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Good Morning! The sun here remains
intense even though the temperatures are in the high 80's/low 90's. No
rain as of yet. Today's forecast is our best chance all week, so I'm
praying for some. They say we could get as much as an inch.
Yippee!!! I will still be watering everything this morning. Boy, is
it dry.
This past weekend was really busy. On Friday, I picked 26 pints of
blueberries, all pre-sold. Believe it or not, that took most of the
morning. I canned the rest of the corn from last week, just in time for Ray to
purchase 3 bushels from a friend's farm to sell at the Farmer's Market. Late Friday, we got
everything laid out and ready for Saturday's Farmer's Market.
Saturday, we were up bright and early, since Ray wanted to be at the
Market extra early. Turned out there really was no reason. There
wasn't a living soul around, except vendors, until well after 9AM,
maybe closer to 10AM. I guess everyone was sleeping in on the holiday
weekend. It did eventually pick up and we ended up with a pretty good
day. It was interesting watching the reactions to the sign I had
advertising my rabbit fryers. People would walk by, read the sign,
then do a double take, and inevitably ask "Does that mean what I think
it means?"
We returned home from the market late as they stayed open an extra hour
for the holiday. We unloaded, ate lunch, and jumped into gear again.
While Ray went to haul off our garbage (nope, no pickup in our area)
and check on his grocery stores, we set about straightening up and
husking/silking the corn that was left (only about 1 1/2 bushels) so I
could get it put up. We also needed to get our animals done early
tonight as we had been invited off. Usually on the Fourth, we grill
out hamburgers/hotdogs, etc, watch the Capital Fourth on tv, then do
some of our own fireworks. I
guess we like things quiet and simple. But this year, as I said, we
had been invited off, so we were trying to do our evening chores early.
Then I received a phone call from the couple (C&T) who had
purchased our bucks this year. She had already lost the oldest one
Saturday morning and had another that was doing poorly. From the
symptoms, it sounded like bladder/kidney stones. She was really upset
and couldn't seem to find anything to help. I made a quick call to my
goat mentor and yes, she had some ammonium chloride and some
electrolyte as well as some feed with ammonium chloride in it, and yes,
she would be around for awhile. So off I go for a 40 minutes one way
trip. Ray and I agreed that he would take the children on over to our
friend's house and eat dinner, I would swing by there on my way to
deliver the medicine and pick him up, and we would return there after
taking care of the buck. I am SO thankful for my mentor. She has
saved my bacon (chevron) more than once. C&T were almost a basket
case by the time I got there with the medicine and instructions. The
goats they had purchased were like pets and the loss of their first one
had really upset them. Now, with another one hurting, they were beside
themselves. They had researched everything they could and gotten
plenty of help online, but one problem is that you need to have someone
close by who knows the region and problems associated with it and who
usually stocks things you don't even think of. We treated the goat and
talked about what to do for the rest of them to prevent the same thing
from happening. Then we zipped back over to S&K's to finish our
evening there. By this time it was after 8PM and, then almost 11PM by
the time we got home and put up our own animals. At this point we just
sort of fell into bed.
Ray and I were both up at our regular hour for Sunday, 5AM. We
were really exhausted. Ray hung around until after the morning chores
were done, then I rode with him to the grocery stores so I could do my
shopping while he pulled his stock. When we got back we ate breakfast
and that was it. We never take naps in the middle of the day, but
neither Ray nor I could move, we were so tired. It was about 2PM when
we woke up and it took us both another 30 minutes or so to get going.
Our church fellowship was supposed to meet at 4PM for Bible study,
supper, and fellowship, but we decided to forego it and stay home to
get an early night. Which we did.
This week is also shaping up to be rather busy, but I'll let you hear
about it a little at a time. It's time to get going with the watering.
May Yahweh bless you in this new day.
Laurie
