Knowing vs Doing.
Yes, sometimes we know what should be done, but doing it is
another challenge altogether. That is how it feels today. The little coop
should be raked today, or at least sometime tomorrow. But the desire to do what
one knows needs to be done is not always the answer to getting things
accomplished. Betting that the little coop does not get raked out today. The
girls seem to fill it with feathers faster than they can be removed. Rhody
drops feathers front and back, and one of the Copper Marans drops feathers from
breast to butt! At least Rhody’s feathers are beginning to come back in a few
strategic places. Her backside is finally getting fluffy again. That surely
must be warmer than pinfeathers.
Today and tomorrow will hit 80 degrees, but the two days
after that are not likely to be very comfortable. And those two days are going
to be accompanied by two cold nights. Such fun. The summer heat just about
makes some of us miserable, but the winter cold hurts others just as badly as
being hit with a hammer or stubbing a toe! Anything below 60 is not particularly
comfortable. A flannel shirt follows me around from the back of one chair to
the half door between the kitchen and living room to my office chair. And
sometimes an old woman actually wears the thing.
Just came inside from fastening up the hens in their house
and looking at the cloud of smoke coming from the area down on the corner where
the Black’s house is. The old man that stays there left earlier—or at least he
went around to the side of the house. But that was well over an hour ago. And
now there is smoke around there. It did not seem necessary to call the fire
department as no flames were showing, but it was some really stinky smoke!
Maybe they were burning leaves and trash or something. Whatever it was, the
smell is staying with me and will result in the need for a shower. Bleah!
Spoke with Jennifer for a few minutes. She was ranting
about the three open lines at Kroger and the waiting lines all the way back to
the groceries from all three lanes. To top it off, she had to use a self-checkout
with a limit of eighteen items before a real person had to come over to be sure
she was doing things right. Infuriating. The after-work rush could not come at
a better time—4:30 and three open lanes! Companies just don’t seem to try any
longer to use common sense. But then, some employees don’t seem to have good
sense either. SO glad we taught our kids to do stuff right the first time. NOT
that it stuck with all three of them.
Have not heard from some folks lately to see if they got
over the virus. It seems like some folks just breeze through it, and others
have a terrible time recuperating. Will be so glad when our world becomes a
little less contagious and a whole lot happier. Just need to look at some
pictures taken by Judy Ellis around the rivers in the Northwest or some
pictures of the streams and flowers in northeast Arkansas by Diann Dennis. Both
of those ladies know how to use a camera!
Sorry not to have anything really worth sharing tonight.
Yesterday Maggie Sewell told me about Aldi’s hams and tonight Michelle Malay
told me about United’s chickens on sale. Not EVEN going to get excited right
now. Can’t make myself interested in getting in the truck. Oh well.
We all know that God has blessed us greatly. Tonight, we
can give thanks and pray for those who need help. Just knowing that Jesus Christ
loves us is the best blessing. Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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