Chore list

foggy and cool, 45 degrees





Got some stuff done this last Saturday, not everything I had wanted to.


What did I get done?

• Finally built a shelf that I've been needing in the garage


• Stowed away the new, big coolers I bought the other day


• Moved some big rocks from the melon patch to the perennial garden


• Cleaned up the flower bed in front of the garage in preparation for winter


• Tidied up around the compost bins, added more plant material


• Talked to a neighbor who stopped by to talk about a holiday sale down the road


• Smoked up a bunch of ribs on the cold smoker


• Cleaned out the broiler pen in the barn, consisting of about 12 wheelbarrow loads of broiler litter


• Turned the compost pile with the tractor loader


• Changed the oil in the car


• Did some laundry


• Picked up the garden area


• Organized some old magazines and periodicals

What didn't I do??

• I didn't get to the paperwork I wanted to do, bills, etc. Why? Because I'd rather shovel manure than do paperwork.


• I didn't clean the house like I wanted to. Why? Because I'd rather change the oil on a car than clean the house.


• I didn't post a blog. Why? because I ran out of time.


• I didn't completely clean out the big barn. Why? See the above.


• I didn't even begin to clean the pole barn. Why? See above.


• I didn't change the oil on the tractor. Why? Not enough time.


• I didn't put the door back up on the basement cellar stairs. Ran out of time.


• I didn't vacuum, or put away laundry, or mulch the garlic, or really a hundred other things that it even takes too much time to think of!

I always wonder what non-rural types do with their time off. What did you do this weekend?