Farming 101
Yesterday after Dennis had attended his Korean veterans luncheon, Dennis went shopping. Look out Menards . . . he meant business. Watching the farm channel, all sorts of ideas can be implanted into the subconscious.
When Dennis came home he needed just a bit of help balancing a box that needed to be unloaded into the garage. My goodness, it was large enough to be a coffin. We now have a sweeper to pull behind the riding mower. Dried grass, small twigs, leaf tips and Black Walnuts . . . all swept up for a tidy yard. It took most of the morning for assembly. I was on hand for a live demonstration this afternoon. It did all that was claimed. Running over the walnuts takes a toll on the mower blades. Dennis will have one spot where he will pull the cord to empty it. The squirrels will need to bring their shopping cart as the pickings will be quite easy. One stop shopping. The acre looked as if it had indeed been swept. Good job for improving the homestead. A new machine addition can make an ordinary task have new life breathed into it.
I got a text that the stitching group from Mankato is alive and has made it through the covid lockdowns. Next week they will be heading out to Lacrosse Wisconsin for a full day of quilt shops and lunch. I will be passing on this jaunt. It’s a bit too early for me to make a long day of it. There will be other events to enjoy with the group.
A clinic appointment this afternoon with a Cardiologist from Mankato was interesting in regard to what is usual and customary after heart surgery. Come to find out, I am right in the ball park of statistics. The weariness that befalls me in the late afternoon is the body telling me . . . enough. “Listen to your body, it does not mislead you.” I have one clinic visit left this month and that is with our family doctor, who has been pushed back with all the specialty doctors.
It feels so right to be back in the rut here on Stauffer. There is no place like it.
I am going to monitor some of the commercials on RFD. Our one acre has all the equipment it needs.