Surprise!
We are taking care of a friend’s sheep as well as our own for awhile. DH likes to go let them out into the pasture in the morning. He came back and told me that a new lamb was there. We did not expect any. So I went and looked.
Not one, but two new mothers. I called the lady whose sheep these are and asked her why she didn’t warn me. Are you ready for this? Her answer was that, yes, they had a 10 month old lamb ram in their with the ewes, but he was too young to recreate or so they thought. Just shows that teen boys of any species are not trustworthy. So we have enjoyed laughing about that – oh and by the way, both lambs are ram lambs.
And here is part of the crew making sure all is well.
Inexpensive fixes
Today was a great day repair-wise. The electric spinner that the dog knocked off the table is back and was repaired quite inexpensively.
The rototiller part has been ordered and that was less than $50.00. Putting it back on is free.
And the quilting machine is fixed with just 3 phone calls. No cost. I started quilting this “gifts for the holiday” quilt, but will have to finish it tomorrow. It feels so good to be able to use these machines again.
You probably knew – but a reminder
Being a manager is hard work.
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With cataract surgery, one is not supposed to bend down, lift more than 10#, or get water in the eye – forget about rubbing it – for a month.
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The garden is waiting for the plants.
So I hired 4 people today to come help – now the 4 people is because if you hire 4, you might get one or you might not. 2 fellows actually showed up for 5 hours and really worked. It was good there were two of them to get the rototiller down the stairs as there was a section that needed tilling. Those fellows worked hard and the one will be back for about that long tomorrow and we should have all but the warm weather crops in. Both of these fellows work hard, when you can get them here. One has a full time job during the week, the other doesn’t drive. So after tomorrow, it will mostly be a matter of us keeping it fertilized, watered, and weeded. The most difficult part – that of getting the large 2 year old weeds is done.
The person who was hired to work in the hoop house showed up late, but did come. However, that may have been an absolute waste as even after I gave instructions, plants were not put where they should have been nor were they given much care in the transplanting. Plants are tough, so we’ll see. I had to be gone for a bit, so when asked why the beets had 12″ between them and the cauliflower had only 4″, I was told, she didn’t want to get up and look at what I had told her. So that was fixed – we will know in 2 weeks how much took and where we have to start over. At least the tomatoes, squash, beans etc can wait a month. But managing is HARD work – really HARD work.
The other thing that was accomplished is my daughter came over and unpacked the furniture for the guest room that another daughter had moved back with from the east coast and then didn’t have room. The movers really packed the furniture well, so there were layers of cardboard and packing paper to remove. Wednesday, she and I plan to buy sheets and rugs – and see what else appeals to us for the room. There is a dresser with mirror above at the foot of the bed and nightstands that don’t show in the photo. We are open to any ideas you might have.
Four patches
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They don’t look like much at this point, but there are 3 seams in each piece and they take time to do. I have about this many more pulled out to stitch and the drawer will look like this and will fit again.
Meanwhile the sheep have been having a wonderful time grazing the weeds.
Sheep are interesting in that they take a bite of this and then of something else. It’s rather like if you eat a bite of carrots, then a bite of potato and continue around the plate.
The garden starts
These are the tiny little potatoes I left in the ground. They were the size of a marble. They are nearly ready to be hilled. This year they will produce good potatoes.
This lettuce and Chinese cabbage, I purchased already started and they are doing spectacular.
The romaine and leaf lettuce are finally getting with the program.
I think I may be doing much of the remaining planting while sitting. Did you know that after cataract surgery, you can’t put your head lower than your heart for an entire month??? But that’s alright, I’ll put the started beets and cabbage in while sitting on the ground. It’s dry in the hoop house. The tomatoes, cukes, and melons won’t go in for another month anyway.
Finally, I washed the inside windows – rear and rear sides. They were thoroughly dog slobbered from our last vet visit and this is my farm wagon – a 1991 Honda wagon. It carries what is needed and has a dog gate as well. Now that the sun is out, I need to be able to see again.
Other than that, clothes were washed and we made another trip to the chiropractor. And this time I was the passenger!
As for the eyes, there is both improvement and room for more improvement
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My truth
This is another pair of self striping socks that I am using the pattern K6, P2. I really liked the fit of the last pair and they look better than all knit.
Each of us has different reactions to what happens to us. Noon started day 2 of the new lens. Contrary to what many others told me, I still am quite hazy in that eye. My balance is also suffering. The doctor visit went well and he is quite pleased with the progress so far and I go back in a week. I don’t think that my experience is all that different from others, just that while I’m in the middle of it, I’m reporting on it. My guess is others are so pleased with the results and so will I be in a week, I’ll have forgotten this side of it – that is – until the other eye is done. Meanwhile, I’m finding that I bump into walls at times, and cannot see well enough to sew. I tried to knit for awhile because that doesn’t take as much thinking, but even that was slow and I feel tired. DH thinks all is normal because even though I was awake, they gave me a pill to make me very relaxed. Until that is out of my system, he thinks I will just have to “go with how I feel”. So I apologize and ask that you bear with me this month and as soon as possible, I’ll get more done and have more to show you.
Eye patch
This is the eye shield needed to be worn at night and when around dirt etc that could fly into the eye. I can see through it – if I could see out of that eye.
I went in at 10:30 and was done, ready to leave at 11:10. It was fast and the doctor described every step as he was doing in. They were very kind and efficient. Interestingly enough, before the team started, each member gave his/her name and their participation on me who they also named. They do this to avoid errors. It is recorded as well. I like that efficiency. However, it is hours later, after a nap, and the eye is still blurry. They told me this would last until tomorrow or the next day. So I am doing little and what I do is with one eye.
Birthday embroidery
It’s time to start thinking about all the birthdays coming up this spring, summer and fall. There are a number of them in this family. So I started prepping with this embroidered chef’s apron. Costco had the aprons and the design is an Anita Goodesign.
It is possible there will not be a post tomorrow. I have to be at the outpatient surgery unit at 10.30 tomorrow morning for my first eye cataract appointment. I probably will not be doing anything exciting tomorrow – or maybe I will be, but won’t get it posted. I mean, isn’t eye surgery exciting????.
More unsewing than sewing
