Well, project momentum has slowed from the last newsletter report. I do not have nearly the successes to report. Part of the reason is time constraints and the other is that I injured my knee in September and have not felt up to doing much. But those are just excuses.
I did make some improvements to the chicken coup; the old dog house that has been converted to a 4-star Poultry Bed and Breakfast (when the chickens get big enough, we’ll have them for breakfast - ha ha ha). Actually, once you name the chickens, it is likely they will have a long life (assuming they can outrun the coyotes). I installed a door on the coup and also hung shingles on the roof. Maybe next year we will install siding and indoor plumbing. Still have not built the other Adirondack chair, I think I am waiting to get an air compressor and pneumatic hammer for Christmas (hint, hint). We have cleared out the garage and are now parking cars out of the rain and snow. The shed is now packed full again, definitely one of our better investments. Speaking of snow, we have gotten quite a bit so far. We had some in October before Halloween and for the last week it has looked liked Christmas .
Wood-burning season has started and it is nice to have two strong girls to bring wood over to the window, even Jeff Jr. contributes. Still haven’t covered the wood though, waiting for the snow to melt so that my friend Todd can bring over an old pool cover that he has promised.
Cara and I have been taking voice lessons this fall on Saturday mornings. I wear a flannel shirt and my Carhart to the lesson so the real men of Moravia think I am actually going hunting instead of singing. I think the gun rack in Toyota Echo has them fooled. I have also been taking classes at SUNY Cortland through the Educational Leadership program. I feel that I am not educated enough and need more degrees.
As far as the knee injury, Shelley and I had been running this summer and fall (well, running may be too strong a word, but how about a fast walk without all the hip swinging). Anyway we sprinted at the end of one of our runs in Sept., she started it and I had to demonstrate that I still had the legs of a gazelle (if it was fat and 40). I won, but my knee didn’t...
I did make some improvements to the chicken coup; the old dog house that has been converted to a 4-star Poultry Bed and Breakfast (when the chickens get big enough, we’ll have them for breakfast - ha ha ha). Actually, once you name the chickens, it is likely they will have a long life (assuming they can outrun the coyotes). I installed a door on the coup and also hung shingles on the roof. Maybe next year we will install siding and indoor plumbing. Still have not built the other Adirondack chair, I think I am waiting to get an air compressor and pneumatic hammer for Christmas (hint, hint). We have cleared out the garage and are now parking cars out of the rain and snow. The shed is now packed full again, definitely one of our better investments. Speaking of snow, we have gotten quite a bit so far. We had some in October before Halloween and for the last week it has looked liked Christmas .
Wood-burning season has started and it is nice to have two strong girls to bring wood over to the window, even Jeff Jr. contributes. Still haven’t covered the wood though, waiting for the snow to melt so that my friend Todd can bring over an old pool cover that he has promised.
Cara and I have been taking voice lessons this fall on Saturday mornings. I wear a flannel shirt and my Carhart to the lesson so the real men of Moravia think I am actually going hunting instead of singing. I think the gun rack in Toyota Echo has them fooled. I have also been taking classes at SUNY Cortland through the Educational Leadership program. I feel that I am not educated enough and need more degrees.
As far as the knee injury, Shelley and I had been running this summer and fall (well, running may be too strong a word, but how about a fast walk without all the hip swinging). Anyway we sprinted at the end of one of our runs in Sept., she started it and I had to demonstrate that I still had the legs of a gazelle (if it was fat and 40). I won, but my knee didn’t...
