Monday, April 21, 2003
10:40pm Just got off the internet, searching for realtors that service the area we’re looking toward *for Lars. Two possibilities surfaced, one in Marion & one near Marysville.
The vet called today & said that Tig’s blood test came out normal—he told David that "Tig has the blood of a 2-year-old cat". Pretty neat, except not much help explaining why he was vomiting so often. But, he is still doing very well and barf-free since being quarantined in his room. I had him on his harness & line last week in the sunroom when it was so warm & sunny, and later he barfed for the first time in weeks. No access to plants, so maybe it’s from drinking from the dog water bowl. Who knows; just a guessing game.
Today I finished sewing pouches for the tractor & the mower, to hold a walkie-talkie and a tool or two.
David finished prepping the patio area today—tilling & grading. His big accomplishment is the brick border/retaining wall. He has a beautiful curve in it, and he was so careful to level and align each one. Next step is to add gravel, and decide where a concrete or stone pad will be for a table and chairs.
The back yard garden and walkway is also in the final stages, with the site mapped out and awaiting the placement of stepping stones (taken from their previous spot which will now be patio). Also awaiting plants to plant.
Speaking of plants, the trees we ordered April 1 from the SWCD are ready to be picked up tomorrow! 105 seedlings—boy are we going to be busy. Mostly evergreens & flowering trees. No idea when the trees & plants from mail-order will be arriving, but I hope not tomorrow!
We finally had some April showers over the weekend—thunderstorm last evening. We thought is was pretty funny to actually be wishing for rain in April. Columbus, or parts of, had damaging hail storms yesterday, with some places getting 6”. No word from Lars, so I’ll assume he’s okay.
Yesterday was Easter (big whoop) and Dad’s birthday. He & Elsie were in Cape Canaveral, FL after staying overnight while enroute to Orlando. They’ll party at Disney with *Elsie’s daughter & kids, then off to Destin.
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| Saw the Easter Bunny through the front window on Easter morning! (He must have put out out the baskets and candy already...) |
Saturday I delivered baked goods to [K, neighbor] & got a tour of their house. Met [P] and [A]—neighbors to the east with all the horses—and talked horses (saw 5-day old foal!) Met [L]’s wife [S] and their daughter. [G] and his wife [R] not home (R in hospital w/ kidney probs).
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| I was telling them about delivering goodies to their people |
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| The donkey was watching me slog through the stream like a pack animal |
*for Lars: We were still hoping we could find my brother a better place to live and work, and convince him to make the change.
*Elsie’s daughter & kids: from Sweden
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