General personal update
Well, it's been a busy few weeks. I read the 5th Harry Potter book during the first week of the year (870 pages!). Last week I worked a fair bit and hardly went to the gym at all. I was totally psyched all week about going to Davis on the weekend. On Saturday morning, CP came and picked me and some kombucha up. Saturday afternoon turned out to be sunny in Woodland. But we did bring two extra pairs of boots- one for her, and one for me.We hung out at the apartment for a while when we first got there- eating, looking at pictures of cute baby animals on the web, and generally catching up. We got to meet Alex, the Dilapidated Sirian. I went to look at my photos on themahtin.com, and found out that it's messed up. Can't get ahold of Mark, but hopefully we can rectify this situation soon.
We got to see the land- about 3 acres are planted, they've done some work planting trees and stuff on the levee, and the alfalfa is doing well on the rest of the land. We walked around and looked at mushrooms and gigantic dog or coyote footprints. We checked out how Chris has reorganized the storage container, checked out the view from atop the storage container, and even got to smell the air from the feedlot across the street. It was so beautiful out there. I don't think the feedlot is very big, and it's at least 1/2 a mile away, so it doesn't smell too too bad.
Then we went to see the "French lead shack." It's the house that Shelley is buying. We got to examine the plaster walls, and the nasty carpet, and all the rooms and weird doors and passageways. I had thought it had 2 bathrooms, but there's just one. It's a bit musty and one of the windows is broken. That's ok, cuz they are going to replace the windows.
After we were in the house, Chris and I checked out the barn. They get to take it, too, but they have to tear it down. It's made of old-growth redwood with a tin roof. Some of the crossbeams are like 30 feet long. It's really tall, and it's going to be quite a project. There are some other outbuildings that I am hoping they will get to take, too- the more materials they get, the better.
After that we went to Shelley's parents' and brother's family's property to pick some food for dinner- we got sunchokes, bok choi, some wild onions, and some cat loving. We returned to the apartment, just as Herman was coming home with what had to be $200 worth of groceries. We snacked and chatted and prepped food, and ate, and I left in the middle of dinner to come home. My back was bad and I hadn't been sleeping much, so it was good to get back to my own bed.
On Sunday we had a good day at the garden- I met two people - Lily (haven't I met her before?) and Dirk, with whom I chatted about natural building.
Over the weekend I realized that I couldn't find the cord that connects my camera to my computer, so on Sunday afternoon, Zak and I started going through the house to try to find it. It's been good to be de-cluttering and catching up on things. I still can't find my blue swim suit. Maybe I left it at the gym or something? I found the camera cord this morning, when I reached into my desk drawer with my hand to make sure it wasn't there. But it was! I guess I hadn't reached in with my hand when I realized it wasn't there.
The cat has been steadily getting sicker, so Momo gave us a ride to the vet today for some tests and a nail trim. Kitty still has lots of energy, but she pukes at least twice a day! And she has lost a pound in the last year.
It's about 12:24, still no word about Running Bear.
posted by mahtin @ 12:10 AM
