Been just a little on the busy side 'round the old manor house lately…after years of neglect (my fault, I fear) the place seems ready to come down around our ears…seems re-roofing has become a necessity…the deck has to come down 'n a goodly portion of the verandah is about to succumb to (gasp) dry rot…had I but known a bit more of the necessary skills back in '84, I might have built it better…..Helas, such was not the case 'n now it must be re-done, this time by a better, more qualified craftsman…
'Course, back in '84, Dad 'n I provided not only the labor but the planning 'n execution 'n the durn thing has lasted almost 30 years so, I suppose, considering all 'n sundry, we didn't do all that bad a job…it's just that we didn't do all that good a job…..ah well, the Zen master says that life is what it is 'n if you don't like it, it is still what it is…
The weather here in norCal couldn't be more perfect…Spring has sprung, paperwhites in bloom, almond trees in blossom 'n plum trees budding….tee shirt weather….'course, that also means that you could, if you were a mind too of course, just sit 'n watch the grasses grow (thank Gawd for weed-whackers)….
Da boyz get antsy a little bit earlier every day now, anxious for their walk around the village…we've pretty much moved to 3 walks a day now that the weather is nicer 'n the chickens that disappeared for awhile seem t'be returning…dunno where they went tho' I suspect that the ones I'm seeing now are replacements…seems the city of Sacramento allows residents to keep 3 hens 'n since it's durn near impossible to tell the gender of chicks, I think when it turns out that some of 'em are roosters, the people merely drive out to Ol Fair Oaks 'n drop the unwanted roosters off to fend for theirselves…ah well, keeps the coyotes 'n raccoons well fed 'n happy, I guess…..
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