Mornings are rather quiet, but exceedingly demanding. I have been catching up on watering flower beds, dead-heading flowers, weeding, checking the tomatoes, and so forth. Not to mention putting up the last of the 20 pounds of blueberries. All of the onions are pulled, except for the red onions. Half were rotten, and what was left, were very small.
We missed our chance on planting a fall garden this year, but that's okay. We are "burned out" from the repair list here, and need a break anyway. The car breaking down put a halt on the rest of the barn repairs, the goat fencing etc.
I have already emptied one rain barrel this fall, by watering flower beds and herb gardens. The grass is turning brown from lack of rain now. I have emptied a second rain barrel by about half now.
My 21 year-old son is now working for a construction (concrete) crew and making good money. Even though his car is still broken down, Hubby found a solution to dropping him off and picking him back up, so he could work.
A fast food "joint" called the other day, and wants to interview my 16 year-old for a job as well. We are 7-10 miles from any town for work, so she'll eventually need to buy a car too.
...a little story about the raccoon and the camper....talking with Hubby, he said when he heard the door banging, he got up and "squared up" and then threw open the door. He thought it was someone trying to break in our camper. I can just see him with his fists up, ready to defend his family, and finding a raccoon sitting there munching away on the table. It made me think about what we did have in the camper to protect ourselves. We'll have to work on that. You never know in this day and age.
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Unfortunately, you do have to think about how to defend yourself even on a camping trip nowadays.
Talk about a change in seasons!
We are already seeing plants coming up for Fall. Hoping for success.
Hope the automobile situation pans out for you at your house.
Pat
All I managed with all of my education was first to be told I had no experience, then after a Master's degree to be told I was over qualified... I don't think it's worth it personally; and I was a perpetual student, loved to learn, and for the sake of learning I whole heartedly recommend college but for securing a job, much less a career I'm not so sure any more! I feel so bad for the kids of college age today... it really stinks! Tell her to choose wisely is the best advice I can give, something that is unique and can be used in a global/international world, not the standard things that has the potential to be shipped overseas for a cheaper labor force, certainly not computers or business nor accounting. If I had to do it all over again I would pick Public Policy with perhaps a focus on some International issue or I would go to medical school; and I highly recommend her learning a foreign language such as Chinese or Arabic (I know, I know but this is the way the world is heading and she has to do everything she can to make herself competitive. The old majors albeit interesting are no longer viable when looking for a career. I'm originally from NYC and now I live in New Hampshire so I've lived in the hub of cutting edge life, so to speak. I got my Master's of Science in 2005 from a very good school in Boston (Simmons College) and even a great school with an advanced degree didn't make me competitive enough.
My prayers are with you and her...that she will find her way successfully in this crazy messed up world. Tell her for me, "I'm sorry"!
Hugs from one of your blogging sisters...
Beth P