Sleepy Sunday.

 Sleepy Sunday.

 

We got a lovely rain this morning that will make the grass take off again and give the lawn keeper plenty to cut. Love, absolutely LOVE the green grass. Green was Lewis’ favorite color. He was convinced that it was God’s favorite color, too.

 

Finally got the clothes taken from the dryer, folded, and put away. That and cooking some beef rib meat with a potato and an onion has been about the sum of my activities today. Finished one mystery book and started another. Cozy mysteries are so much fun—trying to figure out the who and the why makes me think twice, but the settings in these books are all about the English countryside. This particular author has an edgy resistance to the overbearing presence of the government in everyone’s life. The contrast with the amount of government oversight in America with that in England is really strange. How either nation ever became so strictly uptight about anyone’s habits of living surprises me. Even Patty and the old woman spoke about that this morning when we talked about the habits of neighbors and cutting grass. We have one neighbor who hardly ever cuts a field of high grass that can become a dangerous fire hazard. But all we can do is talk to the code enforcement office folks. It’s about the same in most cities, probably, but it is pretty disgusting when people make things along the neighborhood look trashy. Sterling was saying that he has one neighbor who just throws trash out in front of his home in bags without picking it up. Stupidity. Laziness. Argh!

 

Eventually, when most of the hens are gone from this hill, the chicken coops will come down unless the old woman manages to create a greenhouse out of two parts of the coops. But meanwhile, Sterling said that we need to do some experimenting with water collection (from air) and producing electricity with magnets. It has been interesting to see that water can be collected simply by keeping a plastic cover over a hole in the ground. It might take several holes and covers to have enough to drink for even one person, but it makes sense that it would do in an emergency. Sterling thinks the same can be done with magnets to produce electric lights or whatever is needed. Fascinating ideas, but these things are already happening in some places in Africa and KIDS have figured out how to do it!

 

Told Patty this morning that my knee is feeling SO much better right now before it is time to do surgery. She reminded me that the old woman has not been ON the silly leg that much lately. Well, duh.

 

Sitting here thinking about the contrast between England and America. England has hardly an inch of land that has never seen the footfalls of people. And America has land that has never seen the footprints of anyone. In England, battles have taken place from one end to the other wherever people have settled. In Alaska, some places have never been explored, much less settled. Not sure, but the same may be true about the Canadian lands.

 

Saw a headline on the computer this morning that said the earthquake in Russia had affected Death Valley. Who knows what wrinkles have been bunched up in the earth’s crust! God knows and has told us that these things are just the beginning of things to come. The salt water along the eastern coast has begun to go up the creeks from the ocean and the salt is killing the fields planted there. No corn, no wheat means no food. Might be a good idea to learn to like—and plant—turnips!

 

Guess it is about time to go count the hens and see if any of them are hiding out again tonight. Have two that have gone broody and want to sit on eggs. Sigh. And two are molting with feathers flying all over the place. Guess it is just that time of year.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.