Going for Walkies!
Apr. 8th, 2008 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenBeen out a few times in the past week or so, walking anywhere from two to four miles. On one walk we couldn't stand how much trash there at the bridge on Baptist Corner Road near the farm and picked up a few cans and such.
Then a few days later we did a trash pickup as a planned activity. 2.8 miles I believe, but probably more like 3 if you add in the meanderings off the edge of the road to pick things up. Chatted with a few folks here and there -- one even stopped his truck -- saying hello, and thanking us for picking stuff up. The weather was gorgeous, I got to know the area a little better, and we're pretty sure we picked up enough cans to pay for the trash bag the non-recyclables to go into. Very cool all around.
This morning was just a short walk to check the sap tanks, maybe two miles total. L collected sap from the tanks this afternoon, and hopefully that's the end of that. Boiling, cleaning, etc. still to come, of course.
Oh, and I got laundry done and got to hang most of it outside today! Whoot! I was hoping I'd get done early enough in the day to do it, and I actually managed to get two washes done in time. Laundry may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it's as good a reason as any to be outside enjoying fresh air and sunshine :)
I'm not entirely pleased with the washing machine however -- it lacks thoroughness on occasion. I'll have to spot wash a couple of things later on... hand-washing is still a tedious thing, but sometimes it's the only way.
Some of the ladybugs in the apartment were collecting at the west end of the hallway, so L opened the window to try to persuade some of them to leave. They are very slow.... I finally took a broom and a brush and worked on sweeping them out. It would be nice if they didn't all starve to death in the apartment...
Then a few days later we did a trash pickup as a planned activity. 2.8 miles I believe, but probably more like 3 if you add in the meanderings off the edge of the road to pick things up. Chatted with a few folks here and there -- one even stopped his truck -- saying hello, and thanking us for picking stuff up. The weather was gorgeous, I got to know the area a little better, and we're pretty sure we picked up enough cans to pay for the trash bag the non-recyclables to go into. Very cool all around.
This morning was just a short walk to check the sap tanks, maybe two miles total. L collected sap from the tanks this afternoon, and hopefully that's the end of that. Boiling, cleaning, etc. still to come, of course.
Oh, and I got laundry done and got to hang most of it outside today! Whoot! I was hoping I'd get done early enough in the day to do it, and I actually managed to get two washes done in time. Laundry may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it's as good a reason as any to be outside enjoying fresh air and sunshine :)
I'm not entirely pleased with the washing machine however -- it lacks thoroughness on occasion. I'll have to spot wash a couple of things later on... hand-washing is still a tedious thing, but sometimes it's the only way.
Some of the ladybugs in the apartment were collecting at the west end of the hallway, so L opened the window to try to persuade some of them to leave. They are very slow.... I finally took a broom and a brush and worked on sweeping them out. It would be nice if they didn't all starve to death in the apartment...
