& the rains come down

naturally, as i left the Aframe uncovered!

ok well i needed to muck that pen anyway.
***progress on that drawing ...no it's not done but i think looks pretty good...maybe i won't entirely finish it!***
now a glance back to yesterday:up extra early and drawing in the morning,  i got the mail, then socks both for bernie and i, (heavy cotton work crews for bernie, light fun ped type summer socks for me....12.00 for 12 pairs)
i got wasp spray, as well as work boot inserts,  and got home just in time to SQUISH a giant hornet in the studio before thaddeaus got nailed.
then went BACK out to get bernie's icecream cake, and a few other odds and ends
with a bit of chicken pen cleaning....... then up to start cooking bernie's supper for his bd. ( beef cubes in wine sauce with garlic, mixed grain pilaf, and spinach)
he got home relatively early for him, ate his supper and opened his card.....
he had a terrible terrible day yesterday.
he said after he ate, 'i am so happy to be home'
we had his icecream cake on the deck under the icycle lights in a very nice breeze..

i think that underneath it all the 'i am so happy to be home' is what has always kept bernie and i together all these years through the ups and downs.
even though the house in spots is a mess...... and a big, ahem.....cluttered (no closets remember) even though there are times when it's all so overwhelming, the bottom line is
for us where ever the other person is....is home
and there is no place like home

we both sort of know that but it's good to be really reminded of it.....
(he had a REALLY bad day....... REALLY BAD)

now today, i have chicken pens again, i hope to get the baby pen finished, and then start the old hens-i don't actually have daily layers anymore but who needs chickens that eat the eggs? and then teach the OTHERS to eat the eggs?
i also need to get a decent tractor for these guys to go out to 'free range with protection' i may need to pick up an Xpansion pen. i would love them to go out permanently as long as i can safely get out to water them and feed them.......

i will miss birds in the basement so i would imagine that i would bring in silkies or something small to live in the basement...(and go out to forage)

i also have blueberries to plant ....i should do that today in the rain, as it's good for them

we'll see how much i get done

meanwhile this coffee is good (thank you again susan)

and i am taking my time today, since it's a bit gray out i can sort of fool myself into thinking it's still early.

i opened the back door to get some breeze in but had a wasp come in, so killed that and shut the door.....

i have to do that nest tonight or bernie has to do that nest tonight as it's on the deck....... RIGHT over the table plus they ALWAYS seem to get in the back door when it's open......i think i need to get a new cheapo screen door for that back door too. (the back door isn't too good either i got it taped together)

ideally if we can't move, then we need to add on.....and move a door and woodbox onto the north (lower) side of the studio..... which would mean an addition and closets, and a cold food pantry..not to mention northern light to add to the studio.

when we bought this house, we thought we could go up over the studio. and had planned on a master suite and storage. but found we couldn't do that with the foundation that is under the studio.

anyway an addition of about 44 feet down the side of the house..... as wide as we can get it (i think it could be 12 feet wide) would help some....... as would moving the front door.....(that would help a ton too)

oye

ok i have to start my day, i think i am going to draw a bit then start my chicken pens

ttyl