Fall Waxing Blood Moon
Kate made pasta sauce(s) from our tomatoes. She also made an eggplant (ours) parmesan that we had with one of her sauces along with a toss salad of our tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. Pretty tasty. Kate has preserved, conserved, cooked and sewed on her two days off. In this environment where her movement does not have to (literally) bend to her work her back and neck don’t flare as much.
After the 40 mph wind gusts I went out and walked the perimeter again, checking for downed limbs. Just a few stray branches, none big. I did find an insulator where the rope had pulled away. I used the insulator itself and plastic case to nudge the hot wire back into place. The fence does its job, but it requires constant surveillance. Fortunately, the energizer has an led that flashes while the fence is hot. That makes checking on the juice much easier.
Friend and Woolly Bill Schmidt said he enjoyed the fence saga from his apartment. He said he spent many nights, often at 2 am, shooing cows back in the field. Electric fences are part of farming and he had many helpful hints. He didn’t seem nostalgic for installing or maintaining a fence.
Both grandkids are sick. Jon and Jen face the dilemma of all working parents, how to handle sick kids and work. This is never easy and can create unpleasant situations.
I’m grateful for the rain and the cool down. Cooler weather means plants ratchet down their metabolism so they need less water and food. It’s time for that. The rain helps our new shrubs and trees. They’ve got the rest of the fall to settle in and get their roots spread out in their new homes.
