there could be light at the end of the tunnel

and it just may NOT be a train


i slept all night
no moaning when i moved (it is however starting to hurt now)


or at least not enough to wake me up

this back thing coming on the heels of all that no sleep has been a nightmare
i thought i would NEVER be out of that sharp stabbing pain

now
i am going to still take it easy
and knit

and modify how i use the big canners

and how i plant beans and weed


ok duckies
i put the new BIG girl duckie in with falstaff
he was delighted and IMMEDIATELY jumped her bones
she didn't seem the worse for wear after
i however was cringing
(muscovy lovin' gives new meaning to 'rough')

bernie and i put them in falstaff's now small crate overnight
***i need to get a second varikennel 400 i suppose***
i am hoping he will teach her to walk in and out like he does
her toe appears ok now
not really bothering her too much

i also need to get a moveable pen for them to graze in for the summer
she is a pretty big girl did i mention?
she makes cleo look like a miniature duck!

the terrible trio.............cleo, phoebe, and lillianna........... THEY don't want to come in at night
although if i carry them they will
(bernie just lit the woodstove for me, i am still twingie in my hip so he has to bend for me right now)

speaking of bernie, he picked up cleo last night cause she absolutely would not come in, and he held her and kissed her little head
she laid her head on his cheek
i'm telling you all............those ducks really ARE that endearing

i want to put their xpens on the front lawn this summer
and have privacy fenceing across so no one sees them

i want the chickens out grazing as well
it will be a very good thing
and they can get ticks

i hope

i know i need to do some pictures but since it's 5am there isn't any sunlight
i am hoping towards the end of the week i can post some
i want to show what i dyed
what i am knitting
the girls
the plants
you know.........life around these parts

til next time

vi