This past year has been rather hot. Me being 62 and on blood pressure medication has made it seem worse, I sweat every time I exert myself…even cooking. I have been so far behind on my chores because of this and from jumping off a ladder that was breaking and hurting my shoulder…I feel overwhelmed at times, trying to get things accomplished. I kept trying to do heavy manual labor and my shoulder didn’t get much better, so I quit for about six weeks. My shoulder is much better now and I am trying to get things done now, in the mornings when it is in the 70’s.
I purchased six 8’x4’x12” metal raised bed planters that I am slowly trying to get put together…so far four are assembled. We have a lot of rain during the first part of spring when planting normally occurs. If I don’t till early, I can’t till during that time. I just use a gas powered tiller that I have to manually control, it is getting harder and harder to do. I didn’t have much of a garden this year, cucumbers and some green beans, I have yet to get a tomato out of it! I am hoping these beds will help some, since I won’t have to till them. I am putting down a weed block, then cardboard, before filling with soil. The paths between them will also have weed block and wood chips so weeds should be controlled around them too…hopefully!
We also found an abandoned puppy in our side yard. It was pretty bad off when we found it. It was dehydrated, starving, tons of fleas covered it, so many that her skin was crusty and after washing her you could see sores and bald patches that seeped for the first two weeks we had her. She also had a horrible case of round worms, her poor belly was huge…after the first worming, she pooped out large quantities of worms for days. She was barely able to walk and her eyes seemed cloudy, but now I think it was because of the dehydration. A friend brought goats milk to me, the puppy existed on goats milk the first week. I started soaking food in goats milk and she didn’t seem too interested in it in the beginning, but slowly she started eating it. I kept her in a laundry basket in the beginning, but the stronger she got the more I would take her outside to interact with the other dogs. I cleaned her poop up every time and checked for worms. After she was worm free, she could roam the house with the other dogs and play. We have now had her about 35 days, she is fully healed up, has doubled in size, weighs about 25 pounds now, her coat is sleek and shiny, she is crate trained, but potty training has not been great. I need to work on potty training more…I wait and watch her go when I take her outside, but many times she will run in the house and go again! She does spend a lot of time outside because of this, I do a lot of work outside and encourage her to go again before we go inside. She does good during the day, when I am paying attention and taking her out regularly…but, not so much at night before bed. It is making my husband mad…she pooped or peed in the house at least five times in a three hour window. Hey, I gotta cook after spending all day doing things outside…so I am not paying attention to her, not much anyway. I named her Ciara. She is smart, she will learn, she already sits for treats and knows no biting and no.
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