Off The Beaten Path

Normally, we do our hygeine run on Sundays. This week, we really needed a workday, and as we choose not to work on Saturdays, we did the run yesterday, and got to work this morning, earlyish. We really need to get the chicken run finished. The birds have been stuck inside for FAR too long,…

Yesterday was an “out” day. Errands day, which means taking husband to work, as we only have the one vehicle right now. Early day. It means th kiddos and I usually end up grabbing a bagel and a cup of tea at Tims and then continuing on. Yesterday, we needed chicken feed and wood chips…

Thursday, we planted trees. Friday, kiddos and I visited friends, and picked up another tree. A Shipova pear. We also dug out some daylilies from the ditch in front of husband’s work (with permission). I got thebpear tree planted that evening, but the daylilies are in a pot, yet, waiting. Saturday, we were supposed to…

We were all sick again. I’m getting tired of writing that. Husband picked up a virus at work, and we all dropped like flies. Headache, neck/body pain, fatigue and lack of apetite, fever, nasty cough. The cough is still lingering on, but the rest has finally cleared up. We didn’t do much for over a…

We’ve had pretty much a solid week of rain. We had small lakes in the yard, the driveway mud would steal your boots off your feet, and cleaning the dog’s paws when she came inside was more than challenging. Today, we have sunshine! It isnt terribly WARM -only about 4°C, but the sun helps regardless.…

It’s not the full moon right now. At least, I don’t think it is… but ask anyone who has ever worked in mental health care or policing and thry will tell you, full moons make weird stuff happen. And last night was such a night. Not only did I have the usual far-too-frequent trips to…

Since I wrote last, we’ve had several celebratory days. I had a birthday, and we’ve had two religious holidays, so we’ve been far more social than is usual for us. On my birthday weekend, the kiddos spent a few days with Nana, and I got some quiet time. Then we got back together on the…

It isnt exactly spring. Neither the calendar nor the weather have conceeded winter yet, but by the ache in my soul, it is indeed spring. It is time for things to be alive and growing. It is time for green things, not just snow and mud. I am sans-kiddos today, so having a few hours…

February was very up and down with regard to weather. Thus far, March has said “Hold my beer and watch this.” We have had snow, sleet, rain sunshine, 10 degrees above and 25 degrees below…in the same day. Today, for instance, it is pouring rain. Our yard is an ankle-deep sea of mud. Tomorrow, we…

February, by the numbers, is the shortest. By the day to day experience, it is one of the longest. The extreme bipolarity of the weather is part of it, but also, winter is just getting long, and getting old. Two days ago, it was raining. Yesterday, it was -11. Today, we’re edging into the slightly-above-zero…