Got a fourth of the mailing for Pioneer Bluffs completely finished last night. Have 3/4 of the rest of it collated. I’ll finish the other 1/4 this afternoon and then it will be ready to stuff Monday when the envelopes are printed. Anyone want to come help me for two or three hours Monday? I plan on starting around 10:00 in the morning and should be done by 1:00 if several people can come help. I will fix lunch! Let me know if you can come so I can have enough food.
I am still tired today although I slept last night more than normal. I fell asleep with my clothes on and woke up around 1:00. I got up and took a bath and was able to go back to sleep. I got up before 7:00 this morning. I might try to take a nap yet this afternoon.
Kathy is packing to leave on an emergency trip home tomorrow. She will be gone until some time in early July. My critters and I will miss her. This house always seems too big and empty when I am home alone.
A friend brought my chickens some beet greens this morning. They sure enjoyed them. I sent a dozen eggs home with him in exchange.
Wow it sure is warming up. Summertime’s hot, dry wind has returned. It is to be in the low to mid 90’s and windy all next week. My yard is screaming for some rain but I don’t think it is coming any time soon. I have set my thermostat on 78. I have to run a fan to stay comfortable. I’ll see how long I can go before I have to turn it down. Trying to reduce my electric bill.
When it gets hot like this it becomes a challenge to keep all my critters hydrated. The chickens go through a five gallon container of water daily when it is this hot outside. I need to remember to buy them a watermelon when I go to town next. It helps them stay cool.
I took another load to the recycling center. I am amazed at how much I take every couple of days. Wonder why it took me so long to get started doing so. Since I don’t have to sort it, it is easy to drop off.
Reflecting on how quickly things can change and how important it is for me to stay flexible and go with the flow. Change is the one constant in my life. The quicker I can embrace and accept when things change the easier my life is. It is when I sit in resistence that things become hard for me.
The full moon was beautiful last night. For the first hour or so it was up it really did look pink. They call this full moon the strawberry moon. I can see why after seeing it last night. It is the full moon that is the farthest away from earth so it is the smallest full moon of the year. It won’t be long before summer solstice is here and the days will slowly begin to get shorter again.
Folding and stuffing a mailing. Allowing the heat of the summer to slow me down. All is well on the hot and dry prairie today.