Capable Helpers and Flyover

I am engaged in a number of projects but my energy is zilch.  Fortunately I have resources available in the form of Adam, Ralph, Lelia, Alden, and possibly Calvin.  Although I somehow summoned the energy yesterday to install my wall feeder, I couldn't summon the energy to fill it today.  I have decided to dismantle one of the planters I made along the back of my yard in order to use the materials in my hanging swing which recently suffered breakage of an important plank.  I have purchased some grass seed online and will need to pick it up from Lowes.  Adam can't quite handle the cultivator by Calvin does a good job.  I'm hoping to enlarge the patch of grass in the center of the back yard and plant some nice perennial wild flowers in the former attempts at growing vegetables.  I have yet to encounter the hardware to put together my 'bug out' shed.  Today I drove over to the road above the church and watched the flyover of the military planes.  They appeared right on the dot and were past in a flash.

Done

I surprised myself by successfully installing the chicken feeding wall today.  I also added an additional nipple to the waterer.  I had to climb into the chicken coop to install the acrylic panel but other than cutting off a little from the sides of the bottom bin of the feeder, everything fit rather well.  The chickens wanted to peck at me but everything worked out in the end.  I made some clip on earrings from the hook earrings that matched my pink pearl necklace that I rarely wear and gave the set to Jing for her birthday since her love of pink is well known.  Today is her birthday.  Completing the earring and necklace set and wrapping them was the first thing I did this morning which started out rather late.  I published another art lesson, leaving only one to finish, but Eliza and her children hadn't prepared to do the lesson today.  At least I have almost finished posting the lessons online.  I believe I am suffering from dehydration.  At least my stomach troubles don't feel as bad.  I am very like I was when I was just about ready for my cancer operation.  I would like to fill the feeding wall with chicken feed now that it is finished but first I want to put top soil in my planters and plant the flower seeds for color in the summer.

Bank, soil and plastic

This morning I asked Adam to come with me when I went to the bank to deposit my support check.  I deposited the check and drew out $50 in cash.  I then drove to Lowe's and had Adam go in with some money to purchase some top soil for my planters.  I also checked out the water situation.  The good news is that the faucet is not the problem.  The bad news is that the long silver hose seems to have suffered some kind of internal kink.  I will see if it can be straightened out.  I then used my Dremel to make the base of the wall feeder and later used the Dremel ultra saw to shorten the plastic panel.  It took some time to remove the paper covering the acrylic panel.  My final act of the evening after watching Galaxy Quest was to take out the garbage.  I feel I made some progress today.

Project essentially finished

I worked on my laptop hood today and essentially finished it.  It meets two criteria: it folds and it does the job.  I am planning to add a flexible 'skirt' of either leather or fabric along the bottom of the wings to better obscure light.  I just barely had enough flat black paint to finish covering it.  I recovered leather from old boots to make the skirt and it seems to fill the bill.  It took me about three days to complete this project.  Today the President went ahead with a press conference and although some of the questions from the reporters were snide, it turned out well.  I think he is wise to cut the length.

Now if I only find the energy

I have several projects I am ready to put in place, first of all my viewing shield to more easily enjoy movie watching.  That should involve only spray painting the shield and putting on magnet fasteners that don't compromise folding it up when not in use.  I have found an old refrigerator box that I had used in my aquaponics system but which will be suitable after being cut down to use as the feeder box at the bottom of my wall mounted feeder.  It is my aim to finish both projects tomorrow.

Shield

Today I went to sleep several times after waking up.  I did my morning routine at last then let the chickens out and began to watch the final segments of 'Hunger Games'.  Glare from the windows made viewing difficult so I began to consider making a shield that would provide a better viewing experience.  I had some fairly sturdy foam board bought at Regional Supply but not enough of the black to make a good shield.  I ended up making it of white foam board.  I still have to apply black paint or fabric to make it suitably dark but I made it foldable.  I had a fairly varied diet today but I may have pushed the limit on my Nancy Pelosi indulgence.  I did have a nice lamb chop with tziki. 

Indulgences and Avoidance

I got up early this morning and did my morning routine before driving to Smith's for groceries during the 'elderly' hour from 7 AM to 8 AM.  I got there a few minutes early when there were only a few people in line.  I had a list and purchased most of the items listed including ice cream bars, Delizza treats, a couple of cans of beans, cucumbers, bananas, lamb, cream, and half and half, which was on a special sale, and The Greek Gods' yogurt.  I ate a banana first off after returning to the car and later ate a HD vanilla almond bar.  I had a few Delizza treats before trying to eat a rather rich combination of beans, ground lamb, sour cream and cheese. 
My main activity today has been watching movies.  So far I have watched a couple of Jane Austen movies, Harry Potter except for the Chamber of Secrets which had damage to the DVD, Twilight, and now I'm watching Hunger Games.  All of the movies from the last few days have had a similar theme of a young person being confronted with evil.  The manifestation of the evil is remarkably consistent with what is taking place in our world now, domination, displacement of responsibility, and falsehood.  I had soured very thoroughly on the narrative that is taking place in our country.  The latest entry in the game of subterfuge appeared yesterday after the daily press briefing.  It saddens me that so many that I love are blinded to the deceit and disdain displayed by those who are willing to wrench the truth to push their political agenda.  It was refreshing to watch the briefing today and see the President shut down the press and leave the podium after brief announcements.