Begin another year...

Here we are at the beginning of another calendar year. Just another trip around the sun. Nothing particular about this year. Christmas is officially over. We put the decorations in the garage except for the front porch garland. That will come down today. Christmas eve and day were nearly an overload for me. Should have faced it with more cheerful spirit but I got pretty wound down and found it hard to keep my sense of humor. I didn't lose it with family. It seemed that everyone was worn out with all the rushing about and irritation but I remained patient with all of them. I did lose my patience with my co-workers. Perhaps I can mend that when I go back Monday. I got an early start with my nutrition the day after Christmas, but today begins the official push to lose that 25 lbs I gained. I also have a strong goal for 2012 of running the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington. By March 7th I'll know whether or not I am able to do it. Then I'll have to get registered. Who knows if we can both, Joe and I, get in. At any rate, I've been enjoying the trail runs. Then I also have a plan to ride the A1A down to Miami. The Sherrill's want us to come to Tennessee, and there's always the Quilter's Retreat. Good chances for riding in the coming year.

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit. I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

Catching up

After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond. The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted. David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Effigy of Grief

Effigies are used in grieving by providing a tangible representation of what has been lost, allowing a mourner to connect with who or what they've lost , which can help with the process of acceptance and emotional expression, particularly when the loss is sudden or traumatic; they can be used to focus grief and memories around a physical likeness, offering a sense of continued presence even in their absence

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