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Motivation is a fickle friend
Jul. 17th, 2010 05:20 pmAfter 3 days off work I finally felt refreshed enough to tackle some projects around the "farm." Although I did spend over 2 1/2 hours mowing yesterday, I was sunburnt and my back hurt after that so I really didn't get to much last night.
I did start on my deck cleaning/refinishing project yesterday evening, which I've been trying to get to since last year when I bought the products. I finished the brightener application this morning and have to wait a day before applying stain, longer if it rains tonight like they're calling for. I really should have done this Wednesday, but they were calling for rain then too, through Thursday so I didn't. Excuses are too easy.
I also weeded my asparagus patch and have to finish applying the composted manure once the sun goes lower. It's very hot today, 93ยบ with higher humidity than yesterday. Then I cleaned out the chicken coop, a messy job. Not too smelly though. They had spilt their water, so I needed to clean the pine shavings up so the floor could dry. I need to get some sort of fly spray or trap as they are numerous and in the feed.
Cleaning out the coop required much bending over, so I'll have to do some yoga tonight. Thankfully I got motivated enough to do that earlier this week and several times since. I seem to have a very stiff back, probably because of my computer chair. And the mower is horrible. The ground around here is fairly uneven because of mole hills and all the rain we've had earlier this year seems to have made it uneven where it wasn't before. Even the cemetery where I also mow is very bad and you wouldn't think it would be. Maybe I'm just getting old because that kind of stuff never used to bother me. My car is also very bumpy sometimes, but I blame that on the roads.
I also burnt trash and used the dirty pine shavings to fill in some holes in the pasture where we had cows earlier this year which made huge holes where it was muddy because of all the rain. Some of the holes are a foot deep! And I picked and prepared some strawberries from my poor excuse for a garden. Best thing I did last year was buy everbearing strawberry plants! Never expected to still have strawberries in July, nor have I ever had asparagus this late, thanks to the rain and composted manure I put on it last year and this year. I still have a bowl bfull of spears and every day there's another 5 or 6 spears ready. I can't eat it fast enough, I have asparagus for breakfast and dinner! Saves on the grocery bill, although I buy things like potatoes, tomatoes, frozen corn and broccoli still. But I love asparagus and it's expensive as it goes out of season.
I did start on my deck cleaning/refinishing project yesterday evening, which I've been trying to get to since last year when I bought the products. I finished the brightener application this morning and have to wait a day before applying stain, longer if it rains tonight like they're calling for. I really should have done this Wednesday, but they were calling for rain then too, through Thursday so I didn't. Excuses are too easy.
I also weeded my asparagus patch and have to finish applying the composted manure once the sun goes lower. It's very hot today, 93ยบ with higher humidity than yesterday. Then I cleaned out the chicken coop, a messy job. Not too smelly though. They had spilt their water, so I needed to clean the pine shavings up so the floor could dry. I need to get some sort of fly spray or trap as they are numerous and in the feed.
Cleaning out the coop required much bending over, so I'll have to do some yoga tonight. Thankfully I got motivated enough to do that earlier this week and several times since. I seem to have a very stiff back, probably because of my computer chair. And the mower is horrible. The ground around here is fairly uneven because of mole hills and all the rain we've had earlier this year seems to have made it uneven where it wasn't before. Even the cemetery where I also mow is very bad and you wouldn't think it would be. Maybe I'm just getting old because that kind of stuff never used to bother me. My car is also very bumpy sometimes, but I blame that on the roads.
I also burnt trash and used the dirty pine shavings to fill in some holes in the pasture where we had cows earlier this year which made huge holes where it was muddy because of all the rain. Some of the holes are a foot deep! And I picked and prepared some strawberries from my poor excuse for a garden. Best thing I did last year was buy everbearing strawberry plants! Never expected to still have strawberries in July, nor have I ever had asparagus this late, thanks to the rain and composted manure I put on it last year and this year. I still have a bowl bfull of spears and every day there's another 5 or 6 spears ready. I can't eat it fast enough, I have asparagus for breakfast and dinner! Saves on the grocery bill, although I buy things like potatoes, tomatoes, frozen corn and broccoli still. But I love asparagus and it's expensive as it goes out of season.
