JULY 5 2022

He who doth not have a scrapbasket, will have a messy floor. 

every monkey fist i make produces  a "piece of string/rope " too short to use...... so i carefully save those in a basket...  we apparently have a "fest" coming in about a week.. and i am trying to have a full. board of monkey. fists to. set up there..... includoing my 14 inch. one... with 9 "fingers each way.... .... 27 fingers. each about 3 feet= 81 feet of cotton rope at about $3 a foot--- and a big old  bowling ball too.

there were 36 dogs on the property last night-- and in spite of the. fireworks, only barked when the nearby neighbors set off a bunch...0.

i am still faced with a load of hay to unload into the hayloft...

it is darn annoying... because everyone looks at that load and says" well if you find someone to help me."-  oh brother !!!!!!!   each baq is about 40 pounds-- the same as a bag if dog food.    but the mass of teh whole wagonload is overwhelming..

didn't someone say something about a trip around the world begins with one step?? or something like that???

there are alot of things someone else said... like " THE INDISPENSABLE PERSON" 

TAKE A BUCKET AND FILL IT WITH WATER

PUT YOUR.   HAND IN IT UP TO THE. WRIST

TAKE IT OUT AND YOU 'LL SEE IN A MOMENT 

 A MEASURE OF HOW YOU'LL BE MISSED.