NotSoThoreau

Didn’t mean to take so long too post. Must have been busy killing those spam comments. Anyway, in the last week, we’ve lost the Buff that had two chicks and the mama Rock. Really hated to lose that Rock. I’d see her out with all those chicks, some running between her legs and usually about three perched on her back. We suspect a coyote as both hens disappeared during the day. We have the chicks penned up (fortunately they have feathered out pretty well.) I will likely move them to a cage in the other trailer for a few more weeks.

We have wood heat of sorts. Jeffrey has closed in the porch front. He’s in the process of closing in the side next to the trailer. We’ll hang a door and will really be able to heat the trailer with wood. We’ve been using the wood cookstove all summer. It would be nice to put in another heater but even one is good. Jeffrey has this interesting wooden box above the stove that funnels warm air down into the window of the trailer below. It does make a difference. It can get in the way when you are cooking, so part of it can be swung up out of the way.

I’m going to participate in Nano this year. And I’ve joined the Typewriter Brigade so I’ll be typing at least part of my story. I’m planning to set my story in Stabler in the late 1940s. I’ve wanted to try this but somehow just wasn’t serious enough. This year I am. So next month will be very busy. I’ve also been sketching a bit. I want to start working with watercolors. I don’t pretend to be very good at this stuff. That’s okay. You have to start somewhere.