We went to another market last night. It was not very busy at all. But we did sell some candles and a couple of other things, as well as we got notification just before we went that we sold another hairpin lace loom just before we went. The sun was shining, and the wind was very calm, so it was a perfect evening for it. But there were no crowds there at all. We could not say there were enough people to obscure our curiosity of the booths across from us at all.
The good news is that I spent the evening with Missus in her booth and felt okay with not having to run to town to work to make money enough to get through the week. In fact, in the end I just took all of yesterday off and did a few chores.
I got a bale of hay delivered the evening before last and spent part of yesterday making space for it under the old llama shelter, so I won’t have to mess about with a tarp over it. I also cleaned the llama and goat pen out. There is now a pile just outside of their pen to dispose of, and I may spread that across the other and use that next year to try a pumpkin patch in. There has got to be some good use! Maybe I need to move the back wall to the opposite side of the shelter to accomplish it well.
I also fixed the shower handle yesterday. The new handle I found at the Home Depot fit the stud on the Delta Faucet, but the shroud that covered the bulb drooped down too low and would not allow full movement of the handle to operate the water to full off or on positions. The good news is that the body of the handle is fully metal, and I was able to grind the ends of the shroud down a millimeter or so to allow for that full movement with no effort at all on the diamond arbor. So, that works very well now, thank you.
I also rotated the tires on the car and left the tool in it to retighten the lug nuts down after twenty miles of driving. The tires wear very unevenly on that car with the greatest wear showing itself on the front tires due to the shifting of the weight during hard acceleration, which I have been prone to during my delivery work. I also had that plastic bit on the front right that wore it horribly. So that one is basically bald, and on the back now. I have learned a few things on these tires and really should be saving for a new set now. I cannot feel confident in these for the coming winter.
Finally, I piled the logs from the sawlog pile into the firewood pile so we can at least say we contributed to the requirements this year. Jordan has worked so hard to get everyone ahead. I need to go get some myself, but getting the time to has been beyond difficult. Dylan and I are meant to on Monday, so with any luck, that will make another contribution. Work, work, work!
Okay, now to bury the lead, then cover it in mystery. A good friend revealed she is fighting cancer at the moment. Pile that onto all the other good news of the world right now, and what have you got? A shit-flavored sundae of despair. Still, we keep smiling and eating it.