Random thoughts from the moose cave.

ok, I'm off to town.

figgered I better let them get some coffee in them before I start returning stuff...

be careful out there

yup.

it's rush hour...

all the hillbillies will be agimitated.

so - no broken leg?

nope.

coupla nasty bruises...

I'm hung up in town waiting on a guy.

I need to be asleep already...

good gravy, I'm almost 24 hours awake...

been one of those days.

but I can turn my phone off and crash. all my contacts are where I want them to be.

except that one...

traded half of my chickens to Larry.

he won't pay cash for anything, but I got my money's worth in the swap.

got 3 giant plecostomuses, 4 great big cattails, and a bunch of water hyacinths. and he owes me a favor...

and I stopped and got some more dollar plants so I have something to play with over the holiday whilst everyone else is blowing **** up...

took my happy pill, gonna go dream about kicking Fbaezer's ass in baseball tonight.

Zzzzzz...

hey there, you person you, you want to stay healthy, you need to work on having a regular sleep/wake pattern

your gut is gonna tell you it hates you again

even from my youth, I have always kinda had fluid hours. and a solid respect for 8-12 hours of sleep.

and this is gonna be a weird 48 hours or so anyway...

Smoky called and asked if he could come visit for a coupla hours. I couldn't say no. but he won't want to come at 2am...

and I doubt that I get much sleep during the war tomorrow.

so I am gonna let my tiredness dictate my schedule for a few days.

and the 103 degree afternoons, of course...

and I HAVE to finish the porch, so I can use some of my time to make some money...

it's kinda funny.

the predawn commuter crowd now slows down a little early as they approach town.

I feel as though I am building for an audience...

and if I can find some motivation, I can be almost finished tonight.

I got the coolest doodad at the yumber lard. a copper top cap for the inside corner post. with a solar light in it to illuminate the entrance to the ramp.

verra cool...

had a cuppa.

think I need another...

what a beautiful sunrise in the garden...

I think Ima go get smoky and bring him out to survey his property.

he will hafta go back before noon. that's the best I can do.

then Ima sleep until just before dark, when the fireworks will reach a crescendo.

that's the plan, anyways...

off to wash my hair.

it's official.

I called smoky and told him to get hisself ready and have some breakfast...

I'm having a quick bowl of noodles so I don't fall down.

it's gonna get really hot today, I can tell...

Glad to hear that smoky gets to come check out the homestead again.

I didn't ask anyone.

Ima just sign him out like I did when we walked to the barber for a haircut.

I'm guessing they are running a skeleton crew today.

I can always apologize later...

me and smoky are here gardening for a bit.

I hadda get my dollar plants in the ground...

I'm making him 5 hanging baskets of portulaca to hang off of his new porch.

he likes the porch. kinda overwhelmed him.

it would not be outta place on the back of a quarter million dollar home.

I have champagne taste, and the labor was cheap...

I'm really happy smokey liked the porch. Hope the both of you have a great Fourth of July.

he didn't want to leave...

and he loves his new porch. even my post light doodad...

but I got him back, albeit an hour late. he missed lunch.

so did I, but nobody was gonna go get me a hot ham and cheese like he got. so I stopped and got me a chicken,

sign on the bank said 104. and I was due for bed at noon.

oh well, Ima have a chicken and a salad before I crash. otherwise I won't get anything done tonight. my diet has been less than sufficient for my workload of late.

I gotta cool down before I can sleep anyways...

hmmmm.

now what to do...?

I slept a little longer than I intended. like 5 or six hours longer.

but I feel good.

gotta water like hell for a bit. other than that, nothing that HAS to be done.

gotta figure out how to get back on schedule. and what that schedule should be.

I need to pick a bedtime and try to stick to it.

I'm thinking 11 am. starting tomorrow...

now I need a cuppa.

sleep is good

glad you got some

hmmmm.

it's getting hot already, and I'm only half way through my watering. and it's too hot to work on the porch in the sun...

I think I am gonna try and nap this afternoon, and get up before dark.

lots to get done now. I'd like to pour concrete tonight, if I can get my forms all where I want them.

I think Ima go mow for Rosie. that should make me tired enough to sleep for a while...

ok. aired the tires, filled the tank, cleaned out all the yuckum clogging the mowing deck. got a bottle of water.

and am gonna go put the sprinkler on the tomatoes where it can run for an hour and I don't care. (I am the gifter of early tomatoes this year. all 3 plants are in high gear. potting them was brilliant. just brilliant)

I am also now the gifter of great big delicious homemade cookies I cannot eat. Alvie's 93 yr old mom filled my tomato bowl back up, and I didn't have the heart to tell her I could not eat them...

I'm off to mow.

( I GOTTA get a straw hat)