Monday was cold and very windy. I’d hoped the chickens would have moved to their new home before a wind event came. But alas, no. The plastic blew off the pasture coop and Monday night in the wind I had to get it back on as there was to be rain in the night. I tied it down in many more places this time, just in case. It only has to last until Wednesday.
The chickens are moving to my intern’s house, not sure for how long. Her dad had been frantically building a larger coop and pen for the last 2 weeks. It will be interesting, trying to handle all the eggs. But they are out here twice a week and can bring the overflow to put in my fridge.
My helper #2 was here on Tuesday and we worked on the little trees until we ran out of materials. I have all I need on order and it should arrive by early next week. We did get all the hoses up and drained and put away.
He also got the rose, hibiscus, and mountain laurel mulched for me. It was very windy and cold on Tuesday and I got quite chilled though I had dressed for it.
A new twist for us here on the farm was I had to take the truck into a garage to be worked on. We’ve NEVER done this in over 40 years. But it was running very rich, and there is the persistent problem of exhaust in the cab.
The mechanic called with an estimate for fixing the carburetor. He’s very aware of our vehicles, as my husband would pick his brain when he got stuck. So he tried to keep my first sticker shock down about the cost of repairing the carburetor. I am very grateful for this.
The PET scan for my husband came back and it is not good. There is cancer in many of his bones. The pain is still uncontrolled after 3 weeks. They started radiation on the worst spots on Tuesday, with the expected resulting vomiting. He is still not able to get around, but there’s talk now of moving him to rehab.
I am not at all impressed with the care he has received at this hospital, from day 1. After 3 weeks, a doctor on his team finally talked to me. I finally heard a care plan on Saturday and by Monday, another doctor had changed it.
His spirits had fallen very low, after his laptop died mid-week last week. I managed to get an IPad to him on Monday, and people have undertaken to buoy him up through this. I am still unable to visit, and my attempts to get my IPad working have so far failed. I did have a friend, an EMT, who will take me out there if things head south. She has the whole safety protocol thing that I can use. I’m holding that in reserve.
So we both soldier on at our projects as best as we are able. The support and help from people and volunteers has been incredible. We are so grateful for it!
Wednesday morning my intern will be here and we will be catching chickens to move.