Be Loose

Rain is predicted off and on through Saturday. Stripping Cane in a muddy field is not practical, nor is it fun. Plus, we like best to cook the Juice at dry times because it takes less time to cook into Syrup (and other reasons too).

As the cooking is in the old way (which means out of doors), we do have canopies for cooking and for sitting. Wind however would shut the place down. Not much is predicted. We will keep our fingers crossed on that one.

Weather always has the upper hand. Or should I say "Creator"? We just keep trying to know our place.

Early this morning, calls were going back and forth to Hollis and to Wren Song. We just need to work inbetween the "unknowable". Isn't that a lesson in Humility? Do we Humans need that?

Looking at Weather Underground and checking out the Cane Field, we noted that rain is coming and the ground was still solid. Should we wait, it will quickly become Muddy. The decision was made to harvest the Cane today, transport it to the Crawford Farm east of here, and delay cooking the Juice into Syrup until Saturday (iffy), Sunday or Monday. While Sunday and Monday do present complications, some Folks who could not be there at other times due to work schedules would have space, assuming things would work out.

Calls were made to Hollis and to Wren Song. Hollis will bring his truck and Hollis Dale will likely be here for part of the time too. Meghan, Peter, Robert, and Iuval will bike the 3 miles from Wren Song and help with the Sorghum Cane harvest here. Wasting no time, Richard and Melanie head to the Cane Field to Strip Cane with a watchful eye on skies.

Plans have it that the Cane will be transported to Hollis' later today. In the meantime, I am contemplating a quick feed; Beef Stew which is one of our favorites is right up there as a candidate. So what about Bread? I decided you can't beat Homemade Hot Biscuits dripping with Butter either by themselves or as a shelf for Molasses. Biscuits, it is.

The lesson of the day seems: "Be loose" as Jana Russon just said on the Phone. Maybe that is a lesson for life too.