Sunday 16 August 2020

A Soggy Sunday

 I was awoken by thunder, but I managed to sleep a little later because of the lulling steady rain. It is one of those Sundays where just puttering around is comforting. I threw a hooded jacket over my pajamas to go out and open up the chicken coop and add a little more food to their feeder. It was raining so much that even the hardy white ones weren't keen on staying outside. Only one egg so far at that point. Production is down.

I had a big coffee in my hedgehog mug and read blogs and other "newsy" items on the computer. Once husband got up, I was ready to get dressed and start puttering. I swept the wooden floors of the kitchen, den, bathroom, and hallway. It is amazing how much detritus is accumulated when you have two long haired females, one cat, and people who are going from outside to inside, or from the shop to the house. 

I pulled a frozen chicken out of the small chest freezer in the mudroom. I'll make some "cheater" boxed stuffing and everything else will be from the garden: beets, green beans, maybe potatoes. I love a meal that consists of a lot of what you grow yourself. 

I just got in from picking peas and beans in the now slowed down rain. I fought off the mosquitoes and was disturbed to see that many of my green beans and a lot of red lettuce had been eaten down to the point of "will it come back?" I don't think this is just a rabbit. I wonder if the groundhog is back? I don't mind sharing a bit, but someone was rather greedy! My poor waterlogged huge tomato plants are leaning again. I think I may be out of good wooden stakes. Perhaps husband can create a few more for me from some scraps. They need to be at least 4 feet high and good and pointy at one end. I use a small sledge hammer to drive them in.

I sat on the porch listening to the rain and played mindless games on my phone. Scooter-the-cat-with-no-tail came out from under the chair I was sitting on and drank rainwater that was accumulating on the deck. It's funny how you can provide clean water in a proper container and animals would rather drink from mucky puddles or some other source of water. He also enjoys rain buckets under the downspouts.

I've managed to book an appointment with "Miss Ashley" to get my hair fixed in about a week's time. I'm looking forward to that. Husband has been busy finishing the body work on daughter's new-to-her car. It is now certified and she just has to pay taxes, pay for licensing, and pay for insurance. No such thing as a cheap car! Son is embarking on the same thing, selling his used Mustang to help pay for his new-to-him truck, which needs to be certified as well. I'm so much happier that he has a good 4x4 truck for winter driving as he drives back and forth to college. It's about a three hour drive one way and I feel much better knowing he is in something safe and capable of dealing with the snow that comes off of Lake Huron.

I haven't been in the school yet. We have permission to go in as of the final week of August to try and get things ready. I'm curious to know how many families are opting for online school versus in class. I won't find out for a while still - which of course, makes getting ready even more difficult. But thinking of all of that just causes worry and stress, so I shall stop writing about that and move onto another topic.

I watched a series on Netflix called "The Stranger", adapted from a Harlan Corben book. I've never read any of his books, so didn't know what this would be like, but I really enjoyed it and tried to solve it throughout the different episodes. I got some of the clues and figured out a few things, but not others. I would recommend it for anyone needing a new series to watch. It is only one season.

That's all I have for now. Just a soggy Sunday, good for taking it easy.


 

23 comments:

  1. I like quiet rainy Sundays... and yours seemed just perfect. Had to laugh about your saying,"It's funny how you can provide clean water in a proper container and animals would rather drink from mucky puddles or some other source of water." as we've often wondered about the same thing. Watching a really cute series called "The darling buds of May" on Britbox.

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    1. I've not heard of that series. I have thought of subscribing to Acorn. It features a lot of British series.

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    2. We have Acorn too... and it is my next favorite. It goes Britbox, Acorn, Netflix, Hulu. Britbox just has more of the old British comedies.

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  2. It’s been soggy here too although lessso than Saturday. A groundhog eating your garden? Now that’s one problem we don’t have!

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    1. It rained most of Saturday, but tapered off just before supper. Everything got a good drink.

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  3. Sunny here with heat on the way. I'm sure you'll see it later in the week, it seems to be heading east.

    Our schools open here a week later than originally planned, on Sept 8, but there are no plans for on-line teaching. Children are expected to return to school or parents will have to home school. Yikes!

    Take care and stay well!

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    1. Here it is school starting the day after labour day (as always), but teachers have scheduled days to be in before that to learn about all the health and safety procedures. I'm not sure I'm comfortable being a "health care worker" or "safety expert". That's not what I signed up for, but I guess there are lots of people in these roles now. Parents can opt for in class or online. They can also change their mind and just give a week's notice that their child(ren) will be switching.

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  4. Jenn, I was so happy to read about your children. I was wondering how they were doing. Growing up it seems. My daughter's chickens had a slow period and now they are laying again. Blessings to you and yours, xoxo, Susie

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    1. Hi Susie! Both "kids" ended up living here at home when college / university closed up or ended. Son picked up a job at a garden centre (open air!) and then construction (open air again!) and daughter got in with the same organization she was with previously in the communications department, and was able to mostly work from home.
      I have given the chickens a pep talk, but so far, they're not listening.

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  5. No rain here....yet! We could do with a heavy downpour.

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    1. Oh, really? Hopefully it's on the way to you now. I liked the rain today because it was steady but not pounding down.

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  6. Unfortunately (or maybe it's fortunately!), our Sunday was lovely for doing anything outside. Humidity low(er) and temp also. A nice breeze and sunshine. Could have used a rainy, putzy day inside but feel good about what I did get done. Our public school is going to all online teaching. No children or teachers in the classroom. What a waste in so many ways.

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    1. Concerning the online teaching, I think every area has to decide according to their numbers and situations. Also, I don't know to what extent parents are nervous / concerned around here. I think it's good that they have a choice here even though we have not been hit hard in this area at all.

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  7. Oh but what I would do and give for a soggy Sunday! I am jealous; I am sick of the sun.

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    1. You would likely never hear that comment around here (sick of the sun). When the weather warms up and it feels like summer, everyone takes advantage of it. People do complain of the humidity, however, as we are in amongst the Great Lakes, so it can get muggy.

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  8. Sounds like a lovely day ~ I love the sound of a nice slow rain! My garden is rather pathetic this year, but I have plans for next year to be better, with perhaps some raised beds in addition to what I have now...

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  9. So many bloggers are referencing Sunday, I finally flipped over to my google calendar to see what is the problem.
    It's Sunday.

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  10. Enjoy the rain. Pogo and I love to sit out on the porch and watch the rain make puddles everywhere. The chickens will do better once the wicked heat and humidity are behind us, I'm sure. We haven't heard yet what the schools around here are going to do about opening. A lot of our colleges are only doing online for now. I'm sure things will work out after a while. You have a great day, hugs, Edna B.

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  11. Even with the rain it sounds like kind of a nice, mellow Sunday. We need days like that where there isn't a hard agenda, time to do homely things. I'm curious about school. If kids opt for online does that mean you'll have camera in the classroom and just teach once or do you have to do everything twice -- once to the live kids and again in a different format online?

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  12. Here in Toronto I was hoping for a rainy Sunday but we didn't get any.
    I'm really curious how school is going to go.

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  13. I'm envious of the rain you got, we got none of that storm! Glad to hear you have your hair cut sorted. I do not envy you Jenn about returning to the classroom, I don not think I'd send my kids back just yet. I am also envious you have Netflix. ... Mary-Lou =^[..]^=

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  14. I am hoping that we get a nice, soggy day (or days) soon. Not that it will revive my garden at this point, but, still. It must be frustrating to have to plan for both in class and virtual teaching! Does anyone have any guidelines to offer?

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  15. What a great way to spend a Sunday and I love the sound of rain too. So soothing. I watched the Stranger series and it was really good. You really have to pay attention. Have a great week. xoxo

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