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« Last post by sKePTiKal on March 30, 2026, 10:29:46 AM »
I've FINALLY found the oomph and momentum to tackle a whole litany of spring cleaning tasks around the house. As well as finish painting that godz-awful bench. Still have more to do in the mudroom and it has warmed up enough to start the outside "clean up" and seeds.
Have a date in May, for B's pump replacement surgery so hopefully he can till the garden, before. Hol & I have some landscaping projects on this season's list. Big rains washed out along the front edge of a culvert under the drive to the pond... so we're going to build stone retaining wall and backfill with shale. Then, I'll need to order another big load of gravel for the 3-4 miles of driveway we have on the property.
There is mutiny in my shop. Some of it is personality conflict; some of it is overly ambitious holier than thou overstepping one's role; and some of it is a lack of stepping into a new role. The good thing about all this is bro is taking a more pro-active stance now and I'm standing back advising. We're TALKING a great deal more and sorting all this out. Fortunately the former President is still working 3 days a week and he's been consulted often while we sort out just what is going on. And try to work with people to get them to stay in their lanes and pick up the slack that is falling on subordinates. There is always a loud scream in the back of my mind... about having to deal with this kind of crap... STILL.
I already have plenty to do and I'm enjoying finally having a life outside of managing other people. I would like this later stage of my life to be MOSTLY that slow, enjoyable "just being". Hell, I've earned it. But there is no rest for the weary, I guess. At least not yet. It's going to take some weeks/months to sort this issue out - and the pushy person thinks it needs to happen by Friday. <rolleyes>
Looks like most of my herbs survived the winter. I've got 5 American Elders to transplant into their permanent home. Once I decide where that's going to be. <grin> They get 10-12 ft tall. And I want to plant some more berries/shrubs this spring too. MAYBE a fruit tree or two... maybe. We have a lot of local orchards around us, so that's less of a priority.
When B gets back, this time we're organizing, purging, setting up garages and shops to be more functional and where everything wil have a "home".
It's that busy time of year. We still have a few things to refine out in the studio, too.
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