How Hot Is It?

I made an error yesterday. Not my first and certainly not my last. I went into town to work in the yard at the little house. Since no one is there and we have had so much rain the weeds had taken over. I thought when I checked the Weather Bug that the high was suppose to be 85 degrees. That's workable out here because of the low humidity. Well, I was wrong! Instead of 85 it was over 100 and humid. After a couple of hours I was wasted and had to come home.

It's August 20th, in case you didn't know. That means that summer is almost over and I haven't accomplished any of the things I had planned. My room is still a mess, my workspace isn't organized, the living room floors haven't been refinished and I can't find anything. It goes back to my organizational skills.

What time is it?

Well, it's 2:34 a.m. and I'm still trying to get some work done. My organizational skills leave a lot to be desired. I decided years ago that I was given a limited amount and I used them up when I was raising the kids. Now I can't find anything. The constant treasure hunt is really stressful which doesn't help matters. I have a show in September and I would like to have so much stock that there isn't enough space in my booth.
Maybe I should try to get some sleep.

To Amarillo....

We went to Amarillo on Saturday. There was a Pottery exhibit at the Art Museum and Amarillo Lights at the Sunset Mall. We were waiting on the steps when the man came to open the museum. He said it was a first for him; having people waiting to get inside. That's rather sad when you think abut it. The museum is located on the campus of Amarillo college. Aside from having a nice space they have some interesting art work.
I always like to see the photographs that were taken during the depression by Arthur Rothstein, Dorothea Lange and Russell Lee. These photographs recorded the heartbreak as well as the strength of the people who lived through the Great Depression. I have often marveled at their ingenuity. I'm don't think I would be able to cope as well. We, as a generation, have not needed to know how to grow or preserve food. Most of us don't really cook on a regular basis. How well could I handle using a hand pump to get water and cooking over a wood fire? I don't know and I hope I never have to find out. The closest thing I have done to real cooking was to go out a pick a bunch of Black-Eyed Peas. Mother shelled them and I cooked them.
A far cry from being self-reliant......
more about Amarillo later

Another Week.....

Another week begins and I don't seem to be able to get things together. Yea, I realize that it is 1:00 Sunday morning and I should be asleep but this is the time I can get a decent,.no, fair..no. Okay, I am stuck with a dial up connection that ranges in speed from 4.6 kbps to 31.9kbps. That is when I can get a connection at all. This is one of the really big downside to living in the country. I am too far out for DSL through the telephone company that services the area. I went online when I had one of the "good" speeds and tried other IPS's. Earthlink's site said they were always adding new areas and suggested I get on the waiting list. I tried but it wouldn't accept my email address.
Well, I just lost the connection again. I will see if I can reconnect and publish thies. Then I'm going to bed. Thanks Windstream.