The Great Blank Canvas

That's what I call our property. We're beginning to fill in the landscape.

It's starting to look something like a home, with new flower beds around the trees and little hydrangeas in front of our window.

This year is the year of livestock preparation. We're going to fence for cattle, goats, and sheep. Also on the "to do list" are a feeder pond at the top of the property, providing for pump circulated streams through the pastures, fixing the road, building a bridge, and readying the side of the road for fruit trees next year.

Of immediate concern are the chicken run, a larger dog run, and veggie/herb gardening.

If we accomplish all of the above this year, we will turn our focus toward building the coolest playground/party place on earth.

The great blank canvas... may it be lushly fleshed out!!

Triduum Begins

Tonight, los ninos and I went to Holy Thursday Mass. It was intensely moving. Intensely is not a word I use lightly. I mean it*was*in*tense*

I don't know how the men whose feet were washed held it together.

I don't know who wouldn't have been startled as the usual 3 bells were replaced by loud claps of wood.

I just don't know a lot about how other people receive the mystery of these three days.

I do know I've spent far too many years stiffling my reaction to it.

Guess it would be wise for me to wear a really long mantilla or scarf and bring a couple of handkerchiefs to the Good Friday service and the march in silence that follows it.

Quizzical

Prompted by the LQ's "What kind of writer are you?"... (I'm a poet, no big surprise)

BTW, why am I up so late taking silly quizzes that confirm my own suspicions??

#1 kiddo jumped off a playset and sustained 2 fractures above her elbow last night. She's in hospital and will have surgery (to put pins in it) in the morning.

So... here's the silliness. Off to rest am I.

Your Values Profile

Loyalty: You value loyalty a fair amount. You're loyal to your friends... to a point. But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties. Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself. Honesty: You value honesty highly. You're unflinchingly honest, even when it's not easy. For you, integrity is very important - in yourself and others. People may not always like what you say, but they know they can trust it. Generosity: You value generosity highly. So much so that you often put your own needs last. edited out by me - celogo Humility: You value humility highly. You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are. And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better. You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low. Tolerance: You value tolerance a fair amount. You are open to new cultures, beliefs, and ideas. You have very few prejudices that you're aware of. And while you are tolerant, you do stand true to what you believe.

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