Third Thursday of the month is library book sale. I haven’t been there in maybe going on a year. I haven’t been inside any kind of a book store since before I had surgery - before May. I’m doing ok with books though - I do have a ‘million’ books on hand. Some are good and I’ve been spending time with them. Reading and taping up the ones the dog chews.
The dog?! Ava is interesting. A team if Avas would be beyond energetic. I think she’s learning to talk people. I seriously put her out last night, assuring her that when she wanted back in, if she would make a sound (I wasn’t specific) I’d let her back in. I promise, I said. So she did and I did and it was a happy ending.
We were going for a lot of walks. She, Jim and I, in various combinations, various venues. All good and happy. I finished my cardiac rehab a few weeks ago, so I needed to keep moving too. Only problem is fall is almost over and it’s gotten COLD outside, meaning I have to put on clothes before I go walking. I have cut back on it and I can’t do that, Ava can’t, and maybe even Jim needs to walk. I’d like to have a sit down elliptical like the gyms have but I can’t see myself spending the money. There are several gyms in town but I don’t want to join one. Other years I’ve done my house route and gotten exercise that way, but that doesn’t seem to be anything I want to do either. We will see what happens.
Beans are out of the fields and into the co-op in town. They were not easy to combine because they fell over after a heavy rain in mid-summer. A lot got left in the field. But the yield was still not too bad. Enough made it into the orange wagons and into town to satisfy the contract. Jim is thinking there might be some crop insurance payment but I don’t know if that has happened or will happen or not.
Son John was home for several days to combine corn. It’s all done on this farm and on Joana’s. I think both bins here are full. There is still the corn on the rented land to combine.
The cows and calves are home from rented pasture. Calves need to be brought down from Joana’s so they can all be weaned. We had some late ‘baby’ calves, a couple red ones from Eddie too.
President Trump says he intends to import beef from Argentina to lower consumer prices. Oh well, we will see what happens.
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I tried giving up the internet for a month. I got as far as 16 days and then I decided to go back to Youtube and its temptations. Woody Allen movies, Dave Ramsey, and my jigsaw puzzles and solitaire. I’m not proud, but maybe I’m not ashamed either.
I haven’t been to the bank yet. Someday soon, before the end of the year.
Time is such a thing. Where does it come from? Where does it go? What do we have to show for it? Big things. Little things. Some sweet. Some sour. Good news. Bad news. Memories are the same.
I intended to leave some wisdom - or at least .... what? I don’t know. I should leave this the way it is and come back and write something significant. Yup, that’s what I should do.
Meanwhile -
I’m grateful for:
1. My family
2. My life
3. The seasons
4. The houseplants that came in from the deck.
5. A letter from Katie.
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