Monday, January 25, 2021

jan 25 2021

 the ultimate in message leaving ...   

100 ears ago  when we.. as animal episode, had 50 animals overnight for 30 days on boston common--as santas "farm" == a lot of very funny stories.. janine running around the statehouse with one antler.. because it broke off the reindeer which was then loose..... or hiring sone one with an attack dog to be the overnight so no one stole the chickens or goats for dinner...it was a wild 30 days...  but paid well...
during that  time i hired many Boston Univ students...-----one day one of those students bought a bunch of brownies to eat ... and I had one they were very good brownies so I had a second one .. very shortly I became bright red was having trouble breathing and things like that so I assumed being a student that had brought these things with them that they laced them with "something funny " .. and for years I have accused them of supplying those funny brownies and deciding that I must have been allergic to some strange substance that was in them .. they were very nearly going to call an ambulance for me when it began to subside .. so I stuck it out ..


 then last night lacking any proper cookies somebody had left a Dunkin' Donuts chocolate brownie  on thecounter.....so I ate the whole thing .. within minutes I had all the symptoms of COV with a choking and coughing and hacking and wheezing ..  i doubt Dunkin' Donuts is lacing them with strange things oso.....maybe I'm just plain allergic to whatever was in 'em heavy duty chocolate but I realized I was in trouble and found the benedryl that we have on the counter in case we have a dog problem and I took 2  went back to bed .. then I realized someone really ought to know that I have two Benadryl in me already in case things get worse. i needed toget a message to an  emt who might have to deal with me if i got worse....


 so I thought of writing it in magic marker on my forehead ..

 well I couldn't find a marker ... so  I told Claire our overnight person .  I really doubt the Dunkin' Donuts put any cannabis in their  brownies .. I must be allergic to chocolate of some kind -------that's ... a hell of a note ......or possibly dunkin is lacing them with odd medicinal   now legal things?????  it tasted really good !!

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Moving back to the garden project from yesterday I did hear from Janet who said that was an excellent place to have a a garden but she doubted she could be much help because she's terrified of snakes so will be looking for people that help with that project that aren't afraid of snakes .. actually I think the snakes are on that island and then on the far side of the pond I've never seen any on this side .. I've never looked too hard either .

 

in keeping with this project .. I had a note from honey in Vermont and said but some of these places that sell seeds like burpees are already out of certain kinds of seeds because everybody is starting to garden .. basically getting the same idea that I had .. So my advice is get your packet of peas early .

 

hopefully Explore gets us a new camera for that chicken coop .. because it would also show this fence garden project I believe .

 

I believe Janine has left off 2 pregnant donkeys here now and she says she has one more somewhere which she will be dropping off and turning in with our bunch ..I should not tempt fate but usually donkeys are  so Placid that they really don't care  who joins them --- other than a shake of the tail .. you couldn't bounce around a bunch of horses like this they'd get it in awful mass kicking ..

Watching doctor Pol  o n National Geographic makes me think it would be fun to have a milking goat .. but then I remember how cold it is of how you have no choice you have to milk them so I forget that project .. of late there's been some very cute miniature pigs .. and if I was younger I might be able to figure that out ..I always I always like pigs ..  they are far more intelligent then we give them credit for ...  But they definitely have some physical disabilities .. like their head neck arrangement is not conducive to much of anything except digging holes in the mud .   I did find out that if you feed a pig grain they don't smell .   is when you feed them kitchen leftovers that have some fat or meat in them that they become very odoriferous .. 

Today being Monday ,, is trash collector appreciation day .. I try and leave a few dollars  As a thank you -- way high on the post that he could reach as he swings in to get our dumpster ..  The collection of my trash is very important in my life ... as it is in everyone's life whether they think about it or not .. this CLV is causing us to redefine critical industries . that's all well and good .. I hope we make a serious effort to get rid of some of the industries that aren't critical .. heck  I'm not sure we need them  at all . keep it basic.....  I really like clean fresh water to drink , and food in the  local supermarket , and a fire Department that comes when it's called .. and all those things are government which we forget sometimes .. If the population of the United States had to get their drinking water 3 miles away and bring it home in bottles on their heads .. maybe they would have less time to Complain .




Hi Carlene,  I enjoyed the DD as usual. The pond garden sounds like a great idea-lots of sunshine, available compost, lots of fencing for vertical gardening and black snakes from the pond(good for eating the bugs). YIKES!!! I hate snakes, especially the big pond ones!!  I don’t even go out to weed Bailey’s grave garden unless someone comes with me and walks ahead. ( I have been startled by a couple of garter snakes in the flower beds and that’s my limit).
Hopefully, there are some people who would enjoy working on this. Many people like/don’t mind snakes. A BIG problem with me..  Going forward, I hope that you are able to pick many peas in your yard!!      Janet

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They have products that are already Sold Out.  It appears that being at home while working has brought more people into the world of gardening.
Many of the people from NY, NJ, CT, etc. came to VT because of Covid-19 and seem to be trying our way of living.
Be well.
Honey