BACK TO THE FARM

We were tired Wednesday night (the 19th) and glad to have a comfortable place to sleep. The only drawback was that on Thursday morning, we had to take the mattress and box springs to the garage ourselves. They don’t have straps, so they were difficult to manage. We rolled them out on Mike’s creeper.

Then we had several hours of work to clean off the kitchen and bathroom counters, pack toiletries, wash the remaining dishes – you know, all that last minute stuff you think won’t take long but really does. I always think of one more thing you mustn’t do.

I just didn’t have time to think much about what we would need at the farm, nor did we have a lot of extra room in the Jeep. I packed some food in the cooler and Mike whisked it off to the Jeep. We left the house after 10:00 and stopped at Albertsons for milk and the 99-cent carton of ice cream. I also ran into JoAnn’s (oh joy!) and was delighted to find the yarn I wanted, which I see as progress in the retail world.

On the grade, we saw a mama duck and her fuzzy ducklings on the side of the road. There must be a pond nearby. Otherwise, we haven’t seen much wildlife, unless you count the mice (we trapped several) and the bunnies. We saw fresh gopher activity, but we didn’t see the gopher.

It was 53 on the river and 43 at the farm – and that’s cold at a time of year when we expect warmth. Remember, last Monday (the 17th), I thought it was summer.

Then we had our start-up farmhouse chores to do. Mike started a fire in the fireplace. We had some initial difficulty getting power to the modem, but eventually we were connected. I baked cookies. He worked out. You know – the usual.

And it commenced to rain, but we need the rain. For the most part, though, it’s just a cold wind. We could use more rain.

So, we’re here without a meal plan, but so far, I’ve been able to feed us. It demands flexibility, and that never hurts. KW