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wooOOoooooOOoooo! wooOOoooooOOoooo! ...

2026-10-28T04:21:04Z

wooOOoooooOOoooo!

wooOOoooooOOoooo!

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Poem ahedderick: “I AM NOT A POET,” I state, definitively. ...

2026-10-23T00:11:54Z

Poem

ahedderick:
“I AM NOT A POET,” I state, definitively. The poem, ignoring me, continues to flutter around the inside of the car, battering the windshield and my head with its tiny wings. Exasperated, I pull over at the entrance to a seldom-used dirt road. If I don’t give in and write the damned thing down, it will likely cause me to wreck.
They’re tenuous these
spider strands, silken threads, flaxen fibers that
bind us across states and continents
across the sea a friendly firefly spark
Dutch denizen of flat fields and flowers
a red goddess of discord counterintuitively
loving forge, flame, and family
generous alchemist, daughter of east and west
mothers new, watching toddler steps, and
older, letting go of children grown
we water our plants and bitch about them
ducks and dogs or ivy-wrapt bones
shall I send you a rock?
a wild walker of mountains and trails
Mutuals
Beloved
“Are you bloody-well satisfied?” I ask the tiny shape. It settles onto the back of the envelope. Flicking its wings, testing the words on paper with unknowable sensors on its miniscule feet. Accepting them, it hmmms a clear note, then vanishes. I am not a poet. I just can’t get the damned poems to leave me alone.

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Last night I went out to put goats in the barn slightly after ...

2026-10-22T20:43:42Z

Last night I went out to put goats in the barn slightly after dark. As I got closer to the barn I…

ahedderick:
Quietly spooky
This is your Spooky Season reminder that some spider species have a tapetum lucidium, allowing their lateral eyes to shine like cats’ and dogs’ do. So, if you go out on a dark early-fall evening before the dew has appeared and shine a dim led light* around, you can see dozens of tiny ‘sparks’ in the grass and weeds. Those are spiders’ eyes.
’* I realize that 'dim’ and 'led’ sound like opposing concepts. I have a headlight, however, that has a bright white setting and two dimmer settings for red and green. The dimmer settings really bring out that eyeshine!
(There is a paragraph in the wiki article about spiders specifically)
Tapetum lucidum - Wikipedia
“Most species of spider also have a tapetum, which is located only in their smaller, lateral eyes; the larger central eyes have no such structure. This consists of reflective crystalline deposits and is thought to have a similar function to the structure of the same name in vertebrates. Four general patterns can be distinguished in spiders:”
Last night I went out to put goats in the barn slightly after dark. As I got closer to the barn I could see a sizeable, bright spark winking in the taller grass at the edge of the yard. Seemed too big to be a spider, unless maybe it was a great big wolf spider. I went over, and it turned out to be - a very ordinary-sized wolf spider. Only about an inch/2.5cm across. I couldn’t imagine why her eye shine was visible from a good 8yds/meters away.
But this morning I started thinking - “bigs my eyes at you!” Tumblr-poisoned as I am. Did. Did she 'big’ her eyes at me? Stars shining above and spiders shining below. What a world.

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Just business September 8th I talked to a real estate lawyer ...

2026-10-22T14:49:54Z

Just business

September 8th I talked to a real estate lawyer about some issues with my father’s property. She said that Step 1 would be a title search (just a formality). October 13th, over a month later, I called to ask - how that was going? And was brusquely told that it was being reviewed, but she did them in the order she received them (so be more patient). The thing is, for a pro forma issue like this, I think five weeks IS being patient.
September 17th I dropped a loose stone off at a jewelers to have it made into a pendant with a simple setting (he’ll have to order it). A month later I called the guy. “Ooh, yeah, that order hasn’t come in, I’ll call them,” he tells me. Now. Come on. If he’d actually ordered it, it would have come.
I contacted the electric company to get an address change on one of the bills (farms can have multiple bills, ie one for the house and one for the barn). Change one, leave the other alone, kinda thing. Nope, BOTH got changed. Even though they’re separate accounts. I changed payment processing so that Son would be taking care of the bill for Home Farm. They messed that up, too. THEN happened to find out they’d seriously overbilled for several months in a row. Sheee-it.
And it just … adds up. All the double-checking to make sure professionals actually DO the job. And do it correctly. That. That shouldn’t be on me!! THEFT OF EXECTUTIVE FUNCTIONNNNN!

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My beautiful koi. In my lovely koi pond. My beautiful koi. In my ...

2026-10-22T01:46:26Z

My beautiful koi. In my lovely koi pond.

My beautiful koi. In my lovely koi pond.

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OK! Today is a good day … ahedderick: Pants Me: I love these ...

2026-10-21T21:58:21Z

OK! Today is a good day …

ahedderick:
Pants
Me: I love these linen pants and I’d like to get another pair - but they only had black and a light blue that I didn’t like.
K: You could dye them.
Me: I COULD dye them!
K: Purple
Me PURPLLLLLLLEE!
OK! Today is a good day …
Rit “eggplant” acquired - had to send away for the bloody stuff because nowhere local carried it. The local Walmart only has a handful of basic rainbow colors, nothing darker. Rit “colorfast” acquired. Ditto.
The pants weigh less than a pound, so I only had to use half the bottle of dye. Depending on how these come out after a wash or two, I may go back and redo the process with the other half of the dye, because I do want them very dark.
Please ignore how long it was between the first post and the update.

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The hot water bottle near the feet (or a hot stone wrapped in ...

2026-10-21T18:34:24Z

The hot water bottle near the feet (or a hot stone wrapped in denim) has been a staple for me in the…

The hot water bottle near the feet (or a hot stone wrapped in denim) has been a staple for me in the colder months for a couple of years. I rest much better if I’m not getting cold and trying to scrunch myself into a smaller and smaller ball! Recently K started needing one, too, so we got a second. I notice that she was trying to wrap hers in a hand towel, and that spurred me to (finally) Do Something about a cover for it.
Last evening I scrounged around in the closet in my very tidy box of pillowcases and found two old ones that I haven’t used in a long time. The sheets that went with them wore completely out, so they filtered to the bottom of the pile. I tri-folded it to get it approximately the right size and then quick-and-dirty stitched it into shape. Plunked the hot water bottle in. It didn’t actually bother me that it didn’t have one, but I know it’s preferable … so it feels good to have that done.
I’ll do the other one today and leave it on her bed for when she comes home on Friday. Feels like - getting something from nothing!

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Garlic My sad little single clove of elephant garlic that I ...

2026-10-21T18:09:03Z

Garlic

My sad little single clove of elephant garlic that I planted last fall turned into such a lovely bulb this summer. Even though I completely forgot that I planted it and got confused by the long, green leaves coming up in the strawberry bed LOL!
I saved one clove from the bulb and planted it in with my asparagus recently. It needs to be somewhere that doesn’t get tilled, and I don’t have a dedicated allium bed. Yet. I got a package the other day
to plant more. K and I got six cloves in the ground last evening, and I’ll try to finish the rest today. Need to get cracking, actually. The frost is off the ground and Hero is staring pointedly at the house waiting for breakfast.

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Change in the weather creates problems Houseplant people during ...

2026-10-21T17:45:12Z

Change in the weather creates problems

Houseplant people during the summer, when some of their plants are out on the porch: ehheheheee, I have so much room on my shelf! Just one - or two - more plants … I could root some cuttings …
Houseplant people in the fall when it’s time for the porch plants to come back inside: oh. oh no. how did this happen?
Triple living room windows (southwest exposure) have two or even three rows of plants. Plants that only accept indirect light are in the bathroom. Something colonizing the windowsill by the sewing machine. Girl!! Why do you have close to 40 plants??
I bought her empty pots for her birthday, and she suffered agonies trying to figure out which plant should go in each one. As one does.

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Mmmm I recently made a cup of Celestial seasonings Bengal Spice ...

2026-10-20T19:09:13Z

Mmmm

I recently made a cup of Celestial seasonings Bengal Spice tea and stirred a spoonful of orange marmalade into it. It tasted like liquid Christmas. I’m not entirely ready for that, but I’m going to make it again in early December and bask in the deliciousness.

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Mathy Me, looking up the formula for volume of a pyramid with a ...

2026-10-20T15:13:56Z

Mathy

Me, looking up the formula for volume of a pyramid with a rectangular base.
Me, chuckling with validation, Yisss! I did remember that.
It’s the little things in life.
Why am I in an ‘argument’ with a family member about the volume of a pyramid? Because Somebody was trying to estimate the volume of wood in the pyramid-shaped bonfire. And inSISting that it was half the volume of a solid rectangular block the same height. NO! It is not!

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Dysrespect Until I was on Tumblr, I had never heard the words ...

2026-10-20T14:47:00Z

Dysrespect

Until I was on Tumblr, I had never heard the words dyscalculia, dyspraxia, or dysgraphia, before. Since I learned them, I have rarely run into anyone else who has ever heard of them. This is maddening to me because:
I got a teaching degree at college. Secondary math. Someone, at SOME point, shoulda mentioned dyscalculia.
Both my kids have it. Which means I have had to discuss it with various teachers. They are all perplexed to realize that there is a math learning disability analogous to dyslexia.
EVERYBODY seems to know about dyslexia!
At any rate. If I hadn’t followed one Tumblr person who posted about dyscalculia with very clear descriptions of how it affects her, I would not have been able to figure out what was going on with my own kids. I would not have been able to educate other people about it. And I can’t freaking beLIEVE that my kids made it all the way through elementary school without anyone ever telling me, “Hey, Kiddo is a great student, but you should see your doctor to check on issues of dyslexia/dyscalculia/adhd/autism.”
Aside from that one rather nasty reading specialist who pulled me aside one day and told me that Son was a good kid, but “There’s something wrong with him, like, neurologically.”
That was TRUE, as it turned out! But she said it in such a SNIDE way, and without any details that would have pointed me in the right direction! She could have said “I’m seeing signs of X and Y, and I’d like you to follow up with his pediatrician for an evaluation for those things. Dr can send me a form to fill out my observations if she wants to.”
That would have actionable! “Something wrong with him” was NOT actionable! I’m ranting, and this all happened quite a few years ago. But, wow. Tumblr saved the day, I guess. Sorry to rant, but - for those who teach, and for those who have small children; please be aware of these things. If kids are struggling a whole lot and don’t seem to progress even though they’re clearly trying - they likely have a reason for it! CHECK DYS OUT!!

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#tumblr #something #check

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STILL RANTING! ahedderick: Dysrespect Until I was on Tumblr, I ...

2026-10-20T14:22:57Z

STILL RANTING!

ahedderick:
Dysrespect
Until I was on Tumblr, I had never heard the words dyscalculia, dyspraxia, or dysgraphia, before. Since I learned them, I have rarely run into anyone else who has ever heard of them. This is maddening to me because:
I got a teaching degree at college. Secondary math. Someone, at SOME point, shoulda mentioned dyscalculia.
Both my kids have it. Which means I have had to discuss it with various teachers. They are all perplexed to realize that there is a math learning disability analogous to dyslexia.
EVERYBODY seems to know about dyslexia!
At any rate. If I hadn’t followed one Tumblr person who posted about dyscalculia with very clear descriptions of how it affects her, I would not have been able to figure out what was going on with my own kids. I would not have been able to educate other people about it. And I can’t freaking beLIEVE that my kids made it all the way through elementary school without anyone ever telling me, “Hey, Kiddo is a great student, but you should see your doctor to check on issues of dyslexia/dyscalculia/adhd/autism.”
Aside from that one rather nasty reading specialist who pulled me aside one day and told me that Son was a good kid, but “There’s something wrong with him, like, neurologically.”
That was TRUE, as it turned out! But she said it in such a SNIDE way, and without any details that would have pointed me in the right direction! She could have said “I’m seeing signs of X and Y, and I’d like you to follow up with his pediatrician for an evaluation for those things. Dr can send me a form to fill out my observations if she wants to.”
That would have actionable! “Something wrong with him” was NOT actionable! I’m ranting, and this all happened quite a few years ago. But, wow. Tumblr saved the day, I guess. Sorry to rant, but - for those who teach, and for those who have small children; please be aware of these things. If kids are struggling a whole lot and don’t seem to progress even though they’re clearly trying - they likely have a reason for it! CHECK DYS OUT!!
STILL RANTING!
Now I want to make big posters that say
“CHECK DYS OUT” in the biggest possible font, followed by a bulletpoint list of common signs of all these issues. Post it in hallways in every school! Send it to pediatricians’ offices! Post it at tutoring centers! people neeed to knoooooooooowwwwwww!!

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I really gave this some thought since you posted it. I have a ...

2026-10-20T02:06:06Z

I really gave this some thought since you posted it. I have a theory, based on my experiences as a…

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elen-aranel:
rederiswrites:
I would love to understand how the Amish convinced everyone to see them as just quaint, devout Christians who work really hard, when they are absolutely and beyond a shadow of a doubt a high-control cult. One with well-documented practice of beating wives and children, even babies and toddlers. One with a long record of sexual abuse and child sexual abuse. Where leaving means taking a high risk of never talking to your family again, and being sexually assaulted as a woman or girl may mean getting shunned right alongside the person who assaulted you–because it’s your fault for tempting them.
The more I learn, the angrier I get, and the more baffled I am as to how the Amish are so generally positively regarded.
I’m not American and very ignorant about the Amish. But I wonder if they get away with it because they pre-date the concept of a cult?
Like they’ve been there for a long time so they’re “normal”.
And because they speak a language that’s not widely spoken in America
I’m sure that’s part of it. At least here in the US, I think there are blinders on cults that have been around for many generations. And of course the Amish are mostly out of sight, out of mind. You only see what they want you to see, and they close ranks hard when the “worldly” law gets involved, because ultimately they don’t really acknowledge the secular government as having authority over them.
I really gave this some thought since you posted it. I have a theory, based on my experiences as a rural person. Bear in mind, I actually have at least one living neighbor who has used horses for farmwork instead of tractors, because of the slope of the ground, here.
Ok, my theory. Up into the 1920s, the Amish weren’t living all that differently than the other rural people. LOTS of people didn’t not have home electric and used outhouses, for example, at that time. And, also, the abuse.
During the 30s and 40s, things shifted a LOT as far as electricity, running water, mechanization, etc. However, everybody had far bigger issues to worry about than the Amish. The Depression! The War!
Enter the 50s. By this point, everyday rural life was significantly different for Amish and non-Amish. HOWEVER! Most of the adults at that time could remember their parents or grandparents living without power or running water. It may have seemed charming, like going back to memories of childhood. [And, like, abuse of women is still legal(ish), non-Amish women couldn’t have bank accounts either, etc.]
I feel like that ‘wholesome’ image of the Amish came out of some romanticized memories of folks in the midcentury, and the willingness to overlook the nastiness and patriarchal authority was baked into both cultures.
Ideally, we’d have re-evaluated at some point.

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A Year in the Making Last October there was an evening when I was ...

2026-10-19T21:02:45Z

A Year in the Making

Last October there was an evening when I was out at the far edge of the lawn at the end of dusk. There was a gorgeous half moon high in the sky, and I could see the windows of my house glowing warmly. The tall weeds and wildflowers in the creek bottom and the last bit of foliage on the trees was still just faintly visible, and the sky was a beautiful wash of blues. I was in love with the scene, and wanted to paint it. Wanted to paint it a LOT. Don’t have a camera that could even remotely capture that low-light, though, and the moment was so fleeting.
Last week I looked up the moon phases and asked my son if he could bring his good camera up on Sunday evening around 7pm. Can we? Get the shot? That one just-right shot??
And I’m happy to say that he did! I can’t wait to see the results. However, he will be out of town for work for the next couple of days, and then getting ready for a big music event at Home Farm at the end of the week. I don’t know when he’ll have a spare moment to edit the shots and send them to me.
I’m excited, tho. I can’t believe everything lined up so neatly. Moon phase / foliage / weather / son’s availability. I am going to be so, so calm and patient about this. So calm.

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Well, what we have found out, here, is that I cannot say ...

2026-10-19T20:39:05Z

Well, what we have found out, here, is that I cannot say “diastereomers” for love nor money. I…

ahedderick:
Kiddo and I haven’t had as many study sessions together this semester. However, she got a bit lost on “chair configuration” and enantiomers/diastereomers, so we looked at that this morning. Thank you, Youtube-Professor-Dave. Fortunately, I felt like I had a pretty good handle on chair configuration from last year. Chiral centers - well, we will practice some more tomorrow. Hmm.
The study problems also ask for her to take a cyclonehexane and draw it as a Newman diagram - ??? That doesn’t seem right.
Well, what we have found out, here, is that I cannot say “diastereomers” for love nor money. I CANNOT say it. So I’m going to tart calling them Disastermers. Good grief.

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For context. Hmm. ahedderick: WHAT IN THE FROSTED FLAKES IS IT, ...

2026-10-19T06:51:13Z

For context. Hmm.

ahedderick:
WHAT IN THE FROSTED FLAKES IS IT, ‘SLIM’ OR 'RELAXED’?????
For context. Hmm.

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Welp! That happened. Possibly the latest one ever around here. ...

2026-10-19T02:17:19Z

Welp! That happened. Possibly the latest one ever around here.

Welp! That happened. Possibly the latest one ever around here.

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Kiddo and I haven’t had as many study sessions together this ...

2026-10-19T01:54:07Z

Kiddo and I haven’t had as many study sessions together this semester. However, she got a bit lost…

Kiddo and I haven’t had as many study sessions together this semester. However, she got a bit lost on “chair configuration” and enantiomers/diastereomers, so we looked at that this morning. Thank you, Youtube-Professor-Dave. Fortunately, I felt like I had a pretty good handle on chair configuration from last year. Chiral centers - well, we will practice some more tomorrow. Hmm.
The study problems also ask for her to take a cyclonehexane and draw it as a Newman diagram - ??? That doesn’t seem right.

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WHAT IN THE FROSTED FLAKES IS IT, ‘SLIM’ OR ...

2026-10-19T01:29:10Z

WHAT IN THE FROSTED FLAKES IS IT, ‘SLIM’ OR 'RELAXED’?????

WHAT IN THE FROSTED FLAKES IS IT, ‘SLIM’ OR 'RELAXED’?????

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#frostedflakes

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Color Staring longingly at new colors of oil paint. I have ...

2026-10-18T16:25:32Z

Color

Staring longingly at new colors of oil paint. I have paints. I even have enough time to paint. It’s the “selling the bloody things afterwards” part that I’m struggling with.
Oh, Quinacridone Magenta. Maybe someday we will meet.

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so recently learned about how in the 1920s in the Midwest, ...

2026-10-17T23:11:26Z

so recently learned about how in the 1920s in the Midwest, Italians and other Catholic immigrants…

standwithdaanes:
so recently learned about how in the 1920s in the Midwest, Italians and other Catholic immigrants (as well as Jewish people, and others) started just fucking beating the shit out of Klansmen, and then forming a mock group called the Knights of the Flaming Circle (which developed connections to bootleggers, because the Klan was also very pro-Prohibition) to burn tires on the lawns of Klansmen and intimidate them, and then a town in Ohio had an all-out riot because of the election of a Klan-associated mayor (who had his house blown up!), resulting in the Ohio National Guard having to be called, and afterwards there was never another attempt at a Klan rally in the town and an Italian guy would drive around with a stolen Klan robe stuffed into the grill of his car. can we bring back this energy

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Undecided I got an invitation to put work in a “Support the ...

2026-10-17T22:46:02Z

Undecided

I got an invitation to put work in a “Support the Library” charity show, and I’m kind of on the fence about it. Pros; I really need to sell some stuff, and I do want to support the library. Cons; The studio that’s holding this is over an hour round trip for me, the person in charge is having aging issues that might hinder them doing a good job, and I would REALLY hate to participate and then have my piece not sell. Also, you have to pay to enter, which is not the norm for charity shows.
If I decide to do this, it’ll be one of these two.
Which one?
Winter Sunset
Rushing Water

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White car, why? Strange situation. Recently I visited Son in the ...

2026-10-17T22:21:29Z

White car, why?

Strange situation. Recently I visited Son in the evening. We walked around Home Farm a little, talking about his work and some farm issues. The work we did last month (moving rocks by hand!) to slightly change the course of the creek looks good; there has been enough rain to bring a good flow back to it and it’s keeping to the channel instead of trying to chew the side of the road. Yay!
The lane to the black barn intersects the public road. We were standing on the lane, around ten yards/meters away from the road, talking about a juniper shrub that may need to be removed. A car came along the road and slowed, then stopped, a short distance away from us. I glanced that way, but assumed the person needed to stop to take a phone call or something. We weren’t in their way at all! The driver flashed their headlights at us. Baffled, we moved even further away from the road. They tooted their horn! Why!?
It took a long, uncomfortable time for the driver to finally start up again and cruise on past. I was beyond puzzled. Even if we HAD been standing at the edge of the road, the norm would be for the driver to just go on by. There are no sidewalks in a rural area like this, people who want to walk or jog just have to go along the edge of the road. I will never know. Almost had to have been someone drunk or stoned who severely misperceived the situation.

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motherfucker-unlimited: motherfucker-unlimited: I think the ...

2026-10-17T21:56:54Z

motherfucker-unlimited:
motherfucker-unlimited:
I think the symbolism of a Bear might just be the best one out there. It’s so succinct, self-explanatory and clear in its message. And that message is that it’s a fucking bear.
Character with a wolf motif - Hmmm it could be about loyalty, or inversely invoke the archetype of a lone wolf, or it could represent a resilient hunter, or maybe it’s about an interpersonal bond and dependency, hmmm…
Character with a bear motif - Oh Jesus Christ that’s a fucking bear

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New tractor parts have been ordered. Imagine my delight when I ...

2026-10-17T21:33:22Z

New tractor parts have been ordered. Imagine my delight when I came down from the hill at midday,…

ahedderick:
ahedderick:
At the beginning of the month my husband and I were looking at our finances. The biggest bills (farm ins, car ins, property tax) happen in spring and summer. We thought, whew, ok, we have a little breathing space here to maybe recuperate from All That.
Then, within two days, the blue tractor developed a big and very expensive problem in its front axle, and Husband’s truck (which is old but has only about 90,000 miles on it) developed an issue so serious that the mechanic just told us to bring it home and run it on the farm only until it dies. The smaller tractor, which Husband spent two months during the summer trying to get someone to fix, needed one more little tweak. We’ve been waiting on the mechanic to have time to do that last little thing for about a month. He’s finally here today. So maybe we’ll have ONE thing actually running?
I don’t know. We can’t cope with firewood and other farm chores without a truck. I just. Augh.
Tractor Repair Guy (picture a member of ZZ Top but in mechanic’s clothes) says “NOPE!” After poking around the thing he thought was the Last Problem, he believes there is something else wrong.
New tractor parts have been ordered. Imagine my delight when I came down from the hill at midday, after checking on the goats, to find my husband lying on the ground beside the lawnmower, staring under it disconsolately. @#*$&#$%*@&#$
Son came over and peered underneath the mower with Husband. Son’s first girlfriend was a very mechanically-minded young lady and taught him some car/truck/tractor basics that he has expanded on greatly over the last couple of years. Husband is a forester and a woodworking Guy, not a mechanical Guy.
After some study (and a bit of pointless arguing) the offending belt was rerouted, replaced, and the mower was back in order. He got the yard done before it snapped completely.
I’m just. jeez.

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oh dear, here we are again. ahedderick: Fifteen days behind us, ...

2026-10-16T17:44:38Z

oh dear, here we are again.

ahedderick:
Fifteen days behind us, fifteen days ahead. Today is the tipping point of October.
oh dear, here we are again.

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#dear #october

Tabitha Eleven years ago someone tossed the cat we call Tabby out ...

2026-10-16T13:00:21Z

Tabitha

Eleven years ago someone tossed the cat we call Tabby out of a car down in the gap past Home Farm. It’s far from any house, and she just stayed right in that area meowing pitifully until we scooped her up.
We (primarily K) convinced me father to take her in. He was not a big fan of cats, but also unable to say ‘no’ to K. Few people can. Then he got quite fond of her. Cat treats were spotted in his kitchen. They lived happily together until he passed, two crabby bitches who reached an understanding. So - That sorta makes her my sister?
Now my son lives in that house, and is very solicitous in taking care of Tabby. Switched her to 'senior’ food recently. While he’s out of town working, I take care of her. Which makes her my - grandcat? That is how I came to be hunched over scampering around the yard at Home Farm a few minutes ago, trying to catch her. She did not want to be caught. Two crabby bitches, yada-yada. Rosalie wanted to 'help’, which very much wasn’t helping. One of us won that confrontation.
It’s a cool, mild night. The crickets and katydids are still singing, as we have not yet had frost. Maybe next weekend.

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Happy Pride Month from my garden to yours 🌈 ...

2026-10-16T10:57:36Z

Happy Pride Month from my garden to yours 🌈

allthingssoulful-garden:
Happy Pride Month from my garden to yours 🌈

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Newsletters are rarely useful. I tolerate my local arts council ...

2026-10-16T10:23:19Z

Newsletters are rarely useful. I tolerate my local arts council one, even though it’s no longer…

Newsletters are rarely useful. I tolerate my local arts council one, even though it’s no longer helpful, and the one from the local library system has somethiing interesting every now and then. But this.
You know what? I … YES! I would like to do some recreational oystering! Do I like eating oysters? not really. Am I a fisherperson in general? No. Do I know anything about boats? Heck no!
I just find myself intrigued and compelled by the possibility of gathering Chespeake snotrocks with my own hands.

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Reblogging because it’s that time again! ahedderick: ...

2026-10-16T08:28:38Z

Reblogging because it’s that time again!

ahedderick:
rederiswrites:
Hey, hey, by the way, if you want to commission art as a holiday gift for someone (which is a great idea; support artists and starve billionaires!) sooner is better and now is great.
Seconding this; I’ll generally take commissions up through the end of November, but sooner IS better. Also, if someone is asking you what you want for a gift, point them in your favorite artist’s direction!
Reblogging because it’s that time again!

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Lasagna? Maybe that one really delicious squash casserole. Rice ...

2026-10-16T07:48:24Z

Lasagna? Maybe that one really delicious squash casserole. Rice pudding! Creamed chipped beef on…

ahedderick:
K didn’t come home from school last weekend; she and a friend wanted to go to a fun fall event further east. They had a great time and admired many pumpkins! At this point, however, I’m missing her to a ridiculous degree and frothing impatiently for her to come home tomorrow afternoon. Lemon cake, potato soup. Possibly a movie night. Hurrah!
Lasagna? Maybe that one really delicious squash casserole. Rice pudding! Creamed chipped beef on toast. Decisions.

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At the beginning of the month my husband and I were looking at ...

2026-10-16T06:36:20Z

At the beginning of the month my husband and I were looking at our finances. The biggest bills (farm…

At the beginning of the month my husband and I were looking at our finances. The biggest bills (farm ins, car ins, property tax) happen in spring and summer. We thought, whew, ok, we have a little breathing space here to maybe recuperate from All That.
Then, within two days, the blue tractor developed a big and very expensive problem in its front axle, and Husband’s truck (which is old but has only about 90,000 miles on it) developed an issue so serious that the mechanic just told us to bring it home and run it on the farm only until it dies. The smaller tractor, which Husband spent two months during the summer trying to get someone to fix, needed one more little tweak. We’ve been waiting on the mechanic to have time to do that last little thing for about a month. He’s finally here today. So maybe we’ll have ONE thing actually running?
I don’t know. We can’t cope with firewood and other farm chores without a truck. I just. Augh.

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The rain continued on and off the rest of the day. Good day for ...

2026-10-16T02:40:48Z

The rain continued on and off the rest of the day. Good day for long naps, apparently. I want what…

ahedderick:
Overcast
Today is an overcast, drizzly day. Not depressing, though - after the summer heat I’m enjoying any and every other type of weather. After the midday goat-check (Nutmeg was not tangled in her tether; Bell was) I strolled around and took some pictures.
Too old for riding, but still the bestest boy.
Foliage color this year is best described as ‘muted.’ There are individual trees that are bright, but overall the forest is either still oddly green or subtle fall colors.
This young tree is trying her very best, though! There’s an area there a bit bigger than a football field that was oddly treeless for a couple decades. (chock-full of thornbushes, though) There are finally some young trees getting started, now, and I’m cheering them on.
The rain continued on and off the rest of the day. Good day for long naps, apparently. I want what they have, oh so truly.

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