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Friday, July 11
Jul. 12th, 2025 01:24 amToday I am grateful for:
Good sleep.
My Sweetie renting the hole auger and making the holes for the pilings that will support the car port.
He also got the kayak from a Marketplace seller.
When I got up and outside, we used the auger to also dig holes for the cedar shrubs that I have procrastinated on planting. I knew that where we wanted to put them was clay soil, and miserable digging, and there never seemed to be a "right time" to tackle it.
So, with the holes mostly dug, I did get them planted today, and also planted the little columbine over with the other flowering perennials beside the house.
When I went to see River, my Sweetie went to the climbing gym, after he returned the auger in the afternoon before the rental place closed (so he was just driving all over the place today).
River was just not into it today, sluggish and slow to react. It was pretty warm, but still, he's usually more "on" than that.
I did work with him on his yields, and that wasn't too satisfying, but it was practice.
Then I decided just to hop on and go for a mosey around the pastures and yard (the pastures are rotated, so some get to rest for a while, and you can just ride in them). R joined me at one point, and we chatted and enjoyed the rather lovely warm evening.
I texted my Sweetie to let him know that the young woman with health challenges wasn't having a lesson today, so I'd be done a little early if he wanted to meet me at home in decent time. We could try to go kayaking if we were right on it, since it's light out until 10:30 pm.
We were swift and decisive, and got the kayaks loaded and just went, without dithering. It worked out perfectly.
We got to the little lake down the road just in time for that lovely cool part of the evening with only a light breeze, so the water was pretty still.
My Sweetie was very happy with how this new to us kayak handles, he has no problem keeping this one travelling straight.
It was wonderful to be out on the water with him, and not have him struggling with his kayak, and not feel badly the whole time that he wasn't enjoying himself. We both like to get out onto the water, but we weren't going as often because it was less enjoyable. Hopefully this sparks a new era of paddling again.
Good sleep.
My Sweetie renting the hole auger and making the holes for the pilings that will support the car port.
He also got the kayak from a Marketplace seller.
When I got up and outside, we used the auger to also dig holes for the cedar shrubs that I have procrastinated on planting. I knew that where we wanted to put them was clay soil, and miserable digging, and there never seemed to be a "right time" to tackle it.
So, with the holes mostly dug, I did get them planted today, and also planted the little columbine over with the other flowering perennials beside the house.
When I went to see River, my Sweetie went to the climbing gym, after he returned the auger in the afternoon before the rental place closed (so he was just driving all over the place today).
River was just not into it today, sluggish and slow to react. It was pretty warm, but still, he's usually more "on" than that.
I did work with him on his yields, and that wasn't too satisfying, but it was practice.
Then I decided just to hop on and go for a mosey around the pastures and yard (the pastures are rotated, so some get to rest for a while, and you can just ride in them). R joined me at one point, and we chatted and enjoyed the rather lovely warm evening.
I texted my Sweetie to let him know that the young woman with health challenges wasn't having a lesson today, so I'd be done a little early if he wanted to meet me at home in decent time. We could try to go kayaking if we were right on it, since it's light out until 10:30 pm.
We were swift and decisive, and got the kayaks loaded and just went, without dithering. It worked out perfectly.
We got to the little lake down the road just in time for that lovely cool part of the evening with only a light breeze, so the water was pretty still.
My Sweetie was very happy with how this new to us kayak handles, he has no problem keeping this one travelling straight.
It was wonderful to be out on the water with him, and not have him struggling with his kayak, and not feel badly the whole time that he wasn't enjoying himself. We both like to get out onto the water, but we weren't going as often because it was less enjoyable. Hopefully this sparks a new era of paddling again.
