We had a remarkably productive day. We've raked about 95% of the yard clean. We know that we will have to do it at least two or three more times, but it is looking so much better. There is no more trace of the house that was there. It has all picked up and burned. We brought down one other... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Happy New Year! Lisa and I spent a quiet night together, watching an old movie and we were sleeping by 11 PM last night. I couldn't think of a better way to ring out an old year and welcome a new year than being with my wife. We will be outside soon, continuing our work in the backyard. It is... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 31, 2022
It's a warmish day but it is raining on and off, so outdoor activity will be limited. It was weird not to come inside last night and write more in my "Hate" story, but that story is out of my system, and what I am posting over the next three days will be the last of it. I anticipate having it on... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 30, 2022
With Episode #45 now live, I just changed the status of my #Vella project, "I Hate My Mother" to "Completed." I've written some difficult stories before, but this one... this one was different. The title of the last chapter was "And What Did I Learn?" I had decided to end the story with that topic... Sign in to see full entry.
With Episode #45 now live, I just changed the status of my #Vella project, "I Hate My Mother" to "Completed." I've written some difficult stories before, but this one... this one was different. The title of the last chapter was "And What Did I Learn?" I had decided to end the story with that topic... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Good grief, I am whipped! We accomplished a ton of stuff today. If we have another nice day with no rain as we are supposed to do tomorrow, the former owner of this place will never recognize the lot. Once we get the area raked and straightened out, we are going to play "Johnny Appleseed" with some... Sign in to see full entry.
I got my finger wedged in by a tree I was cutting two days ago. Now the nail has developed paronychia, or an inflammation of the skin around the nail after an injury or bump in the wrong spot. Writing last night was a problem and this morning, my finger is swollen and obviously infected. Typing is a... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
I posted two Vella episodes totaling 2900 words yesterday on top of everything else. It is already warmer at 9:30 than it was all day yesterday, so we are back in the yard, raking, cleaning, and burning. My background in biology and which included a lot (too much!) about plants tells me that if we... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
I just got a call on my blood work and everything continues to look good. I didn't think I was having any issues, but it is better to take the tests and know for sure. Lisa and I worked all day in the backyard, and if we have more decent weather tomorrow, I think we will be able to remove the last... Sign in to see full entry.
Another cold night, but today is supposed to get close to 60 and maybe 70 tomorrow. We can handle that. I've got to go to Tallahassee for some testing as a follow-up to my earlier problem of a "bleed" in my stomach lining. I think it is good to go, but they want to be sure. We will be gone most of... Sign in to see full entry.