[Mostly] Wasted day

[altivo]

I did take today off work. I had a fever this morning and was coughing a lot, so it really did make sense to reduce the risk of spreading it around if I could. Mondays are usually not heavy days so it's OK.

Tomorrow my car has a service appointment at 7:30 am so I might as well go in to work. I think I'm improving now and should be somewhat better still by then if I can sleep tonight.

The blanket for Tess came today, along with a new halter. Now I have to hunt through the stored linens for a twin size sheet I can use to cover her while trying the blanket for fit. They'll exchange it for a different size if it isn't covered with horse hair. ;p I'm pretty confident I measured right, but best to be safe I'm sure. Hopefully she has been blanketed in winter before and won't object too much. She's usually pretty calm, so I expect she'll be all right with it. If you have horses, I recommend this supplier: Schneider Saddlery. I've purchased from them several times now and they are always very fast with good prices. Everything has been good quality too.

Gary is thinking seriously about doing a full Ph.D. program in geography now. He still has scholarship funds to cover at least half of it, and figures he can get some help with the rest (probably true, he usually gets excellent grades.) I wouldn't think of discouraging him, though I worry about him driving back and forth to Dekalb in all sorts of weather.

The nutty Brit neighbors have a new dog, looks like a German Shepherd pup. He's been over here eyeing our sheep and ducks a couple of times. They also have some new chickens. Some are bantams, little black ones and very noisy. Gary says there are also some brightly colored full sized birds but I haven't seen those yet. *leans out the window and whistles for the local fox*

I really wouldn't care what animals they choose to have, except that they let everything run loose. No fences, no restraints at all. Only their horses are fenced and even those have been wandering over here a couple of times. We are very careful about keeping our animals where they belong, and have only one cat who does roam outside the property lines. He came in here as a stray from elsewhere, so he was already pretty much set in his ways.

Time to try to get some sleep if I can. Last night wasn't good. I did get a nap this afternoon but only for an hour or so.

Comments

[quickcasey.livejournal.com]

If you are well, the Freeport trip looks good for Sunday, as Farmer Bob wants to bale on Saturday.
Then again, I haven't heard about when he's planning on mowing.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I think Sunday might work. Please keep me posted on the plans.

[chibiabos.livejournal.com]

Any recent fox sightings?

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Not since spring. We only see the fox in May and June as a rule. I don't know where she goes the rest of the year, but I can usually tell by smell when she's been around recently and there's no sign now.