Days Are Full

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If you are a regular following this Blog,

you may be wondering

why I haven't been writing much

these past few days.

A snapshot of today might shed some light.

I did wash to start the Day.

I should not forget that

in the face of the busy-ness,

those Sheets

need to be put on our bed.

Harvest is in full swing.

Every container is maxed

with some kind of Garden Produce

waiting in cue to be eaten and preserved.

We watch carefully

so we do not lose anything.

Those Peppers and Tomatoes

went into Stuffed Peppers

which we made yesterday.

They were done last night.

We put them in the outside Refrigerator

to cool for the Night.

Today, I put them into Plastic Tubs

that Deleta gave us.

And they are now in the Freezer.

Melanie and Richard peeled

Apples for Apple Sauce.

And she canned it up

as soon as it was done.

The aroma wafted lovingly

into the corners of the House.

I tidied up to make sure no bills

were going unpaid.

It seems when we get as busy

and distracted as we are now,

those essentials can slip past.

Richard picked up needed Supplies in town.

He headed to Rolf's to pick up Liver, etc.

Rolf is a friend who Farms

about an hour to the west of us.

We really like his Beef.

They are pastured and very well cared for.

If you have been following this,

you know that is essential to us.

Rolf provides Beef for Consumers.

He called late last week to offer us the Liver

as a Cow was being butchered today.

When Richard arrived back here at the Farm,

Hollis Dale came over to help.

We split the Liver between us.

I watched Richard and Hollis Dale at work.

I am new to these things,

but figured out

where I could be the most help.

I went to Town

to visit my Elderly Mother.

She is not doing so well.

I am wondering if she is ready to head on.

Of course, we cannot know.

Once again, I am new at these things

and I keep trying to find my place.

She is less and less connected.

However, she loves to have me play the Piano.

She just lights up.

So I played a Recital just for her.

The pieces came right

out of my childhood and family history:

"Adagio" (the 1st movement of "Moonlight Sonata")

was played by my Grandmother Lottie

at her Graduation

from the Wagner Conservatory of Music

101 years ago, in 1909,

in Kirksville.

For as long as I have lived,

my Mother has loved this song

with abandon.

My version was neither as long

nor did it have as many notes

as my Grandmother's.

My sheet Music calls this version "simplified"

which suits me just fine.

I played "For Eloise" by Beethoven,

which I just love.

I played the "Blue Danube" by Strauss.

These days, my mind and prayers drift

to the tragedy on the beautiful Danube in Hungary.

While playing the "Blue Danube",

1 of the Custodians came along

with his Floor Polisher;

he was humming the tune

and I could swear

he was dancing with that Floor Polisher.

But I am not sure,

for mostly my thoughts were focused

on the Sheet Music and the Keys.

He gave me the Gift of a wide Smile.

I also played

the "Spinning Song" by Ellmenreich.

For this recital, we were joined

by a Childhood Friend Gaylene

(who was visiting from the East Coast)

and her youngest sister Kathy.

Our Dads were 1st generation

born to immigrant Croatian parents

and they grew up together.

Gaylene and Kathy had come to see Mother.

Their Mother is doing a Hospital stint

and I was not happy to hear about that.

She will be in our thoughts and prayers.

I'm playing the Piano at lot here at home.

And I am doing it "for Mom".

We pulled 7 Chickens out of the Freezer.

The Freezers are overflowing,

so we will be canning up Meat.

We have "Tides" here on the Farm.

They are actually Dishes

which rise and fall in mounds

to be cleaned or dried and put away.

With all the doin's,

I have not been sleeping well.

Something had to give

and it is not supposed to be me.

I slowed down on the writing,

but this indeed is a treasure trove time.

My writing is a record,

it is also a seeking of meaning too.

Plus, our Server seems

to have less access in the Evening

so Blogger is often out of reach.

For all these reasons of abundance,

I didn't post on the Blog for a bit.

That will likely happen again.

I asked my family

if I could take a bit of time

to Blog while they cooked supper.

Liver is on.

It smells really good.

Dinner will be up soon.

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Glinda Crawford, 2010

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