Spring Rushes

Saturday, March 09, 2024

Yesterday, a crew arrived at my home to install a new furnace, replacing a “broken system.” The new heater is working well and is less noisy. My failed furnace was a big issue for occurring and lasting throughout weeks of bitterly cold weather. Now, my home heating problems are history, and other repairs are ahead.

Well, I’ll think about them tomorrow. If the weather is warming, I must crank the tractor and drive into the horses’ dry lot to clean the area. These weeks of nearly unending snow and ice have prevented safe tractoring. Harsh weather and the constant presence of horses have made the space muddy, sloppy, and stinky.

Best now, don’t let me start talking about more cleaning needs, those at my chicken coop. Sweet little beasts are just doing their thing, happily greeting me as I enter their area, and without any complainers in the bunch, except for maybe my two roosters, sounding off and unclear whether they’re greeting me or challenging each other.

Anyway, my coop mess resembles that dry lot mess. Also, don’t let me get started about my puppy’s sheer determination to dig himself out of the yard. I have fortified my dog fence with all the items I found that I could grab and move. Those include tree stumps, lava rocks, paving stones, and concrete blocks. Somebody suggested laying pallets outside, along the fence line, and I’m leaning toward that.

Dear Friends: Resolving one problem releases waiting others to rush. Diana