09/18/2008 Thursday: Overcast and kind of cool today. I'm not sure it hit 60 degrees F where we live. It drizzled a little bit on our way to town but not enough even to wet the road. We need rain, but that's coming soon.
Chas and I went into town to do our shopping. We bought some parts to build a compressed air gutter cleaner at AirGas. We also purchased an elbow for our 4 inch perforated pipe for draining the eves and water away from the barn. Of course we did shop for groceries and feed. I purchased 3 bags of alfalfa pellets and one bag of rabbit pellets. The calf and the goats enjoy the alfalfa pellets. The littlest Boer doeling gets half Country Livestock (cattle feed) and half rabbit pellets in addition to the local grass hay I put out.
I was lucky enough to get some day old bread in a garbage can, well, enough to fill a garbage can for $9.00. There's less bread to feed animals these days because bakers (Franz) just aren't baking as many loaves as they used to. I gave all the animals a bread treat when I got the alfalfa pellets unloaded. The goats are mad for bread. The pigs love it and so does my shorthorn bull calf (which I still have not gotten up the courage to castrate with the new California castrator).
When we got back Sherry had finished up cleaning the house and Deana had caulked around the remaining upper deck windows and was working on painting the dips in the siding on the south facing section of the ell. I think the bottom is all painted. Then we really need to start on the south wall. We have the primer on so the wood that was exposed when we pressure washed it is covered, but I really want that side of the house painted. It's the weather side. I think it needs at least two coats of the cover paint.
Deana and I went through my glass jars and selected the ones she could use for her dried fruit and vegetables. Giving her the jars really emptied my shelves. It's nice to have space again.
Both Chas and I were bushed when we got home.
I cooked hot noodles for dinner with leeks and squash from our garden and green onions and red peppers from the grocery store. I like to use up the green onions as soon as possible otherwise I forget that they're in the fridge and they end up rotting in the compost pile.
After dinner I took q-tips and cotton pads and cleaned off my keyboard using rubbing alcohol. It looks a lot better but isn't entirely clean. At least I'm not afraid to touch it and I have gotten rid of most of the grime and dust.
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