Hello again...
There seems to be too much to do every day, but I don't want to let anything go. I'll just keep doin' what I'm doin' for the time being. I haven't been posting for the last week because our Internet was "down"; as usual, the provider lied to us about the cause of it, but eventually did let his technician restore our service.
We have every kennel occupied outside, and one indoor dog in the house. Some dogs go home tomorrow and others will come. I have three dogs to groom tomorrow also. The day after tomorrow IS, of course, Thursday, and I start baking cheesecake and otherwise getting ready for the Farmer's Market in McBride on Friday.
I told my stepmother that I make up to $200 at the markets on Fridays, and she replied, "Of course, that is the gross amount, isn't it?". Myrtle was an astute business woman in her career days, and she brings up a good point. I DO enjoy producing and offering "stuff" for the Farmer's Markets in both McBride and Dunster, but I'd be kidding myself if I believed I come out more than a few dollars ahead, and a person really can't "count" their time. It is still, to me, for the time being, worth doing. I SHOULD also be gathering up some lovely "garage sale" type items to offer for sale.
Have been harvesting for us and giving away huge bouquets of lilies and so on. The gardens are beautiful, despite the frequent rain and overcast days. Summer will be over and we'll feel terribly short-changed as far as the weather is concerned: it has been so miserable. And though we don't harvest HAY ourselves, we know many farmers who are terribly frustrated this season. We need a few hundred bales from SOMEWHERE (Gary usually earns it by working for a haying friend) to feed to our two horses.
Again I'm too tired to write much of substance. Hope you are well, dear reader, and I will try harder to post regularly.
~ Ann
