my hips started to bother me -- probably from tromping around on an unstable surface earlier! -- so I took a break and did Basic Stance form a couple of times, and then I cut some more Comfrey down and filled the garden cart. I have to bend over to do that too, but it isn't for as long as when pulling out roots and rocks, and I got to stand up after each cutting and walk over to the garden cart. L demonstrating using the corn knife, I think this morning? Or maybe yesterday evening. Anyway, it's easy to use and works very well for cutting Comfrey.
L's mowing more lawn as I write... There is more mowing than usual right now, as we're helping the next door neighbor with her yard. She's under doctor's orders to basically not use her arms or shoulders for anything strenuous, likely because it will aggravate the problems she's having with her back.
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## - The fabric flowers will be for fascinators and maybe a small hat. I offered to teach a class on them, so I'm playing around with variations).
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Maybe tomorrow I can get more surfaces cleared -- I'm trying to get things to the point that I can get the drawing table into the house, and take another shot at drawing. It's been on my mind more often of late, which I take to be a good sign.
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Well, time to get up and do more stuff -- think I'll start work on the blue skirt...