Memorial Day Weekend Highlights…
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing holiday weekend….I know I did!
It’s not often that I actually take time off to do nothing..most of the time when I take time off I still end up working in some capacity! I made a conscience effort to stop and smell the roses.
Friday: Weather ended up being crappy….somewhat cold and rainy…hubs and I ended up doing all of our errands so we didn’t have to worry about going anywhere the rest of the weekend. I did a second test batch for a custom soap for a potential wholesale client. It turned out well and I’m hoping they are happy with the final outcome. Will ship out samples for approval. Hubs and I finished off the last of the Toddy mix making blended drinks with ice and frappe mix!
Saturday/Sunday: Despite weather reports calling for rain Saturday and Sunday ended up being spectacular reaching around 75 degrees! Hubs and I spent time down at the Marina and enjoyed walking along the beach. While down there we saw a bald eagle and seal swimming just off shore.
We have a fish pond that includes shubunkin (a type of goldfish) and two albino channel catfish (that are close to 24″ long!). Ever since putting the pond in (several years ago) hubs has wanted to add a couple of koi but we didn’t want to overload the pond (our fish have babies each year) so we just stayed with the normal crew. We have had a few deaths over the years plus there is a heron that we have caught fishing in our pond (we now have netting over the pond) and for some reason our fish have not had babies the last two years so this weekend we decided that our pond could handle a couple of koi. We purchased five and one of my favorite is a silver butterfly koi. They are approximately 2″ long and are getting along swimmingly with the other fish!
Hubs put together and set up our cement, three-tiered leaf water fountain that we purchased (at a bargain!) at the end of last year….so of course we had to go plant shopping.
I put in some serious ‘deck time’ sitting out in the sun and reading. Current read: Dilemma, A Scobie Malone Mystery by Jon Cleary.
Monday: The weather held out for most of the day. We went to a local ‘rod’ show, Cruzin’ to Colby in downtown Everett. There were over 700 rods there and I’m certain hubs was inspired (he has been in the process of restoring, from the ground up, his own rod!). Music was provided by The Wayback Machine and I must say they were good.
I finished up some paperwork and a few shipments that had to be shipped today.
Oh…hubs and I polished off our second Toddy carafe (this stuff is awesome and great on my stomach…sort of like a coffee milkshake without the calories). Will have to set up and brew another batch tonight.
Living in the city as we do it is always suprising to see wildlife. We have had opossums and racoons sneak through our backyard (possibly visiting the pond?) as well as the occassional heron looking for a snack. I have also seen hawks perching on lightpoles. It now seems that we also have an eagle nearby (possibly the one we saw at the marina?). Sitting out by the pond hubs and I heard a bunch of crows making more noise than normal. Looking up over our house we see a huge eagle flying in swooping circles being chased by several (5-6) crows. The eagle really didn’t seem bothered by the crows and took its time before flying away. We saw this same spectacle twice this weekend and am now wondering if this will be a reoccuring event. I hope so as they are so beautiful and majestic.
Today: I seem to be having trouble bringing up our website and related admin pages and I even debated whether to even attempt to post on our blog. Not sure if it’s a computer problem (mine), a virus protection problem (norton), or an isp issue! I will hold off updating our website until I make sure everything is working properly. Nothing worse than updating your main website page then losing it all and having to start over (been there done that more than once!).
Til Tomorrow!
Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
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