Song of the day: “Lonely goatherd” by Julie Andrews in the Sound of music. Hah. They do stick in ones mind, don’t they. Besides, tenant kinda enjoys those, and since cousin Ed and I were working on the floor there again, it was as good a song as any to sing.
So yeah, a couple of busy days, thank you very much. Good thing I like being busy, ‘cause otherwise I would really be disliking my life at the moment, hah. Seriously, though. Now that the paper edit of V.L. is over and done with, we’re taking a small break by working on A.I.L. and adding that scene that we didn’t manage to fit in the other time. It would be better with it, we think, so there’s no reason for us not to put it in after all before we send it out to a publisher. So far it is working out well, most of it makes sense, and even though we still need to check if there’re no repetitions in the rest of the manuscript, it seems to fit.
Yesterday morning I was so very sore when I woke up, that I barely managed to get out of bed, but what the heck. What else is new, right? Apparently I’m using this machine (aka my body) just fine if all those muscles are complaining from a little bit of bending. Hah. I gotta hate that the bending, kneeling, squatting and more bending is about the only thing I dislike about tiling…well, that and the dry hands. Seriously, they feel like sanding paper right now. But it’s all for a good cause. Basically the tile floor is in, managed it all with the tiles and the pattern I’d planned and I think it will look grand. Yes, I will post pics of it. Not the before shots, thought, because I forget to take those. *sigh* Definitely losing brain cells again these days.
I made veggie burgers, (or should I keep calling them patties. I’m still not convinced. Cousin Ed is insisting I call them samburgers, but I don’t know) and they worked out really well. A simple taste these, on a basis of chickpeas and white beans, meaning that they look nice and pale. Sorta like chicken, if you must know. Hah. Seriously, if do them on a sandwich bun, with some lettuce and mayonnaise, it’s like you’re eating a friggin’ McChicken. I should franchise the darn things. Ah well, maybe some day.
Lots of time in the yard yesterday too. Harvested a bunch load for ourselves as well as the dogs. Got a nice mix going too, seeing as there wasn’t enough of one thing, but more than a enough from lots of different stuff. In the end it was so colorful that it was smelling like human food, for crying out loud. The thing that cinched it for the dogs was the old fat of the deep fryer. Oh my. This morning, when they ate it, was pure feasting for them.
But anyway, since the fat needed to be changed anyway, I figured I might as well clean the darn thing from top to bottom, which was quite a task, actually. It took more than an hour to get it semi-clean for crying out loud. Sometimes that dratted thing seems more trouble than it’s worth, but then, like today, it made for such an easy supper that I was really, really happy to have it clean again. Hah.
There were two sessions of chopping dog food. All sorts of cabbage leaves, herbs, nopales, pumpkin, too old tomatoes and some potatoes. It’s a good thing they like it so much, because you wouldn’t think it from looking at the lot. In fact, we have to be careful with the fresh lot, since there are a few of the dogs (Bora, Abacara and Tadaika) who really LOVE the fresh stuff.
Though today’s weather was wonderful (albeit a tad nippy due to a south western wind) yesterday was rather wishy-washy. We actually had some rain, of which the drops were downright icy while I was harvesting in the yard. Still, despite all that, the chilliness in the air makes for breathtaking views at the moment. Lots of times we’re able to see Africa these days.
There were the usual chores such as laundry, lighting the stove, cooking, and all those small little things that make up life, that I’m not going to bother telling about right now. Because, who cares, right?
My doggies, for one, are not at all pleased with the tiling business. Seeing as tenant’s and grandpa’s dogs are up there as well, and since those can’t be inside while cousin Ed and I are working on the floor, my dogs have to content with being locked up in my cabin. On the most part they’re a lazy lot (in particular Chaos) who will just snooze the day away. Of course they will be absolutely bonkers by the time I let them out and try to keep Knight II from getting his teeth into Jelly. The latter thinks it’s a good idea to challenge the Great Dane, and will stand below my porch, barking his head off at Knight, who will bark right back. Idiots.
Grandpa and big brother are still working on the cupboards for the kitchen, which is taking a lot longer than expected because grandpa is rather particular about this project for some reason. *sigh* In fact he’s working on my nerves. Usually I can handle him just fine, but at the moment I’m doing the “I’ll bite my tongue…instead of his” bit, or else I might end up conking him on the head with something. Hah. I hate picky, and try not to be that myself, if I can help it. *double sigh*
More tiling today, of course. Managed to get the rest of the new kitchen floor in, minus the edge of the kitchen counter. Have to wait with that until big brother and grandpa are a bit further along with the cupboards and until the new parts have dried enough for us to take out the old counter. I think it is going to look rather splendid once we’re done.
Oh, there was the rather splendid workout this morning. Gawd, I really needed that. Went double speed again, because, yes, I was a little late getting my lazy behind out of bed, and pounded the bag, pumped iron and moved around like the usual nimwit who likes to work out just because it feels so nice. Hah.
And last, but not least, there was a wood working session for me. Yep. At the moment I'm repairing a wooden outside table, and since the old thing misses several parts of it's lower section, I'm working on replacing the missing pieces with hardwood. Not going bad either, seeing as now I only need to put it all together for the table to be whole again. I'm now doubting where I'm going to put it once it's done. Either the basin terrace, or the old paddock up on the mountain.
Well, that’s about it. I have some reading to do and then *glances at watch* I might actually get to bed before one in the morning…Hah! Hey! A girl can dream, right?
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