More or Less Resting.

 More or Less Resting.

 

Started this day off rather slowly—well, more or less. The dogs started having fits around 3:30, so outside looking around and trying to see why they were having fits got me wide awake. Never did see any reason for them to be carrying on. But then, they are dogs. They can smell things whether or not those things are visible. Sometimes it would be so nice to have them tell me what is on their minds. Anyway, went back to bed and did not wake up until nearly eight!! Oh, did the old woman ever get a good cussing by some feathered beasties! Such is life.

 

Thought yesterday about taking my little blue wagon down to Patty’s to bag up some tall grass for the hens. Did go down this morning and cut a bunch, but the weed whacker battery quit fairly quickly. Did not really want to go back and get the zero turn, but maybe another day. They love that green stuff.

 

The silver strips of foil ribbon have ceased to frighten the birds, so now it will be a matter of putting up some of this netting and hoping that does some good at keeping the danged winged appetites out of my chicken feed. Could just trap a boat load of them and see if someone wants them. That probably would not be legal, however. Oh well.

 

Still reading the series by Steve Higgs and laughing about every few pages. The author has a very good sense of humor, plus the realism of dealing with a huge German Shepherd and wobbling around with 78-year-old-muscles just make me nod my head. Yep, life gets even more interesting when things we used to do easily simply can’t happen.

 

Bought some Ritz crackers here a while back. They are made with little vegetable pieces in them. Really good flavor, too! If you get a chance, try them and let us know what you think. They remind me just a little bit of some crackers made years ago call chicken biscuits. The Ritz version does not have chicken flavor in them, but it seems the veggie taste stands out very well.

 

Really know less than nothing today. It has been pretty warm again, but the forecast is for some cooler weather about the middle of this coming week. Definitely ready for some cooler weather. Well, for that matter, definitely ready for a boatload of rain! Feel sorry for folks in NYC and New Jersey. Those folks are floating away and here we are drying up into dust and dirt. Unless something spectacular happens and soon, we might as well forget about growing anything next spring. The ground is just broken. Sutherland’s can sell quart buckets of Belgian mums for only $1.99 if they want to. A body has to be able to get them in the ground without a pick, ya know. And they still have to have water. Sigh.

 

We still need to be very grateful for life and all its blessings. God loves us despite how we sometimes have bad attitudes. Just have to remember that nothing is ever going to be simple except the ability to love and show kindness—even to those who seem the most unlovable! Everyone on this ol’ planet has some weight riding on at least one shoulder.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.