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altivoI don't remember feeling this tired in ages. Not sure why, other than a bit of a sleep deficit. Did the usual barn chores today, made some chili for supper, and went to Woodstock to help take down the fiber art show. Really, seems like that's all I did.
Gotta stay up another hour or so, then I think I'm done for. Oh, and there's dessert left from yesterday. I had bought four pears a month ago, and was patiently waiting for them to ripen. They never did. So yesterday I made them into a pie. Figured baking in the oven would soften them up and indeed it did. They're a little bland, but I added some apple cider and apple pie spices so not all that bad. Pear pie, it's what's for dessert.
Oh yeah, one other useful thing. I went around and adjusted clocks. Now that may not seem like much, but we have a lot of clocks. The weight driven ones shouldn't be turned backward and going forward for 23 hours takes forEVar because you have to stop and let them chime or cuckoo each half or quarter hour. So I stop those and restart them an hour or so later. There are five weight and pendulum driven clocks. Two spring wound mantle clocks. Six of those quartz movement clocks that run on a single AA battery (one in each barn, one in the garage, one on my office wall, one in the dining room that makes animal noises every hour, and one in the bathroom because it has a big face I can read even when I'm in the shower without my glasses on. Four computers, not all of which adjust themselves. Digital clocks on the microwave, VCR, kitchen range, and in both vehicles. And I have several wrist watches, some of which must be adjusted.
Only one clock remains that hasn't been set back. It's the one that is supposed to have done the trick automatically, a digital that is radio synchronized to the National Bureau of Standards. That one misfires a lot, actually.
Gotta stay up another hour or so, then I think I'm done for. Oh, and there's dessert left from yesterday. I had bought four pears a month ago, and was patiently waiting for them to ripen. They never did. So yesterday I made them into a pie. Figured baking in the oven would soften them up and indeed it did. They're a little bland, but I added some apple cider and apple pie spices so not all that bad. Pear pie, it's what's for dessert.
Oh yeah, one other useful thing. I went around and adjusted clocks. Now that may not seem like much, but we have a lot of clocks. The weight driven ones shouldn't be turned backward and going forward for 23 hours takes forEVar because you have to stop and let them chime or cuckoo each half or quarter hour. So I stop those and restart them an hour or so later. There are five weight and pendulum driven clocks. Two spring wound mantle clocks. Six of those quartz movement clocks that run on a single AA battery (one in each barn, one in the garage, one on my office wall, one in the dining room that makes animal noises every hour, and one in the bathroom because it has a big face I can read even when I'm in the shower without my glasses on. Four computers, not all of which adjust themselves. Digital clocks on the microwave, VCR, kitchen range, and in both vehicles. And I have several wrist watches, some of which must be adjusted.
Only one clock remains that hasn't been set back. It's the one that is supposed to have done the trick automatically, a digital that is radio synchronized to the National Bureau of Standards. That one misfires a lot, actually.
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Date: 2006-10-30 11:16 am (UTC)Yes, daylight "saving" is one of the more stupid inventions of humankind. So what does it tell us that the current republican regime wants to extend it at both ends? Michigan is one of the places that really gets messed up by it too. You're far enough west to notice that. You're already on daylight saving when you're on regular time, because the whole stupid state belongs in the central zone.
The pie is rather bland, actually. Should have put lemon juice or something like that in it, I think.