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tanka and misc.
Nov. 28th, 2008 12:02 pm28 Nov
The inclination
to let the timer decide
when the time is up
can lead to over-steeped tea
a slippery slope indeed.
Which is to say for those who haven't experienced our timer, its reliability is sometimes suspect... but when you're busy trying to do several things at once... Fortunately this morning I was paying attention and noted that the timer had misfired and watched the time myself.
***
Finally moved the mums off our porch and out to the garden yesterday, along with plenty of hay chaff around them. If they make it through the winter I'll find a permanent home for them. Today I'll do the same with the mums by Marian and William's porch, along with the hanging planter.
Also managed to find and dig out the wire rack shelf from the barn (in behind a bunch of other things) and bring it up to the apartment. That goes up today in the office. We've been rearranging the space, organizing, sorting, getting rid of some things. Should be more comfortable when we're done. There's also another set of adjustable wall shelves to go up, behind the door to the room.
Hung up one of the 4 new oil lamps (with brass reflectors!). They're inexpensive but decently enough made. I'll be putting the rest up today. One will go up on either side of the bed for occasional evening lighting, one in the hallway and one in the kitchen I think. The latter two will be mostly for either emergency lighting or evenings when we're moving through the apartment a bit (packing, event prep, etc.) and can be mindful of them being lit. With the glass around the flame I'm a _little_ less concerned than with candles, but flame is flame. Since they stick out from the wall, the one in the hallway will be over one of the bookcases so we don't run into it. Still not sure about #4, but it seemed like a good number to order. Yes, I don't plan everything down to a tee -- deal with it. Some part of my brain said order 4, so I ordered 4.
Got frames for some artwork and will be putting some of that up as well. I have other things I should be doing, I know, but I just can't stand the clutter anymore. I've been working away all fall trying to get things orderly enough that I can get back to work on artwork that requires my full attention.
It's getting there, but hopefully this weekend I can make enough serious progress to feel like things are at an acceptable level of chaos. Things were actually not too bad early in the year, but we've been doing a lot this year and too many things are halfway done. And of course not being able to store food in the back attic as I'd planned is causing problems too. We can't be sure we've gotten all the mice because the cats don't go into the back attic (too cold to leave the door open), so things are in the main area of the apartment -- which at the moment means I lost some apples this week because I thought they were cool enough and they weren't. So now I have a trip to the compost with some of my winter apples and have to make sauce with the ones that are salvagable. Grr.
***
Saw Quantum of Solace last night. Good film. Although kind of intense, and not just the action parts. Last night one of my dreams was a combination of spy stuff and a computer game I've been playing a bit of (Bejeweled 2) with Aqua Harp for musical accompaniment. ??
***
L was up on the hill yesterday clearing some of the fallen trees off of the pipelines. The wind from the storms this autumn have been pretty fierce. He's going up to do more today, at least of the ones we know about. Then we'll have to walk the lines to see if there are any others. This is something we didn't have a chance to do last year, and it was a real bear trying to clear lines with all the snow and ice on top of them. No doubt we'll still have a few limbs to deal with next spring, but at least it won't be as many. Checking on fallen trees and the general health of the woods is a good thing. Plus, it's as good a reason as any to get out into the fresh air ;)
***
L's also doing some cooking today, and we might even get to cutting up some pumpkins and squash. He's making oat farls today -- different from the ones he made for Thanksgiving, but I'm sure they'll be tasty too.
Okay, time have lunch and then get some work done!
The inclination
to let the timer decide
when the time is up
can lead to over-steeped tea
a slippery slope indeed.
Which is to say for those who haven't experienced our timer, its reliability is sometimes suspect... but when you're busy trying to do several things at once... Fortunately this morning I was paying attention and noted that the timer had misfired and watched the time myself.
***
Finally moved the mums off our porch and out to the garden yesterday, along with plenty of hay chaff around them. If they make it through the winter I'll find a permanent home for them. Today I'll do the same with the mums by Marian and William's porch, along with the hanging planter.
Also managed to find and dig out the wire rack shelf from the barn (in behind a bunch of other things) and bring it up to the apartment. That goes up today in the office. We've been rearranging the space, organizing, sorting, getting rid of some things. Should be more comfortable when we're done. There's also another set of adjustable wall shelves to go up, behind the door to the room.
Hung up one of the 4 new oil lamps (with brass reflectors!). They're inexpensive but decently enough made. I'll be putting the rest up today. One will go up on either side of the bed for occasional evening lighting, one in the hallway and one in the kitchen I think. The latter two will be mostly for either emergency lighting or evenings when we're moving through the apartment a bit (packing, event prep, etc.) and can be mindful of them being lit. With the glass around the flame I'm a _little_ less concerned than with candles, but flame is flame. Since they stick out from the wall, the one in the hallway will be over one of the bookcases so we don't run into it. Still not sure about #4, but it seemed like a good number to order. Yes, I don't plan everything down to a tee -- deal with it. Some part of my brain said order 4, so I ordered 4.
Got frames for some artwork and will be putting some of that up as well. I have other things I should be doing, I know, but I just can't stand the clutter anymore. I've been working away all fall trying to get things orderly enough that I can get back to work on artwork that requires my full attention.
It's getting there, but hopefully this weekend I can make enough serious progress to feel like things are at an acceptable level of chaos. Things were actually not too bad early in the year, but we've been doing a lot this year and too many things are halfway done. And of course not being able to store food in the back attic as I'd planned is causing problems too. We can't be sure we've gotten all the mice because the cats don't go into the back attic (too cold to leave the door open), so things are in the main area of the apartment -- which at the moment means I lost some apples this week because I thought they were cool enough and they weren't. So now I have a trip to the compost with some of my winter apples and have to make sauce with the ones that are salvagable. Grr.
***
Saw Quantum of Solace last night. Good film. Although kind of intense, and not just the action parts. Last night one of my dreams was a combination of spy stuff and a computer game I've been playing a bit of (Bejeweled 2) with Aqua Harp for musical accompaniment. ??
***
L was up on the hill yesterday clearing some of the fallen trees off of the pipelines. The wind from the storms this autumn have been pretty fierce. He's going up to do more today, at least of the ones we know about. Then we'll have to walk the lines to see if there are any others. This is something we didn't have a chance to do last year, and it was a real bear trying to clear lines with all the snow and ice on top of them. No doubt we'll still have a few limbs to deal with next spring, but at least it won't be as many. Checking on fallen trees and the general health of the woods is a good thing. Plus, it's as good a reason as any to get out into the fresh air ;)
***
L's also doing some cooking today, and we might even get to cutting up some pumpkins and squash. He's making oat farls today -- different from the ones he made for Thanksgiving, but I'm sure they'll be tasty too.
Okay, time have lunch and then get some work done!
