Miscellanea, Beltaine, More Miscellanea
Apr. 29th, 2008 06:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenBeen thinking of things to post but been too busy to post anything!
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Did more sorting/unpacking/packing of fabric, winter & summer clothing. Some winter stuff still needs washing -- fell behind on laundry with doing other stuff around the farm, studies, writing people, artwork, etc.
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Finished typing/editing mom's Chapter 5 and sent it off today. Working on her changes to Chapters 1-4 now. Should be getting Chapter 6 in the mail next week sometime.
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Not moving along as fast as I'd like on the card project, but I know it will pick up.
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Beltaine was great!![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
harpnfiddle wrote up the ritual and was acting chief druid Sunday. We were at the Sunwheel as per usual, and the weather held up, thank goodness! This meant she could play fiddle both for the opening and for the Maypole dance. I loved how participatory it was, with people alternating reading. Great fun with the May dance, silly and light-hearted, with the occasional "threat" to wrap our our Greenperson, gwynt_y_storm :D The redwing blackbird stayed for the ritual, and also we saw an eagle off to the north.
We all took a walk up to the grove L and I are working on so they could see what we've done so far. The trillium were in bloom! Gorgeous deep red blossoms :)
Unfortunately we determined that one of the pines to the east had to come out -- it had a serious case of fungus and we didn't want it to spread to the pine next to it. Poor thing, it wasn't very old. We carried all the affected parts down to by the road, away from the woods, for later disposal.
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I suggested to L that today might be a good day to start disassembling the loom and moving it to the other end of the attic (more room). We got much further than I thought we would -- disassembled, moved, and now mostly reassembled! I've moved a lot of stuff into the smaller room that the loom had been in, and am trying to set up some of his weaving materials so they're a bit more accessible. More tomorrow, like as not.
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Lots of rain over the past few days, and much needed of course. But the sun has come out finally -- probably part of why it's supposed to be below freezing tonight! (Clear skies)
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If the ground is dry enough tomorrow or Thursday I may work on removing some of the grass from one area of the turned garden beds -- potatoes don't like growing where grass has been, so I need to get rid of as much of the roots as I can.
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Working on choosing clothing carefully for Pennsic so that we have more space in the vehicle. The plan is to fitharpnfiddle and her stuff in too -- good company and shared travel expenses.
It may not be that much of a challenge in some ways (to fit in a third person), as I may not be able to fight this summer after all. The shoulder is coming along quite well and getting stronger every day, and of course I continue to do the stretches, etc. But the other day, after I'd already belted myself in, I bent over in my car seat to tuck something into the drawer that's under the seat, and the shoulder strap slid/pressed across my shoulder and hurt like the dickens. If the nerves are that sensitive to a bit of pressure, imagine how a blow with a stick of rattan might feel! (Or don't, it isn't a nice thing). Mind, it's my right shoulder so I'm not nearly as likely to get hit there (shield side!), but pain also means stuff is still healing. It still itches from time to time as well.
I'm less bothered about the fighting this year than last, and I'll check the pain issue in another month to see how I'm doing. But it was a surprise because normal types of contact -- hugs or someone putting a hand on my shoulder -- don't cause any pain. Oh well. I should still be able to do archery at least, which is more than I could do last year.
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Did more sorting/unpacking/packing of fabric, winter & summer clothing. Some winter stuff still needs washing -- fell behind on laundry with doing other stuff around the farm, studies, writing people, artwork, etc.
***
Finished typing/editing mom's Chapter 5 and sent it off today. Working on her changes to Chapters 1-4 now. Should be getting Chapter 6 in the mail next week sometime.
***
Not moving along as fast as I'd like on the card project, but I know it will pick up.
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Beltaine was great!
harpnfiddle wrote up the ritual and was acting chief druid Sunday. We were at the Sunwheel as per usual, and the weather held up, thank goodness! This meant she could play fiddle both for the opening and for the Maypole dance. I loved how participatory it was, with people alternating reading. Great fun with the May dance, silly and light-hearted, with the occasional "threat" to wrap our our Greenperson, gwynt_y_storm :D The redwing blackbird stayed for the ritual, and also we saw an eagle off to the north.We all took a walk up to the grove L and I are working on so they could see what we've done so far. The trillium were in bloom! Gorgeous deep red blossoms :)
Unfortunately we determined that one of the pines to the east had to come out -- it had a serious case of fungus and we didn't want it to spread to the pine next to it. Poor thing, it wasn't very old. We carried all the affected parts down to by the road, away from the woods, for later disposal.
***
I suggested to L that today might be a good day to start disassembling the loom and moving it to the other end of the attic (more room). We got much further than I thought we would -- disassembled, moved, and now mostly reassembled! I've moved a lot of stuff into the smaller room that the loom had been in, and am trying to set up some of his weaving materials so they're a bit more accessible. More tomorrow, like as not.
***
Lots of rain over the past few days, and much needed of course. But the sun has come out finally -- probably part of why it's supposed to be below freezing tonight! (Clear skies)
***
If the ground is dry enough tomorrow or Thursday I may work on removing some of the grass from one area of the turned garden beds -- potatoes don't like growing where grass has been, so I need to get rid of as much of the roots as I can.
***
Working on choosing clothing carefully for Pennsic so that we have more space in the vehicle. The plan is to fit
harpnfiddle and her stuff in too -- good company and shared travel expenses. It may not be that much of a challenge in some ways (to fit in a third person), as I may not be able to fight this summer after all. The shoulder is coming along quite well and getting stronger every day, and of course I continue to do the stretches, etc. But the other day, after I'd already belted myself in, I bent over in my car seat to tuck something into the drawer that's under the seat, and the shoulder strap slid/pressed across my shoulder and hurt like the dickens. If the nerves are that sensitive to a bit of pressure, imagine how a blow with a stick of rattan might feel! (Or don't, it isn't a nice thing). Mind, it's my right shoulder so I'm not nearly as likely to get hit there (shield side!), but pain also means stuff is still healing. It still itches from time to time as well.
I'm less bothered about the fighting this year than last, and I'll check the pain issue in another month to see how I'm doing. But it was a surprise because normal types of contact -- hugs or someone putting a hand on my shoulder -- don't cause any pain. Oh well. I should still be able to do archery at least, which is more than I could do last year.
