- Respond to have-to e-mails.
- Brushed teeth & washed face (better late than never, right?).
- Recorded yesterday's high & low temps (84 in the shade, YUCK!).
- Scrubbed the hummingbird feeder out with vinegar & refilled it; gave the birds some seed.
- Scrubbed the compost bucket out with vinegar. (Anything else need to be cleaned with vinegar while I have it handy?!)
- Folded one load of laundry.
- Took another load down off the line and folded it.
- Tossed some water into the birdbath, refilled the large water dish for the dogs . . . after the toad who spends his mornings in it had vacated.
- Took a little video of another toad! (Will be posted Friday, if not before.)
- Gave myself 45 minutes to start a novel that's been bouncing around in my head for a while. Only took 32 minutes to get the first 725 words down. Working title? 'The Hired Hand'. (I'm sure that will change the next time I work on it, though!)
- Did way more than an hour's worth of dishes.
- Cooked the pasta for the salad, mixed in some mayo & dill weed to get the flavors started.
- Lost COMPLETE track of time when Tom called to tell me about an amazing, potential JOB OFFER he got today! Granted, it's in New Mexico (!), but still!!! (Mom, sorry I didn't have a chance to call you about it, but it is what you think it is!)
- Got more than an hour's worth of ironing done.
- Let the heat get the best of me (ironing didn't help) and used that as an excuse to lie down to watch a movie ('V for Vendetta': GOOD!).
- Got some work done in the garden between the time the sun went down and the no-see-ums came out.
- Did evening chores followed by a tiny bit of deskwork (including some of the prep for that ULINE order).
Tom had a LONG day. He was spared the heat because he was painting townhouses about 63 miles from home on the big lake. Then, after a full day of that, he did a couple of hours worth of work for another of the county's painters . . . and finally rolled on home. He says that his dogs are barkin'! (Understandably!)
Unfortunately, the no-see-ums are finding me here in the library tonight now, too. (The light attracts them to . . . and then THROUGH . . . the window screens.) So, I'll sign off for now.
I just watched your hummingbird video. How did it turn out with that little guy? I think sometimes they just run out of energy--especially early in the morning when they're still chilly from overnight. I've had that happen before and I usually try to dip their beak into some nectar to encourage them to drink and get their strength back. If you can set them in a box or bucket somewhere warm, that might help too.
ReplyDelete(And isn't being able to hold one in your hand just about the neatest thing ever!!)
Wait a min.. I thought living off the grid meant never needing to do ironing!! Although, I suppose it helps make fabrics more comfy after they have dried in the sun..
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your novel! Have you written one before??
Ruthie,
ReplyDeleteThe little hummer made it . . . I'm assuming. I did do the dip-the-beak-in-sugar-water and then set him in a high, protected place outside. When I went out a while later, he was gone. So, I'm choosing to believe that he's alive and well. I often wonder which of the little guys he is these days, zipping to & fro out there! :) And, yeah, holding one in the hand: something I never thought I'd have a chance to do!
Mizz Noble,
Actually, living off grid probably means that you SHOULDN'T iron! :) It takes so many watts. Buuuut, in the summertime when sunshine is more than plentiful enough to keep the batteries at a full charge, I can, generally speaking, iron to my heart's content. But, I do try to do it during periods of full sun.
And, the novel? I've started a couple, but this one actually feels like I could put some concentrated time towards it. We'll see! Nice to know someone besides my parents might buy it! ;)
Wait. We'd have to BUY a copy?
ReplyDeleteMama,
ReplyDeleteHardee-har-har. Okay, okay, I guess you wouldn't. Not YOUR copy, anyway. But all the ones you'd buy to send to your nearest & dearest for Christmas that year? Yes!
;p
Glad to see the writing has begun.
ReplyDeleteI will happily send $$ now to reserve a first edition copy. Cannot wait to see it, and good luck to Tom, I think(?), for NM.
kevin