It’s been a week since I flew home from London and Redgate to begin my sabbatical. Actually, at this time last week I was just about to land in Chicago on my way back.
I hadn’t made any big plans, and despite my wife pushing, I wanted to spend a week at home doing little.
Mission accomplished.
I got back and spent Sunday and Monday doing some chores, trying to catch up on some lawn maintenance and weeding at the ranch, however, after that I slowed down. While in Cambridge I was attacked by a mosquito the last night and ended up with a few dozen bites on my arms. My body doesn’t react well to these and I’ve had a lot of itching and welts on the arm.
I did a few chores, helping my daughter as she’s working two jobs and sometimes get late with things on the ranch, so I’ve filled water and cleaned stalls. I cleaned a UTV and found the reason why the brakes weren’t working. A broken caliper, so I drove that to the shop after debugging a loose battery cable leading to inconsistent starting.
It’s worse in the sun, so starting Tuesday I decided to slow down and spend a little more time inside. I worked on cleaning out closets and doing some household chores. I also caught up on laundry, played some guitar (re=learning Angel from Montgomery, and trying to learn Secret of Life, which is hard). I also managed to spend a few afternoons with my wife not doing much, relaxing and catching up in person, as opposed to on the phone.
I have a few things planned out and bought some pieces and parts. Today I replace a gate wheel and cut some wood to repair a feeder. I’ll grab a few pictures and post to show that I am being productive.