Catching Up With Ourselves

24°f this morning, with heavy frost and clear skies at last. We missed the full moon last week and have had mostly cloud-covered skies since then.

Another booth day yesterday, and I think we have finally caught up from our two-week weather and company hiatus. We moved the large cabinet into our Ravenswood booth yesterday, and I admit I was thrilled when two strapping young men from the gym beside the antique mall offered to help unload it! Getting it into the van was not easy, and getting it out was interesting too. Now it is in place where we had the Hoosier cabinet, which was sold.

 

A few other changes last week:

I was glad to get this table finished too. After this photo  we ended up putting it in the window because we sold a table we had on display in the window, and Thursday we picked up a display case which we put in this spot. No photos of the case yet.

We stocked a bit more in Ripley too, although sales there have slowed down a bit so not much was needed. But we used the opportunity to string up some temporary lights, as some of our space is just too dark. The owners have promised additional lighting but that hasn't happened yet, so this will do until either they put in more lights or we find something better.

Today was a sorting out, putting away, cleaning, laundry,  and ebay kind of day for me, while Larry finished up repairing a rabbit hutch that was given to us. That should give us plenty of space to raise all the rabbits we will need. In the afternoon we went out on the flat and began pruning one of our old apple trees. We have neglected them for years because deer usually get any apples they produce, but now that we have more time we want to take better care of them. Both dogs and even the cat had to come along to see what we were doing. Pets are such nosey critters! But honestly they are such fun to have with us.

Such a glorious day, although it was certainly colder where we were on the flat than over across the holler at the house!

Done and heading to the house. We will go back out Tuesday to finish up the first tree, then we have 3 or 4 more to do.

Larry took the old wagon road, from the days when a trail led down our hill to Bucket Run at the far edge of our acreage. I preferred to take the low road!

On the way back to the house I noticed that the hellebores were starting to bloom! I will have to cut back their old foliage this week. So nice to see these early harbingers of Spring, right on schedule with Imbolc, the old Celtic first day of Spring.

Tomorrow we will be on the road again for an auction pickup, and Monday I have that rescheduled appointment for a second opinion on my knee. After that, I hope I can stay home for a few days! I really dislike having to go out so often but it's been a necessary evil this past week. I have a stack of new-to-me books to read. Fingers crossed that I will get to stay here and do just that.

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