Wind and Pollen.

 Wind and Pollen.

 

If it were possible to separate the shtuff out there in the wind that is blowing through, we might find some tinges of yellow or green in that wind. Pollen. But whatever it is, the dogs can track it into the house after they put their feet in the water bowls. Finally, have decided that the water bowls are just going to have to be the way the hens get water. Pulled out an older water jug with a little red rim on it, and guess what! The top of the jar collapsed in my hand. Plastic may last forever in the ocean or in our dirt, but the shape of that jar top just disintegrated! Oh well.

 

Made some Jello for a salad or something. Really would like to have a cheese cake or something along those lines. Everything that a person could possibly think about right now (at least THIS old person) contains sugar. Don’t know how folks can deal with being this way 100% of the time. Lewis used to have me buy these sugar-free cookies, but he could only have a few before they disrupted the digestive tract. Sigh. Have even considered buying some sugar-free Dr Pepper! For sure don’t need that stuff! Sigh.

 

The hens got into the alfalfa that Mary R brought over. They thought they had hit the jackpot! They like something about that hay better than just about anything. Remember a long time ago folks ate alfalfa sprouts and drank alfalfa tea. Hmm.

 

Spent some time reading from the Torah lessons again today. Tom Bradford’s approach to these lessons makes me realize that we really need to know more history than we were ever taught in school. It seems the Hysos people were similar to the Hebrews who came in with Joseph’s family. They were the rulers who forced folks to put up 20% of their crops that would eventually be sold back to them during the famine. Joseph was just the front guy that made them do it, but it gave the Egyptian people a bad taste about him and his people when they ended up practically slaves to Pharoah. And guess how that affected the Hebrews when the people of Egypt finally got back in power after the Hysos folks left. Makes it much easier to see how things were turned around after the Hysos pharaoh used all the Egyptians to build his empire. It amazes me that we don’t have more distinctions between the people who ruled Egypt during those times.

 

Have any of you ever tried to kill ants using Baking POWDER and powdered sugar? Just wondered if it actually worked. Can’t use granules for fire ants because it looks too much like chicken feed.

 

Have been truly missing my parents lately. Know it is useless to think about going back in time to hug them or my husband, but it does make me think that those who still have their parents and husband should appreciate each day with them. Life is just not the same without them.

 

Well, about time to get my Neti pot out again. Sigh Allergies are SO much fun. Not.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.