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Rain and More Rain

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Three days of rain so far and more tomorrow. Feast or famine. We’re thrilled about the rain but of course, the ground has been so dry that there are flood warnings everywhere. It’s been so long since I’ve got out of bed in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and heard the rain on the roof.

That being said, it’s non-stop right now and will continue to be all day and night.

For those of you just checking in today because you thought I was away, I didn’t go. I hurt my back Sunday morning – not terribly – but enough to make me uneasy about driving 11 hours in two days. As it turned out, they were behind in tech rehearsals, so I wouldn’t have been able to see a run that night. It would have been a wasted journey. So I’m going on Friday and will come back on Saturday. I’m starting coaching on Jim’s show tomorrow and Thursday, so it will be a busy week. Again – feast or famine.

Anyway, you can scroll back and see the Sunday and Monday posts.

Today? Nursing my back. Washing the bedding. Taking care of some business emails. I didn’t get enough sleep last night for some reason, so a nap is definitely on the agenda.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

Rain!

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It rained  for about an hour yesterday. And, drum roll, it rained during the night for several hours. When we woke up this morning, we could hear the rain on the roof.

You know how wonderful that is after the dreadful drought we’ve been having? Oh my goodness! It’s stopped now, but more rain is due late this afternoon and, supposedly, all day tomorrow.

It’s too late for some of the already brown maples. They’re not brown because of autumn color – it’s too early for that. It’s a result of the drought. We have a lot of leaves on the ground in the back forty and it’s only September 5th.

I sat here sipping coffee in the still-dark morning, listening to the rain. Heaven.

Just one more thing on this holiday morning. Yesterday, I crocheted a hat for the girls. I was sitting with the heating pad on with nowhere to go, so I made good on my promise to try a pattern I’d seen. You remember several years ago I was crocheting throws and lots and lots of scarves, which I sold on Etsy. I eventually stopped because I had been crocheting so intensely that my wrist was impacted. So, it’s been 7 or 8 years since I’ve done any crocheting. I had to brush up on my skills. Thankfully, I have a little book that I didn’t  give away, so I referred to it as I worked on this pattern.

Here it is. It’s a slouchy kind of beret. Sophie has a flair for wearing hats, so she got to model the finished creation. Plus, it coordinated with the outfit she already had on.

I ordered a bit more yarn in a different weight and I’ll play around with it this week. Wednesday and Thursday will be coaching days for the A Man of No Importance. Friday, I travel to Rochester, returning home on Saturday.

My back is sore, but it could have been much worse. I’ll feel much better in a day or two.

Don is making a sugar-free apple pie today.

I hope you have a peaceful labor day. My dad and brother were union members. My husband belongs to three unions.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

Drops of Water

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We actually had a big old thunderstorm last night, followed by light rain for at least 3-4 hours.

Something that we’d think nothing of normally, has now become a huge event. To go outside this morning and see drops of water suspended from leaves and flowers, along with a blast of much cooler air, was like manna from heaven.

Very, very grateful. We still need a lot of rain to replenish our rivers and wells and plant life, but this is a nice start.

Last week, on Friday, we had 29 minutes of rain. Don and I sat on the porch listening to it come down. Don even timed it on his phone.

These rare bits of rain are now treasured memories.

I coached a lot yesterday. It takes a lot of energy; especially, I find, via zoom. It’s less of an energy drainer if I’m doing it in person. I work with Jim again today, have a phone call scheduled with the director this morning, and then I have a few free days before I drive to Rochester on Sunday.

Don started clearing out our storage space yesterday. It’s on! We’re going to stop paying increasingly expensive monthly fees. They just raised the price by $40/month. Are you kidding me? We had to pay it for this month, but after this? No more.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

 

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