Is this the last; don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out Mercury Retrograde? Mercury is going direct in two days, two days. I'm not sure I am going to make another two days of this cycle, PHEW! I just went back and read the last post and holy crap on cracker an awful lot has gone on in less than month. I am now back to having my annual dreams of an elephants sitting on my face and trying to breath, quite literally the crush of the season. I truly need to make a few changes in my life, to stop this rat race part of my life...... oh wait but then it might be the glut of tomatoes. Although I never have dreams of giant tomatoes sitting on my face.
Awoke to a beautiful view out the back window this morning. Did all the morning chores, ran upstairs to use the facilities and promptly blew the lid off the toilet tank. Mid-pulling my drawers up when the eruption occurred, sending me head first into the wall. Dropping to my knees, reaching for the shutoff valve to make it stop. Pulled up my bloomers and dashed downstairs to slowly open a few other faucets. Rusty dirty water exploding from every single tap. Call the water department and learn an 18" main feeder line (many miles away) had failed. No water for undetermined amount time. Awesome I will brush my teeth with bourbon.
When life goes awry go to the beach. I whipped the dog into; "WE'RE GOING TO THE BEACH!" frenzy. Kirby leaps into the van, I crank the engine and it cranks and cranks but will not turn over. No beach. Kirby refuses to exit the van. As I sit here banging away on the key board he is in the van, laying on his bed quite happy. It's a faux ride and since the wind is blowing he thinks he is going somewhere. By the time I finish this he will be happy to exit the van and think he has been somewhere! So many things to learn from my dog......
Speaking of the dog........ he has been through surgery like a champ and in a week he was up and running again. One eye out and the other was chemically treated to stop the glaucoma. We had a check up last Friday and everything is working out as planned. We are down to one eye drop a day in the chemically treated eye which is still a little weepy but another week and hopefully those can stop too. He should be good for the rest of his years.
The day I brought him home........
Two days after surgery............
Two days ago...........
He seems so much better! The pressure is gone, the hemorrhaging is gone, he has a silicon implant and next Halloween he will make a splendid pirate! Eye patches are very in these days.
And this is not my husband but it could be..........
I finally managed to get my mincemeat made. The big hold up was candies citrus peels. I've never made it before. Then tracking down organic citrus was a challenge. It took awhile to hunt and gather all the ingredients before I could start. So here is the candied citrus peel and WOW is it good! You get a bonus of citrus syrup I tried to freeze it in ice cube trays but there is just way too much sugar so it never froze. It's in a jar in the freezer.
1 teaspoon of syrup in a bit bourbon is delish!
And this has been bourbon kind of month!
The wood pile is stacked, the 150 bulbs of garlic got planted but yet to be mulched and the snow has been flying. Way too early!
The way back gardens got a good weeding before the snow started flying and now just needs a covering of wood chips. And what would garden clean up be without a round of poison ivy?
The parsley is tasting so much better after the first frost but I do miss the fresh dill.
Also snagged a new Dansk pan off craigslist, ya, still working craigslist.....
and I am contemplating a cute little All American Pressure Canner for $50......
It hold for 4 quarts or 7 pints and is just plain cute. Just not sure where to put one more canner.
Loaded Kirby in the van and delivered work to Oglebay for the Christmas Festival. We had a few minutes to hike and see the leaves.
Two days later took a delivery to Holden Arboretum for their Holiday Festival. Kirby and I had a great hike there too.
We voted November 5th, Kirby went there too.......
Still working at the Montessori school on Wednesdays, kids are still winning. Big news, we got a brand spank'n new kiln. One of the kids and I moved it into place last Friday and I met with the electrician. The rest is up to him! We moved all the tables around to make room for a few more students and it's working out pretty well. Kirby stayed in the van while I spent an hour moving stuff. He was next to the goat barn and he got so excited about the goats he tossed his breakfast in the van. Where is that bourbon to brush my teeth?
And there has still been time bake Monday bread and make a few jars of apple butter and apple chutney.
I am now panicked over too few pots for Winterfair in Columbus and working around the clock. Filling a 10 x 10 booth is going to be a challenge this year. I think I am working slower and I know I'm a bit picky about foot trimming, handles etc and that all takes time. The first weekend in December is coming on too quick.
Then it will be over, the seed catalogs will be in the mail, the wood stove will be hot and coffee pot on. Pretty sure this will be my last year at Winterfair. The expenses are too high for pots sold and time spent standing on concrete for three days, 9 hours a day. I never sit down at shows so I am standing and even with aerodynamic insoles I'm toast by Sunday. Then pack down and load out, it's exhausting. Working alone is sometimes a perk and sometimes challenging, shows are challenging. I do know that next year I would like to spend more time in the garden and less time chasing unicorns pooping rainbows.....
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