Watching, Planning

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Yesterday at work, I sold an expensive watch and had to figure out how to remove three links from its bracelet. A coworker who usually does that is on vacation, and I’d never altered linkages. Luckily, my customer was cooperative, helpful, and a fun collaborator with the task. She departed wearing her well-fitting watch.

I’d been concerned about someday having to adjust a watch band linkage. Yesterday’s event made my day. Now, I can do it!

With a coworker on vacation, my schedule will assume more hours. That’s okay, but what isn’t is that the store plans to start opening and closing one hour earlier. I dislike the earlier starting times because tasks at home need attention before I can leave for work. The store’s new hours will begin next week.

Since my donkey Pimmy has been separated from her horse buddies, I’m becoming her new best friend, and we are growing closer. I am enjoying her one-on-one and discovering that she has surprisingly puppy-like behaviors. I’ve begun thinking of Pimmy as my “other puppy.”

She could use a barn buddy, and I wonder about introducing my elderly goat, Breeze, to Pimmy. Breeze has lived among my chickens; she is sweet and doesn’t mind having chickens perched or riding on her back. She could be moved into a safe stall to start getting to know Pimmy and the barn.

I know that a horse and a goat can become bonded buddies, but I am uncertain about a donkey and a goat doing the same. My sense is to give it a try.

Dear Friends: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Diana