They did it. On Friday, Eldest and his wife bought a big house and horse farm on 36+ acres of land in Vermont. It's beautiful and they are so happy! My favourite part of the day was having our son take us around the house and land for a full tour, complete with history of the place…! We haven't seen him this relaxed and happy in a really long time. :-)
Two weekends ago I read Ursula LeGuin's "The Telling" (one of her Hainish cycle--not sure if it is the last or not). A fine read. This weekend I shall commence reading Isabel Wilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns." A quick glance indicates that it is more along the lines of curated oral history than a conventional academic history; I haven't read anything like that for some time, and am looking forward to it. I got a good copy through alibris.com, but it lacks the dust cover, so I made a paper cover for it from a paper grocery sack the way we used to--very easy, economical, and it works well.
I got my new business cards today, touting me as a "Fellow of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences;" sounds pretty snazzy, I hope (rather than stuck up!).
I'm getting more consulting work from the San Diego area than I can handle; I must limit it, unfortunately. I wish I could do more, but consulting can't be relied upon to pay the mortgage. (If I am careful, it could help to pay the mortgage off early, and then things could change.)
I am going to go back to pronouncing "route" as "rout," which was the way I pronounced it in my youth. That is or was the Inland North US pronunciation (which used to be considered standard US pronunciation); ditto for pronouncing the subterranean part of a plant, the root, with the vowel sound of "foot" or "soot" rather than "coot" or "shoot" as I have been doing for some indeterminate time. It is so easy to say it like "foot" that I suspect it was the way I originally pronounced it, but I can't remember.
Some table grapes and wine grapes being harvested, raisin grapes trained in arbors have had one third of the clusters' stems partially cut so they will dry on the vine, processor tomato and almond harvests continuing, I saw no onion trucks (a week ago we saw garlic trucks heading for the processing plant near Gilroy); alfalfa continues to be cut and baled, corn (much of it for silage) still in all sizes from about two to ten or twelve feet tall, grain grown for hay all harvested. Pistachios not yet being harvested. Some tree fruit being harvested, but with the new-type orchard boxes on the trucks one can't see which kind of fruit. Cotton not yet being harvested. Safflower harvested. I haven't seen any beans this year, and little canola (that has been harvested too.)
Vivvie continues to hang on, some days better, some days worse. Overall she seems content, which is the main thing.
I'm tired. Taking my iron and I do my utmost to force myself onto the elliptical every day, even if it is only for two or three minutes at a time. Still, the seemingly never ending blood flow saps my strength. I've totally lost track, but it must be on the order of four weeks now, on-again, off-again, more and less... It wears a person down. But, needless to say, I can't see the doctor even if I wanted to - can't have a GYN exam under present circumstances.
I've been trying to get my mind off it, spending a lot of time at Fun Trivia, also reading (what else is new? :)) Just got Linda Ronstadt's autobiography from the library. Looking forward to starting that.
Cat, I don't understand why you can't see a GYN doc under the present circumstances. I certainly did!! I was anemic and needed simple surgery (Myomectomy) which solved it once and always! PLEASE see a gentle woman doctor soon. Please check out the Hyster Sisters website for more information. http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_opt.htm
D. E. A. N.
ReplyDeleteThey did it. On Friday, Eldest and his wife bought a big house and horse farm on 36+ acres of land in Vermont. It's beautiful and they are so happy! My favourite part of the day was having our son take us around the house and land for a full tour, complete with history of the place…! We haven't seen him this relaxed and happy in a really long time. :-)
ReplyDeleteSplendid, Listener!
DeleteThe relaxed and happy part is the best.
ReplyDeleteTwo weekends ago I read Ursula LeGuin's "The Telling" (one of her Hainish cycle--not sure if it is the last or not). A fine read. This weekend I shall commence reading Isabel Wilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns." A quick glance indicates that it is more along the lines of curated oral history than a conventional academic history; I haven't read anything like that for some time, and am looking forward to it. I got a good copy through alibris.com, but it lacks the dust cover, so I made a paper cover for it from a paper grocery sack the way we used to--very easy, economical, and it works well.
I got my new business cards today, touting me as a "Fellow of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences;" sounds pretty snazzy, I hope (rather than stuck up!).
I'm getting more consulting work from the San Diego area than I can handle; I must limit it, unfortunately. I wish I could do more, but consulting can't be relied upon to pay the mortgage. (If I am careful, it could help to pay the mortgage off early, and then things could change.)
I am going to go back to pronouncing "route" as "rout," which was the way I pronounced it in my youth. That is or was the Inland North US pronunciation (which used to be considered standard US pronunciation); ditto for pronouncing the subterranean part of a plant, the root, with the vowel sound of "foot" or "soot" rather than "coot" or "shoot" as I have been doing for some indeterminate time. It is so easy to say it like "foot" that I suspect it was the way I originally pronounced it, but I can't remember.
And now to bed.
--Alan
Definitely snazzy!
DeleteThe Telling is one of my favorite, though I haven't read all the Hanish books.
Biweekly Central Valley ag report:
ReplyDeleteSome table grapes and wine grapes being harvested, raisin grapes trained in arbors have had one third of the clusters' stems partially cut so they will dry on the vine, processor tomato and almond harvests continuing, I saw no onion trucks (a week ago we saw garlic trucks heading for the processing plant near Gilroy); alfalfa continues to be cut and baled, corn (much of it for silage) still in all sizes from about two to ten or twelve feet tall, grain grown for hay all harvested. Pistachios not yet being harvested. Some tree fruit being harvested, but with the new-type orchard boxes on the trucks one can't see which kind of fruit. Cotton not yet being harvested. Safflower harvested. I haven't seen any beans this year, and little canola (that has been harvested too.)
--Alan
Vivvie continues to hang on, some days better, some days worse. Overall she seems content, which is the main thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired. Taking my iron and I do my utmost to force myself onto the elliptical every day, even if it is only for two or three minutes at a time. Still, the seemingly never ending blood flow saps my strength. I've totally lost track, but it must be on the order of four weeks now, on-again, off-again, more and less... It wears a person down. But, needless to say, I can't see the doctor even if I wanted to - can't have a GYN exam under present circumstances.
I've been trying to get my mind off it, spending a lot of time at Fun Trivia, also reading (what else is new? :)) Just got Linda Ronstadt's autobiography from the library. Looking forward to starting that.
Cat, I don't understand why you can't see a GYN doc under the present circumstances. I certainly did!! I was anemic and needed simple surgery (Myomectomy) which solved it once and always! PLEASE see a gentle woman doctor soon. Please check out the Hyster Sisters website for more information. http://www.hystersisters.com/vb2/view_opt.htm
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