Country: TRouble accessing mudcat for a bit. Then no access to internet for a day or so. Weather, I think.

SRS: Such an adventure. Sounds like a slice of my life at some point!

Linn! Lots of interesting projects! Very inspiring!

I have been having some good days. Think the nux vomica is helping; I was not bothered by the odours at the cafe on the last two Fridays; did not need to put mask on. The weather took a turn for the better. Last Tuesday, I bought two "buckets" (of front loader) of soil to fill the raised frames. Ended up having to move about 10 wheel barrow loads - wore me out completely! Still need to do more, hopefully today as it is quite cool (about 50F).

Mostly, at the mill I have been puttering about looking for things, sorting things, finding things... I have put in a lot of time and energy but have to think hard to realize that progress is being made! Drapes on LR at mill on a nice wooden rod (yard sale); rods found for K and sun room windows to improve the blocking of sun on hot days - we have had some, sorting of bins into categories to improve organization of what is where. Still things avoid being found!

Sat eve, the writers' group held an "open mike" of poetry and prose at the Cafe. The owner was pleased with the turn out and invited us to do it each month so the next one is 28 June. Now we need to write more so we will have new stuff to read. I took to reading through my journal (1979 into late '80s) for ideas. Wrote two "poems". Also shared a social commentary piece based on Rapunzel. I thought it a bit "preachy" but it actually got a few laughs - delivery is so important!

Creative writing is not my forte, I prefer bare bones reporting of events. Last Tuesday, the chair assigned us to write with lots of description; I thought through that concept and many non-possibilities for an hour and finally decided I was falling asleep - from the wheelbarrow exercise - and went home, to the city, early.

Today I found the 3 spiral binders in which I logged weather and events during my 10 years in the wilds of Ontario - OH! and OH! etc but I tucked them away for later - where I can find them. That is the closest I have come to keeping a journal more recently -1989-99! Mostly weather, garden and events in brief.

Ah, the wheelbarrow beckons!