Sunday, August 28
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
A much cooler day than what we've been having. A great relief.
I wonder where August has gone. Really, this month has roared by.
I got more sleep today! I have such a huge backlog of dreams to get through that the sleeping felt busy.
My Sweetie continued working on all the electrical stuff in the basement, replacing some old wires and labeling others, and so on. Funny, this all could have been done last winter, when we were doing little else.
I cleaned the litter box and the water filter for the turtle tank.
Then we went to see River. I allowed him at least half an hour to graze on part of the yard before we got started, since I thought that was only fair.
We chatted with R about the "actual" show she went to today, and about the complications with trying to download videos to the virtual show. She's not real happy with that organization for the inconsistent work done on the site, but she needs that group because there is so little Liberty work being done in Canada. She is just about the only person training and showing in Liberty in Alberta, and without that online group there is no connection with any governing body that she could show with.
It is extremely difficult to be seen as legitimate in an equine discipline without some kind of community that sets standards.
Another rider was around. I feel like I haven't seen her very much this summer.
River did well on the ground work, and well with the work done with just the neck rope.
Then I rode with the bitless bridle, and it seemed like all he wanted to do was bring his head up in it. So strange, since he hasn't been like that for a while, and this thing shouldn't be causing him discomfort. Oh well.
It was nice to work with him in cooler weather. He had much more energy.
We came home, and my Sweetie went back down stairs to finish a few things (so that I could have power back in a few outlets). I washed dishes and made supper while he did that.
Then we watched a bit more "Picard". It isn't easy to follow. It keeps introducing characters and new subplots at a very high pace, and you end up not being sure what the heck is happening, or who these people are, but you also end up caring less because they come and go pretty quickly.
Today I learned that there was a ship during WWII whose entire purpose was to make ice cream for soldiers:
"An ice cream barge was a vessel employed by the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II to produce ice cream in large quantities to be provisioned to sailors and Marines. The craft, a concrete barge acquired from the U.S. Army and worth $1 million,[1][2] was able to create 10 US gallons (38 l) of ice cream every seven minutes, or approximately 500 US gal (1,900 l) per shift, and could store 2,000 US gal (7,600 l).[3][4] It was employed in the USN's Western Pacific area of operations, at one point anchored at Ulithi.[5] These ships were intended to raise the morale of U.S. troops overseas by producing ice cream at a fast rate."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_barge
The concrete barge had no engines of its own, and had to be towed around by tug boats. It did not have a name.
The tradition of making sure sailors had ice cream on ships to boost morale began in WWI because of Prohibition, and continued after that.
A much cooler day than what we've been having. A great relief.
I wonder where August has gone. Really, this month has roared by.
I got more sleep today! I have such a huge backlog of dreams to get through that the sleeping felt busy.
My Sweetie continued working on all the electrical stuff in the basement, replacing some old wires and labeling others, and so on. Funny, this all could have been done last winter, when we were doing little else.
I cleaned the litter box and the water filter for the turtle tank.
Then we went to see River. I allowed him at least half an hour to graze on part of the yard before we got started, since I thought that was only fair.
We chatted with R about the "actual" show she went to today, and about the complications with trying to download videos to the virtual show. She's not real happy with that organization for the inconsistent work done on the site, but she needs that group because there is so little Liberty work being done in Canada. She is just about the only person training and showing in Liberty in Alberta, and without that online group there is no connection with any governing body that she could show with.
It is extremely difficult to be seen as legitimate in an equine discipline without some kind of community that sets standards.
Another rider was around. I feel like I haven't seen her very much this summer.
River did well on the ground work, and well with the work done with just the neck rope.
Then I rode with the bitless bridle, and it seemed like all he wanted to do was bring his head up in it. So strange, since he hasn't been like that for a while, and this thing shouldn't be causing him discomfort. Oh well.
It was nice to work with him in cooler weather. He had much more energy.
We came home, and my Sweetie went back down stairs to finish a few things (so that I could have power back in a few outlets). I washed dishes and made supper while he did that.
Then we watched a bit more "Picard". It isn't easy to follow. It keeps introducing characters and new subplots at a very high pace, and you end up not being sure what the heck is happening, or who these people are, but you also end up caring less because they come and go pretty quickly.
Today I learned that there was a ship during WWII whose entire purpose was to make ice cream for soldiers:
"An ice cream barge was a vessel employed by the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II to produce ice cream in large quantities to be provisioned to sailors and Marines. The craft, a concrete barge acquired from the U.S. Army and worth $1 million,[1][2] was able to create 10 US gallons (38 l) of ice cream every seven minutes, or approximately 500 US gal (1,900 l) per shift, and could store 2,000 US gal (7,600 l).[3][4] It was employed in the USN's Western Pacific area of operations, at one point anchored at Ulithi.[5] These ships were intended to raise the morale of U.S. troops overseas by producing ice cream at a fast rate."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_barge
The concrete barge had no engines of its own, and had to be towed around by tug boats. It did not have a name.
The tradition of making sure sailors had ice cream on ships to boost morale began in WWI because of Prohibition, and continued after that.
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Date: 2022-08-29 08:38 am (UTC)Love the ice cream barge. :) Such an American thing to do. :)
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Date: 2022-08-29 08:57 pm (UTC)A moment of cheer on a somewhat cheerless day!
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Date: 2022-09-13 12:12 pm (UTC)Hurrah for house progress!
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Date: 2022-09-13 08:09 pm (UTC)I really want to be DONE working on the house in the next year or two, and go back to doing just maintenance and small jobs.
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Date: 2022-09-17 10:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-18 06:24 am (UTC)If we get done the majority of the basement this winter that will help a lot.
Getting the windows replaced and the siding will make the outside look more finished. Right now we have the original 1950's wooden windows, and old stucco outside (though it is still in decent shape).
We also have most of the addition that isn't done, but at least it has dry wall up and most of the electrical work done.
It's a big project.
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Date: 2022-09-18 06:28 pm (UTC)I don't think of stucco being used that far north on the outside of buildings, does it hold up well?
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Date: 2022-09-18 08:51 pm (UTC)There is actually lots of stucco around up here. You see lots of older houses with it, some newer ones too.
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Date: 2022-09-21 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
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