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2021 Farm Log
sKePTiKal:
Annnnnddd... zero to 90 mph in a split second. I knew after such a long stretch of "nothing much going on" it would all start to happen at once. It helps that I can be happy or content in each place, I guess. It's the in-between where I get impatient or frustrated.
Might be a bit before I have calm head space again, to come back to this conditional thinking topic. Maybe by then, I'll have it distilled down to be more coherent. ;)
Hopalong:
To me that was absolutely coherent, Amber, and extremely helpful and insightful.
I could ponder your description of the inner and outer Getting Things Done way of being for a long time.
I will re-read and benefit more than once.
Thank you so much, friend.
No matter how efficiently or inefficiently I apply what you're talking about, I have new clarity about the whole ball o' yarn.
It's not true "there is no try."
(I relate to the perfectionism precaution too.)
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Hops
Twoapenny:
I hope the zero to 90mph stuff is good things, Skep, even if it has all ramped up really quickly! I'm glad you matter to you and that you notice when that slips, and know what to do to pull it back up again. You matter very much to all of us, too (and many in the real world, I'm sure!). And yes, you're right - without the ebb and flow, life would be very dull. It's painful stuff at times, but it does make us appreciate those other times when things are lovely and all is going well (do we get those times?! Lol, they're in there somewhere). I like the idea of being a rock in a stream :) xx
sKePTiKal:
It's good stuff Tupp; progress. Buck's metal shop build will start sometime next week. Hol's garage is about ready for doors & windows (not here yet anyway). Transferring title on Helga next week - to become the farm use vehicle. It's tax season again. And I promised to try to create a budget for the shop. I think I have a plan that'll be flexible. Numbers come a bit later.
Spring stuff arriving - grow light system; seeds; pro soil. I'll have to start seeds in the garage - Stinker is an adolescent tomcat now and is earning his name every day. Last night he crawled from the catwalk, across a narrow (couple inches) slanted ledge across the front of fireplace - right above Buck's red deer antlers - to the top of the entertainment center - which holds a lot of fragile keepsakes. I got him down without incident but in retribution he woke me up at 4 am. Knocked my glasses to the floor and then moved to the dresser and did the same with scissors I left out to cut tags off some new "dainty unmentionables".
I need to move my garden implements from their winter storage area, since that's where the metal shop goes and I need to start plowing and picking out rocks again. The ground isn't frozen right now; and if there is another hard freeze, that'll help push the rocks to the surface. I have plans for a small orchard too.
Hol & Steve put in a pond at the hut - and it's already full. They need to build shelters and fence around the pond, then they'll move the birds down there. That'll let me seriously research the Dexter cow breed for my field; maybe. I've talked about stocking fish; and Hol would like a swimming pond. Bobcat's been getting a workout down there and Steve is becoming the heavy equip operator. He's still learning but I've watched him; he's pretty good. Hol is still decorating & purging; rearranging furniture. Still has stuff to move too. She is still learning about greenhouses and picking one out - that's their Christmas present. They want to grow year-round.
Their employment picture still isn't looking up. So I'm researching what is required to become officially a "farm". It's a different property tax designation; I know we need to have at least $1000/yr in sales to qualify... but there are more ins & outs I need to look at. The cow breed is a heritage one; and is both a milk/meat breed. Perfect for small farms because they're not as large as the standard breeds. Scottish Higlands would be the other I'd look at. But animals - oy vey - they are a big commitment!! I'm not sure I'm really willing to undertake that. But we do love milk, butter & cheese around here. Once we're a "farm" for real - then I can add the kids to the payroll.
Still lots of purging going on in my stuff - as well as accumulating more tools to be able to feed ourselves, working smart not harder. I'm doing more planning on the medicinal herb side of things too. With the state of healthcare these days - having established gardens of important medicinals is part of the overall plan.
I have my hands full if I hope to move things along from the infrastructure phase - to production here. Along with all the paperwork, protocols, etc. We don't even need a list anymore since things are really coming together now. So whatever is going on out in the world - and exactly what that is is highly debatable and opinions seem to be lining up directly opposite without anyone actually HEARING what's important to the other half - whatever is going on out there... as long as it has no direct impact on my work/plans... then:
It's just noise and empty promises. Nothing is actually happening to benefit anyone except those in government. Both parties are equally responsible, IMO. Being Apolitical is still a real choice (for now); it has it's bright side too.
Media needs to respect it's boundaries and only report what happens; not try to make me think x, y, or z about it - and DEFINITELY not push the message that I'm a failure as a human being because I refuse to play the "ain't it awful" or "outrage" game and turn the definition of words on their heads... and blame people who aren't afforded the respect to tell their side of the story; aren't believed when they do tell it; and the only reason the Media cares - is because it makes them money.
I may not be able to escape the fact I live in this world - with all that other crap in it - but I sure don't have to OF that world. I know other ways to be and live and it's my choice to do so. I'm not trying to persuade anyone else it's right for them. Too many people think they have a "right" to tell other people what to believe and how to live. If they just minded their own business and gardens - people could get along much better.
IMHO.
Hopalong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV-M32RkyBg
I love this guy!
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Hops
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