Sunday, October 21, 2012

Bills and Geese

 
7:45 am
What must I do today… more bill paying and such. I managed to enter checks from September, October. But that is just a minor part of how bills are paid since so many are automatic and on line. So I guess today I had better reconcile and do all the splits. G is going to the Kestral trust event. It is a 5k run/2k walk along with a farmers market. She will be just at the market. I had thought about the run part, I could probably manage 5k – just barely. But I will probably end up just staying here and trying to “get stuff done,” which kind of sucks. But there is a lot. And maybe I will start with the financial stuff since that is the worst.
                Yesterday I managed to clean up under all the cages and put that into the compost bin. My friend had come by during the week and taken quite a bit for her garlic. I should not begrudge her that, I’ve let her take it for years. I did ask that she not offer it to others, since in the past she has brought friends with her. I barely had enough to fill the bin. What I really need now is a bunch of leaves, so I think I will gather bags of those this year from the roadside when people start to put them out. Then I can fill the empty middle bin, and layer it with leaves and the bunny compost, which will serve to turn it. And if I have enough I will fill one bin with just the leaves. I started to empty the bin that has been working all summer. It is completely composted. Well, except for the big chunks of wood I for some silly reason decided to put in there. It seemed like a good way to get them to rot. And they are, but it is taking a long time, so there are these big chunks that I run into with the fork. Wow the geese sure are loud this year! Yesterday a big gang of them flew over and the same is happening this morning. Yesterday I also cleaned up Crystal. Her coat was very loose but also quite short. Not sure if that is bc she is getting older, or if her diet needs work. She feels really fat, so I don’t want to feed her more, I just wonder if she needs more protein. Or maybe it is the stress of being not only old, but of having 2 pregnancies. I think I will not breed her any more. I ought to look at the black babies, both of whom I think are due for a pluck. And maybe see who else. And then there is the getting ready for lab that I had better do. Well, I have to do it, since there is not much time tomorrow b/t lecture and lab. I need to come up with a clear lesson plan and think about what I will say at the beginning of the lab, and what in the middle.
                We went to see Argo last night. It was ok. I just felt like I really wanted something nice to do. And that is all we could come up with. And I don’t even like movies that much. What I would probably much more enjoy would be to go dancing. Or go on a big hike. That would probably feel good. Several weeks ago we drove out to find Graves Farm the relatively new Mass Audubon sanctuary. It was kind of a pain to find, and it was a big drive, and it is just a short maybe 1 mile loop trail, but still, it was nice to be out in the lovely woods. So odd and strange that I don’t do it more. That I keep myself here in the house. Because I have always so much TO DO, which I  realize is a very poor excuse. Well I guess I will feed the bunnies and feed myself, and maybe meditate first (except it is cold out here in the sun room!) and then go tackle the pile in the kitchen.
7:45 am
What must I do today… more bill paying and such. I managed to enter checks from September, October. But that is just a minor part of how bills are paid since so many are automatic and on line. So I guess today I had better reconcile and do all the splits. G is going to the Kestral trust event. It is a 5k run/2k walk along with a farmers market. She will be just at the market. I had thought about the run part, I could probably manage 5k – just barely. But I will probably end up just staying here and trying to “get stuff done,” which kind of sucks. But there is a lot. And maybe I will start with the financial stuff since that is the worst.
                Yesterday I managed to clean up under all the cages and put that into the compost bin. My friend had come by during the week and taken quite a bit for her garlic. I should not begrudge her that, I’ve let her take it for years. I did ask that she not offer it to others, since in the past she has brought friends with her. I barely had enough to fill the bin. What I really need now is a bunch of leaves, so I think I will gather bags of those this year from the roadside when people start to put them out. Then I can fill the empty middle bin, and layer it with leaves and the bunny compost, which will serve to turn it. And if I have enough I will fill one bin with just the leaves. I started to empty the bin that has been working all summer. It is completely composted. Well, except for the big chunks of wood I for some silly reason decided to put in there. It seemed like a good way to get them to rot. And they are, but it is taking a long time, so there are these big chunks that I run into with the fork. Wow the geese sure are loud this year! Yesterday a big gang of them flew over and the same is happening this morning. Yesterday I also cleaned up Crystal. Her coat was very loose but also quite short. Not sure if that is bc she is getting older, or if her diet needs work. She feels really fat, so I don’t want to feed her more, I just wonder if she needs more protein. Or maybe it is the stress of being not only old, but of having 2 pregnancies. I think I will not breed her any more. I ought to look at the black babies, both of whom I think are due for a pluck. And maybe see who else. And then there is the getting ready for lab that I had better do. Well, I have to do it, since there is not much time tomorrow b/t lecture and lab. I need to come up with a clear lesson plan and think about what I will say at the beginning of the lab, and what in the middle.
                We went to see Argo last night. It was ok. I just felt like I really wanted something nice to do. And that is all we could come up with. And I don’t even like movies that much. What I would probably much more enjoy would be to go dancing. Or go on a big hike. That would probably feel good. Several weeks ago we drove out to find Graves Farm the relatively new Mass Audubon sanctuary. It was kind of a pain to find, and it was a big drive, and it is just a short maybe 1 mile loop trail, but still, it was nice to be out in the lovely woods. So odd and strange that I don’t do it more. That I keep myself here in the house. Because I have always so much TO DO, which I  realize is a very poor excuse. Well I guess I will feed the bunnies and feed myself, and maybe meditate first (except it is cold out here in the sun room!) and then go tackle the pile in the kitchen.

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