Enjoying A Day Off

Dear Readers,

 

I am having a day off today.

I’m enjoying it to.

I probably should give you a little of my history here; I live rurally on a life style block.  It might almost be called an Old MacDonald’s Farm [as in the children’s song] with the myriad of animals around here.

While I don’t work in paid employment with land and animals there is always something to do up . Plus I grandchildren sit once a week along with twice a week leading the local village circuit group and add to the mix any projects Mr Breezi has in mind at weekends when he is home from work.

 

I’ve had a super busy week shifting and re stacking wood for next winter into the shed from where it was drying in the sun. Along with having to hand fertilise paddocks not suitable to get the tractor round. Caring for the animals is a daily activity but with little feed post winter and weeks [and weeks and weeks and weeks.....] of rain there has been the daily letting out and returning of animals into other areas to feed. Namely the goats who don’t wander far but when out of their fenced areas tend to gravitate with committed fixation to the trees and gardens where their presence isn’t welcome thus requiring regular monitoring. I should GPS them so I’d know their location without tracking them down.

 

So today aside from the usual daily chores I’m cruising it.

Well this is after a drive down the valley with Mr Breezi to pick up his new Chevy truck. I was required to drive the car back home of course but to follow just in case. No issues there though. It’s a blessing really that he is enthusiastically immersed in checking out the new truck and tinkering around merrily.  Leaves me free to do.........whatever I feel so inclined to.

 

I’m not bothering with housework which, let’s face it, always needs doing. I am enjoying a quiet read. I have of course let the chooks out as per our agreement – they all lay an egg then they get to meander about. And I’ve lit the fire – we are off grid up here so we light a fire daily to heat the hot water and it’s also our oven.

When I say we live off grid I mean we have our own water, septic tank system and solar power. It’s pretty cool actually.

 

So, I’m having a day off. Well, more an afternoon off.

Although I might just head down and let the goats through into the big paddock, great scrub cleaners that they are. I also should fill up the wood basket, pick up the gutted teddy stuffing left by the enthusiastic puppy and it’d be good to get that washing folded up and put away.

Time now to head down and ensure the fire has wood on it.

 

And time to, to get back to my afternoon off.

 

Namaste

Breezi’s spirit