Unless things shift a LOT, from now on, this will be just a journal of the last days. I will be able to look at the pics and remember the day...the thoughts and feelings. So, no need for comments, unless you feel like you want to. It's ok. just a proloooooonged going and really, after a point, what can we Say?
Travis and Everett came and brought turkey sandwiches from their weekend with family in Deming. We looked at where we are in the moment. Took the Horse Trailer off the blocks. They had brought some wood to burn. Cottonwood, which i don't burn, being a wood snob, but it's what they will burn and it will be their winter. There is a continuing of small things. Gestures now, really. If i had to, i could do it in an hour.
Wheat, who i finally decided to leave to her own karma, became Brave today. As i was feeding this morning, back and forth to the buck yards, i turned at one point and there, right behind me, she WAS. Her tail straight up like a flag. Trotting along. I yelled HEY! and Tay saw her and she RAN back under the house to her Way Back World. What to think of this. How she really wants to be Part of things, not just the underhouse cat in the way back. SHE wants this. no encouragement from me, except that i feed her twice a day. I don't touch her, talk to her.
and there are mice again. Happily popping out from a new hole over the wall plate behind the cutting boards. Last night chewing a hole in the Frito Bag. How they too would like to just be a Part of things here. The Tin Cat no kill traps are set this evening.
Jenny was supposed to call this evening. So far she hasn't. If she doesn't, it means that they weren't able to get as far as they had hoped. I ordered the composting toilet. It will be delivered to her on Friday and hopefully one of the homeless persons that pass her porch daily won't snag it. I watched 3 Utubes on how to deal with what you get when you empty the bin of the toilet. The combo of shit...
most commonly referred to as Poo
shit and coco coir. It's not "finished" yet. That takes a little more time, from the emptying out of the toilet thing to being ready to put out. Like under trees and bushes. There is consensus at this point that it will not go on food beds. But the more i educate myself, the more i think that will change.
So...that's today. it's dark now. Tomorrow will be here any minute.
