Author: Kay Krause

What an absolutely beautiful day.  Low 70’s and no wind.  Bright blue skies and lots of sunshine.  Doesn’t get much better in Kansas than it is today.

Kathy and I enjoyed a couple hours outside today attending the local Earth Day Celebration in Cottonwood Falls.  There was a nice crowd this year.  Lots of little ones flying kites, blowing bubbles and enjoying the beautiful grounds of the Millstream Hotel.   Sophia enjoyed the day too.  She sure attracts a lot of attention.  She is such a mild mannered dog.

We took Sophia’s folding pen with us.  A friend brought three baby goats for the kids to pet.  The pen worked perfectly for that purpose.

I fixed goulash for lunch today.  I have been craving it lately.  It was really good.  Comfort food!

i am in a much better mood today.  Not sure why I let stuff get to me so much sometimes.  Most of the times these days I can let stuff slide away and not allow it to stick.  It surprises me these days when something does stick and drag me down.  Wonder how I used to live all the time before when I let everything stick to me.

Nothing on my calendar for this week until Saturday.  It feels good to have lots of empty space ahead of me.  Hoping I can get my mower back early in the week so I can mow.  I always have house cleaning I can do if the mood strikes.  Need to get the big barn cleaned out and better organized.  My garage needs a really good cleaning too.

The big dogs are in heaven.  All of the pastures around us now have cattle on them for the spring pasture season.  They love having something to take care of.  Not sure all the ranchers appreciate their help though.  Usually after a week or so the cattle get used to the dogs and the dogs get used to the cattle.  The dogs do a check on the cattle once or twice a day to insure they are good.  I bet the dogs would love having two horses to watch out for if the horses get to come  stay for a bit.

Sitting with an empty, clear head this afternoon.  Feels good to be in this space.   Need to remember to get outside more and allow Mother Nature to help me clear my head.

Loving this earth day.  Couldn’t ask for a more perfect day to have an outside event.  All is well on the prairie today!

 

 

I am in a bit better mood today than I was yesterday.  Still not back to where I want to be but moving in the right direction.  The sun popping out for a bit today helped.

Someone came over this morning who may rent part of my pasture for four months to put two horses on it.  I don’t have a water source for them so they will have to haul water and put up a line of fencing.  They are to let me know later next week if they are interested.  They are nice people and seemed to know what they are doing,

Kathy and I went into town today to get chicken feed and a bike rack for my car.  I need to take my bike where there is a paved road to ride on until I get more comfortable with it.  Kathy has used a rack like it before so hopefully we can figure out how to use it.  Nicole told me I needed to get elbow and knee pads to wear.  Wonder why she thinks that?  Probably a good idea but I didn’t get them yet at least.

When Kathy got home yesterday she asked me if it was safe for her to come in.  She must have read my blog before she came home.  Thankfully by the time she got home I was in a better mood after I took a nap.

I broke down and took Advil again this morning to help my feet quiet down.  They have been cranky the last couple of days.  Not sure if it is weather related or something I am doing they don’t like.  Not sure they are impressed with me wearing tennis shoes.  The tops of my feet have been especially cranky since I started wearing my tennis shoes.  Sure wish they would get over themselves.  I’m tired of feet issues.

Roxy is putting more weight on her hurt paw.  She keeps it lifted up when she wants to run.  It is looking better but obviously still is bothering her some.  Sure wonder what she did to hurt it.  I need to take her in to get her fixed but decided to wait until her paw healed more before I do so.

We got another half inch of rain overnight.  I was surprised that was all I got as it sure sounded like I was getting more.  I’ll be glad to get my mower back next week as the grass is going to need mowed soon.  I didn’t hear from them yet so am hoping they will work on it Monday as promised.

I have lots of empty space on my calendar for the next couple of weeks.  I may spend a weekend or two in KC if Nicole wants help getting her old house cleaned out.  Other than that I don’t have much on my schedule.  It usually makes me feel a bit uneasy to have too much empty space.  I had an old habit of being busy and when I am not busy now I can get restless and uneasy.  When I remember to allow it to be what it is and remind myself I don’t have to be busy to be good enough the feeling usually passes.  Old habits die hard sometimes.

The clouds are moving out and blue skies are returning.  Maybe the clouds can pull this funk I have been in out of me and carry it away.  I always feel better when there are blue skies and sunshine.

It is becoming a beautiful day on the prairie.  All is well!

I stopped by John Deere on my way home from Emporia this morning.  They said they might get to my mower this afternoon or it might be Monday before they can start fixing it.

Went by the Vet Clinic and got flea and tic medication for all three big dogs.  That stuff is expensive!

i am cranky and sleepy this afternoon.  I came home cranky from the board meeting yesterday and can’t seem to shake it off.  May go back to bed and see if I can wake up in a better mood.

Kathy and I had fun picking up trash at Chase County Lake yesterday.  We didn’t find much around the lake itself but discovered the waterfalls.  Both of us will be going back to the waterfalls when we have time to sit and enjoy them.  We drove west down Lake Rd looking for trash to pick up and hit pay dirt.  Filled four trash sacks with beer bottles we found in the ditches about two to three miles west from the entrance to the lake.  We won the prize for finding the most trash.  We were impressed with how little trash there was on the lake grounds.

The weather today is cold,  windy and rainy.  Not even over 50 degrees yet today.  I had to turn my furnace back on this morning as it was down to 60 in the house.  I have had my fireplace going too.  I’m ready for warm weather to get here and stay.

My feet are a bit cranky today.  We walked a couple of miles yesterday picking up trash.  I wore my tennis shoes for the first time since surgery.  Not sure my feet liked what I did yesterday but oh well.  They just need to get over themselves!

So thankful the sustainability fair I was going to organize for tomorrow got cancelled.  The weather is not going to be good again tomorrow.  Thankfully it is to clear up and be nice for the Earth Day Celebration that is being held on the grounds of the Millstream Hotel Sunday afternoon in Cottonwood Falls.  Lots of live music and other activities going on starting at 1:00.  Bring a lawn chair and come enjoy the music and fun.

This has been a good day for Kathy to have to work and not be around me.  Not sure why I can’t brush off this cranky feeling.  I sure don’t enjoy days like today.  I’m not fit to be around others today.  I’m just waiting for someone to give me a reason to yell at them.  It certainly doesn’t take much to irritate me today.

Just one of those days I guess.  This too shall pass!

Feeling disconnected today.  Allowing it to be what it is.  Knowing all is well even when it doesn’t feel like it is.

 

We got half an inch of rain last night.  The thunder sure was loud at times.  I love hearing it roll across the hills.  I am grateful for the rain I got.  Chance of more rain coming this weekend.

I have a busy afternoon ahead.  I have a board meeting at Pioneer Bluffs at 1:00.  At 5:00 Kathy and I are joining a group to clean up around Chase County Lake.  It is to be a beautiful afternoon in the low 70’s so it will be a good day to walk around the lake picking up trash.  With all the burning that has happened you can really see the trash in the ditches.

Friday and Saturday I have completely open.  I’m ready for two days with nothing I have to do.  I miss my empty space when I have several days in a row of things to do.

I enjoyed the soup fundraising dinner at Ad Astra last night.  The bowl I picked out is beautiful.  It was hard to choose one though as they were all beautiful.

Star is terrorizing the cats on the deck today.  Not sure why she can’t leave them alone like the other two dogs do.  I forget Star is a puppy though.  She is only six months old.  She is now bigger than Roxy and still growing.

Need to remember to take eggs to my meeting today so I can sell some.  I have seven dozen in my refrigerator.  I get it emptied of eggs and within a week I have another bunch to sell.  When you get a dozen a day they pile up quick.

My Carbonite subscription ran out.  I need to figure out a way to back up my computer, especially the photos I have on it.  What do you use for that?  Thinking maybe Dropbox?  I hate paying for a service when there are other options available.  I don’t really have much on my computer any more that I would hate to lose other than the old family photos.

Feeling very unattached today in a good way.  I really am freer when I don’t fear losing anything.  There is not much that is very permanent anyways.  When I remember that I feel freer and lighter.

Still stuggling a bit to make anything important.  Maybe that is a good thing.  What is really important anyways?  I function best when I have lots of empty space to sit and live in.  I feel confined somehow when I make commitments of any sort these days.

It is a beautiful day on the prairie today.  Bright blue skies and lots of sunshine. Gentle breeze in the air.  All is well on the prairie today.