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No subject, just some babble.
Apr. 16th, 2011 09:44 pmQuestion: will spring ever come?? It snowed in some parts of Vancouver on Thursday, for gawd's sake! It's only supposed to snown on the mountains this time of year. Some of us have gardens to plant, you know.
I know, I know. It's still hockey season, so technically it's still winter..will be until June, at this rate. However, Go, Canucks, Go!!!
I am one of those sort of fans, who get caught up in Canuck fever at playoff time (in a middling sort of way) It's hard to avoid it in this city right now. Our boys are battling their arch-enemies, the Chicago Black Hawks..so far, so good. Not uncrossing the fingers just yet. (I remember the days when the Stanley Cup was over and done with by the end of March, thus ensuring spring's early arrival)
Today was sunny, windy and rather chilly. The horses were all a bit nutty, for some reason. Phaedra, in spite of being just 6 weeks away from her due date, was racing around her paddock, rearing and leaping, and generally being a pain in the butt to get in. Sue had to yell at her quite severely; Phaedra knew she was being a bad horse, and eventually walked in like a scolded child, lol. Domingo and Orca just revved each other up and were both whirling around like nutbars; it took us awhile to get them settled enough to bring into the barn. Don't know what set them all off, but it was contagious. Stupid creatures. Kyra was the best one coming in, good girl.
Jack arrived with a huge tank on his trailer; he got it from work, something they were discarding. He's setting up a system to catch the rain water from the barn roof, so we can use that water for sprinkling the arena, etc. rather than using the city water, which we have to pay for. We're trying to make the farm as ecologically sound as possible, keeping our carbon footprint down. When Jack and Sue build their new house, Jack wants to have geothermal heating, too. We're getting the building process started this spring, and although it has to go in several stages, we hope to have the new house built by fall. I'm very excited; Jack asked me today to sketch out a plan for my suite, so that he has some idea of the things that I want to have in it. One of the things he suggested is a terraced patio from the back of my suite, something I love the idea of. I've never had the opportunity to design my own living space before, so this is going to be an adventure.
Another project for me is the relocation of my vegetable garden. Unfortunately the garden is currently in a place that is going to in the way of Jack's new workshop, so I have to move it. I've been looking around for a good spot that won't be needed for any of our building projects, and I think I've found one. Behind the big paddock near the house the land goes down to a ravine, and there's a nice big bank that gets a decent amount of sun, and is close enough for easy access and watering. We used to spread some of the manure there years ago, and now it's all composted down, so it should be nice and rich. I'm going to dig up the soil in my garden and move it (yay, that will be fun). I have visions of peas and beans climbing up the wall of the shelter that is part of the paddock; it sticks out onto the bank from the fence, making a great spot for trellising things. My gardening fingers are itching, I so want to get going on planting. It's still too cold though, so I have to be patient. I have more than enough work to satisfy my need to dig in the dirt, for sure.
I want peanut butter cookies. Unfortunately, I ate the last of the ones I baked last week, and I haven't got the energy to make more. Could someone just email me a few? hee. Wish it worked that way.
I have to remember to eat better; today I had toast and peanut butter for breakfast, then the next thing I knew it was 4:30 and I couldn't figure out why I was so hungry! Oops. I stopped at Tim Hortons on the way home and got a coffee and a cinnamon raisin bagel to tide me over until I got home. Made myself a nice potato, onion, yellow pepper and celery frittata for dinner; it was good and I inhaled it.
Something I heard on the radio today that makes great sense:
The world's oldest man died this week at 114; his explanation for his longevity was that he ate two meals a day, worked as long as he could, and took on new challenges as often as possible.
The radio announcer paraphrased his advice as follows.. Eat less, work harder, and suck it up.
I think I'll make that my motto for living.
;P
I know, I know. It's still hockey season, so technically it's still winter..will be until June, at this rate. However, Go, Canucks, Go!!!
I am one of those sort of fans, who get caught up in Canuck fever at playoff time (in a middling sort of way) It's hard to avoid it in this city right now. Our boys are battling their arch-enemies, the Chicago Black Hawks..so far, so good. Not uncrossing the fingers just yet. (I remember the days when the Stanley Cup was over and done with by the end of March, thus ensuring spring's early arrival)
Today was sunny, windy and rather chilly. The horses were all a bit nutty, for some reason. Phaedra, in spite of being just 6 weeks away from her due date, was racing around her paddock, rearing and leaping, and generally being a pain in the butt to get in. Sue had to yell at her quite severely; Phaedra knew she was being a bad horse, and eventually walked in like a scolded child, lol. Domingo and Orca just revved each other up and were both whirling around like nutbars; it took us awhile to get them settled enough to bring into the barn. Don't know what set them all off, but it was contagious. Stupid creatures. Kyra was the best one coming in, good girl.
Jack arrived with a huge tank on his trailer; he got it from work, something they were discarding. He's setting up a system to catch the rain water from the barn roof, so we can use that water for sprinkling the arena, etc. rather than using the city water, which we have to pay for. We're trying to make the farm as ecologically sound as possible, keeping our carbon footprint down. When Jack and Sue build their new house, Jack wants to have geothermal heating, too. We're getting the building process started this spring, and although it has to go in several stages, we hope to have the new house built by fall. I'm very excited; Jack asked me today to sketch out a plan for my suite, so that he has some idea of the things that I want to have in it. One of the things he suggested is a terraced patio from the back of my suite, something I love the idea of. I've never had the opportunity to design my own living space before, so this is going to be an adventure.
Another project for me is the relocation of my vegetable garden. Unfortunately the garden is currently in a place that is going to in the way of Jack's new workshop, so I have to move it. I've been looking around for a good spot that won't be needed for any of our building projects, and I think I've found one. Behind the big paddock near the house the land goes down to a ravine, and there's a nice big bank that gets a decent amount of sun, and is close enough for easy access and watering. We used to spread some of the manure there years ago, and now it's all composted down, so it should be nice and rich. I'm going to dig up the soil in my garden and move it (yay, that will be fun). I have visions of peas and beans climbing up the wall of the shelter that is part of the paddock; it sticks out onto the bank from the fence, making a great spot for trellising things. My gardening fingers are itching, I so want to get going on planting. It's still too cold though, so I have to be patient. I have more than enough work to satisfy my need to dig in the dirt, for sure.
I want peanut butter cookies. Unfortunately, I ate the last of the ones I baked last week, and I haven't got the energy to make more. Could someone just email me a few? hee. Wish it worked that way.
I have to remember to eat better; today I had toast and peanut butter for breakfast, then the next thing I knew it was 4:30 and I couldn't figure out why I was so hungry! Oops. I stopped at Tim Hortons on the way home and got a coffee and a cinnamon raisin bagel to tide me over until I got home. Made myself a nice potato, onion, yellow pepper and celery frittata for dinner; it was good and I inhaled it.
Something I heard on the radio today that makes great sense:
The world's oldest man died this week at 114; his explanation for his longevity was that he ate two meals a day, worked as long as he could, and took on new challenges as often as possible.
The radio announcer paraphrased his advice as follows.. Eat less, work harder, and suck it up.
I think I'll make that my motto for living.
;P
