{"id":149,"date":"2011-08-12T19:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/2011\/08\/12\/is-it-too-hot-am-i-too-old-or-both\/"},"modified":"2011-08-12T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T19:23:00","slug":"is-it-too-hot-am-i-too-old-or-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Is it too hot, am I too old, or both?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Flies are big at Down Home Ranch<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Probably both.<\/p>\n

As mentioned on Monday, I’m helping out with the Barn Team this week.<\/p>\n

I woke up very early this morning, and came down to feed the horses at 7:30.  Mr. Lobo was hard at work in the Community Gardens.  He shows up for work at 6:30, to get as many hours in during the cool of the morning as he can.  The tomato bushes look frightful, but they’ve put out a thousand blooms, so looks like we’ll be back in the tomato business again soon.  True love and homegrown tomatoes!  Only two things that money can’t buy, as the song goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mr. Lobo showing off his work<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(I wonder what it means that the three 70-year olds (me, Jerry, and Mr. Lobo) are up and working before the young pups have cracked an eyelid?)<\/p>\n

The heat rages unabated.  In the barn, we do physical work until about 10:00 and then we’ve been cleaning tack in the Learning Center, but today Brian had 500 baby poinsettias (“points” for short) to plant.<\/p>\n

The farriar came this morning and trimmed up the hooves of our three donkeys, six mini-horses, and three standards.  It took quite a while, but all we really needed to do was feed, water, hay, and transfer critters from one enclosure to the next.  Travis is really good at that!<\/p>\n

Oh, I just remembered! Peggy Sue needs feeding and I forgot her.  Oh dear.  Back out I go in the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Peggy Sue is not amused at being forgotten<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

At 9:30 we reported to the warehouse to fill pots, plant pots, water pots and move pots, and I worked til almost 11:00 but then had to quit or face a sinking spell.  It’s right warmish in there, even with the fan.<\/p>\n

(Speaking of sinking spells, we had a staff member a few years ago who came rushing into the main office wanting to call 911.  They asked her why and she said, “So-and-so says she’s having a sinking spell!<\/em>“)<\/p>\n

Sounded pretty bad to a Yankee, I guess.  We explained.<\/p>\n

A strawberry smoothie and some peanuts fixed me up.  I returned to the working end of the Ranch and Travis and I transferred Magic and Pete (Travis’ favorite equine) to the pasture.  I do believe I’ll go rob the hens of a few eggs after I feed Peggy Sue and head home and put my feet up for a spell.<\/p>\n

And that’s Friday, August 12, 2011, at Down Home Ranch.<\/p>\n

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