5/22/2020
(Above: Leaf plunderers plucked from the tomato bushes just outside of Jacobhouse. This picture was taken just before the caterpillars were fed to bovines.)
Active Summary: After waking this morning, I performed the daily regimen of calisthenics, writing, and a beef pasture check with Padre. Next, I checked both gardens for moisture / insects. I found that garden #2 was in need of watering, and in garden #1, I discovered that quite a few hornworms had taken up residence in the tomato plants. Caterpillar plucking ensued, and after I had fed about 10 to the cows, I returned home where I wrote for an hour. Directly after the hour had ended, I tended to a couple Master Blend customers and then made my way back to Jacobhouse where I cleaned up my abode. A delicious lunch of burger-steaks and garden-fresh salad followed.
(5:50 PM Update:) I am presently listening to the thunder emanating from a nearly pitch-black cloud on the southeast portion of the horizon. Though it may not reach us, it may very well be the harbinger of moist summer weather. In regard to this afternoon’s activities, they began with Master Blend correspondence, taking a brief rest in Jacobhouse, feeding Doug the sourdough starter, and making bread dough for this evening’s dinner of cold tomato soup and warm sour-barley bread. I next helped with farming activities, including: feeding bovines, catching / treating calves, and checking the beef pasture for ailing animals. This was followed by my visiting the Master Blend freezer room and chipping ice out of one of the freezers (only 4 more to go, and it is quite easy with my homemade scraper tool). After finishing with that, I returned to Jacobhouse where I am about to place some barley bread dough into the oven.
Before the final note, here is a bonus video I captured first thing this morning:
Final Note: I have just returned from beef pasture check with Padre. Following the completion of this entry, I’ll be heading over to the studio for a delicious dinner. Well… I think it is going to be delicious, but how can it not be when the loaf looks like this?
In regard to tomorrow’s activities, I will be tending to the typical morning regimen, checking all tomato plants for hornworm caterpillars, and procuring a lunch of cabbage salad and various sandwiches (kielbasa, hunter stew, and blood sausage) from Aneta’s Bistro.