Couldn't ask for a better day! Lance came this morning and has been a joy for me--and for the dogs and hens. He walked the dogs on leash to try to get them to not pull. They knew who he was the minute his truck drove up, but they still had to "greet" him by jumping all over him. So teaching them to walk calmly on a leash was an accomplishment. They need LOTS of practice. Then Lance took me to Pioneer for breakfast and over to Market Street to pick up a few things. We also went to Sutherlands to get some fertilizer spikes for the apricot trees. Finally he enjoyed digging in the dirt and having the hens fight for the worms! He reminded me of a kid playing in the dirt with them. So funny! We were sitting in the living room when he decided that some of those weeds in my flower bed needed to be taken out. So now the flower bed looks even better. When he was not putting his hand under a hen to get eggs, he took pictures of them trying to fit three at a time in one of the nest boxes! No one would believe it unless they saw those chickens do this. Lance did one more important thing for me: he peeled several little cutie oranges for me. That might sound silly to anyone else, but guess who is terribly allergic to the orange peel and its oil! Can pretty much eat all the oranges, but just not peel them. Kinda hard to eat with the peel on, especially not getting oil on hands and face!
Think Jennifer's youngest son went for his second Covid vaccination today. Here's hoping he does not have a bad reaction to it. Some folks get by without even feeling bad; others get sicker than a poisoned pup!
Thompson is standing out on the deck howling in commiseration with the hens that are cackling. Not sure what that means to him, but he does the same thing when he hears police or ambulance sirens. Nothing like a funny dog to love and enjoy.
Heard from my friend in Mississippi that they had some "take cover" alerts yesterday. Guess this little storm that blew through here went that way as well. Lewis' cousin Greg took pictures of funnels from his daughter's front yard in Vernon. Scary looking clouds. Don't know if there was damage or not.
We had some hail last night, lots of lightning, and one inch of rain. If the entire spring weather could be like that, we could all enjoy it. But it's more likely to be 50 to 70 mph winds during storms here in WF. Such fun. At least we got a good rain.
Lance brought a copy of my workbook/text called Grammar To Go that Tracy sent to me. Will eventually have to find a place to send the file and have it printed so a copy can stay here. Teaching still requires concentration as well as some materials to use for examples. No white board in my living room is not too bad, but at least the examples can be easily seen on this new monitor.
Did any of you ever see the stage production of Cats? It is based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. The production was one of the best of the times when we could still go to things like that. But it would have been so much better had we done the research that showed how the stage production was arranged. At one point, Judy Dench, the famous British actress, was going to be in the role of the main character. But she got hurt and her understudy had to do it instead. It was still a fabulous play. One of the producers had to mortgage his house to afford to put the play on, too. Good thing it was a rousing success!
Well, the sunshine feels good today. You can bet the grass is growing and will be ready to mow in a day or so. Tuesday through Thursday of this coming week, we may have more rain, but you can bet that the grass will grow whether or not it rains! That's ok. Let 'er grow!
Have a book calling my name. SO glad that reading has always been something enjoyable to me. Some folks feel that way about TV or games. But my traveling days are spent in other countries or other parts of our nation in these books. And the atmosphere is sheltered by the same morals and beliefs. Not sure how many of the modern books teach morals, but the ones on my Kindle recognize where love comes from: His love. That is a pretty reassuring feeling.
May you all find rest in sleep and family. May you awake in joy. You are loved.
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