Pushing Forward

23 Sep 18
07:45 hrs

     

     Each of us at the Wayward Inn have been moving - sometimes running - in our own little concentric circles that occasionally converge. My old/new employment venue has me working a graveyard shift which, at my age, is quite the bag drive; the Sr. Loin Fruit is pushing hard towards additional employment; the Jr. Couch Monkey is trying to balance is new education course with karate, his friendship with the BOM and a possible new Main Squeeze. My Better Half has the largest and tightest rotating circle of all of us with path lines of work, home, the health of relatives and The Oma. It's a lot that we are trying to maintain just to keep on an even keel.

     

17:30 hrs

     I'm in limbo. Trying to gain some rack time for my upcoming graveyard shift but I am not tired enough to doze off completely. My Better Half had booked an appointment for myself and the Jr. Couch Monkey for a pedicure. I had a couple of them in the Peg but it had been mostly to massage my aching feet - before I learned that I had plantar faciitis. This time it was different. Foot bath, nails trimmed, cuticles done, foot and lower leg massaged with creams and hot stones before the application of coloured polish of my choice. I know that some of my friends will see the pics on Facebook and will give me a hard time about it. Fuck 'em! At this stage of the game I could care less. It was a treat. A gift. And for the price I sat in a massaging chair and drifted in and out of consciousness as this lady worked on my feet. I wouldn't do it all the time but I will have it done again right before going to Cuba. I'll have the best dressed tarsals in Veradaro.

21:15 hrs

     We have learned through the grapevine that the Oma-nator now has electrical power. Her building and a great deal of the surrounding area had been out of power since the tornado ripped through. Fifty hours in the dark. Now, she may not know that the power is back on because she is probably sleeping.

     A group of stabilized rental units are just about complete for low income tenants. It's about time as there is a desperate need for more of them here in The Valley. If used correctly and given enough time the working poor may be able to save enough shekels to apply for a mortgage. Even with minimum wages rising it is becoming increasingly difficult for many young adults, not just here in The Valley, to move out of their parent's place and into their own home.

     We are slowly getting the Wayward Inn ready for the winter season. The final mowing of the lawns - I'll throw some long term fertilizer on it later, putting the patio chairs under cover, bring in the solar lights and all the wind chimes as well as our mason bees. If you have a yard that has deciduous trees don't rake up all of the leaves when they fall in your yard. Let some of them stay on the ground. The provide homes winter homes for insects which in turn provides food for wintering birds.