June 16, 2012 11:20 AM
Wow. Went to sleep at
9:45 and woke up at 7:45. 10 hours of sleep!
The lake was like glass
this morning. I am just amazed by the reflections.
The dogs and I went up
to the truck and got beer and planters. The breeze was picking up
but the bugs were horrible.
I dug around in the
garden box and managed to salvage a bit of earth. There were so many
ants! I tried to avoid them, and the tree roots. The earth is very
hard and full of grass roots, however, I managed to get enough to do
the seven planters and repot the tomatoes. I also planted the
zucchini in the garden box with a hope that zucchini are tough enough
to cope. Then I filled the jiffy pots and clay planters and a plastic
plant flat and planted the herb seeds. Finished just before it
started to rain. Not a terribly auspicious looking display yet, but
with any luck there will be yummy edibles in a few weeks...
Meanwhile I feel all crawly from watching the ants.
Finally had breakfast –
optimum slim cereal and almond milk. It was pretty good. It's a
different brand of almond milk so the first taste was a bit weird.
But it's ok. Good thing too, because there isn't any alternative.
It's chilly in here,
but I don't have any wood split yet and it's raining and I don't feel
like chopping wood in the rain. Think I'll bundle up and maybe
paint. Or read...
5PM
The rain has stopped
for a bit. I painted, actually did washes on 5 canvasses, so nothing
too creative other than mixing interesting colours. In the process of
moving things and making room for my painting stuff I came across a
really scary spider. I put a container over it, slipped a piece of
cardboard underneath, and put it outside.
Started reading the new
Sookie Stackhouse novel, and fell asleep on the couch. I was awakened
by Guinness licking my face. Seems he needed to go out. So we all
went out into the damp dripping woods for a little bit. Came back in
and after a moment had a crawly feeling. Pulled a wood tick off my neck. I know!
Ewwwwww! I hate bugs. Especially wood ticks. Why are there wood
ticks? I've been checking the dogs for ticks, but I guess I need to
check myself better too.
Guinness has a weird
rash-looking thing on his belly. Red circles all over. Don't know
if it's bug bites or what. He didn't like me looking at them. Have
to try to keep an eye and see if they go away or get worse.
7:40PM
Listening to Randy's
Vinyl Tap. Guinness is restless this evening. I bet that rash is
itchy.
Just been sitting here
thinking. Last summer was my first one out here all alone for
extended periods of time. It was a rough summer, emotionally.
So far, this year, it
is a bit better. I feel like I am able to be just me. Not mom-me, or
wife-me, or friend-me, or committee member-me. Just me. It is a weird
feeling. It demands the big questions. Like “Who am I really?” I
hope I figure it out. I seem to have been so many things for so many
different people over the years, I sort of lost me. Maybe I am
beginning to get me back. I'll keep you posted...
Meanwhile, time to make
dinner. I have made some curried wild rice mix. I am thinking
stir-fried veggies and maybe a salad...
9:45 PM
Dinner was beyond
fabulous. If I do say so myself. Some members of my extended
household would have judged it “suspiciously healthy looking and
smelling” but, isn't that what food is supposed to be? I even have
some leftovers for tomorrow!
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