High winds today. Not as bad as further south, but still very very gusty. It's been pretty windy the last few days, but also very warm - nearly 30C and we've only just hit the end of winter (by our definition).
I'm watching the trees in my front yard move alarmingly - an illawarra flame tree and a jacaranda. At least they're not the type to shed branches like the 'widowmaker' eucalypts we have in the area, which sometiems drop ginormous horizontal branches on whatever happens to be below them.
I wouldn't mind if the jacaranda blew over, except for the problem it would be in terms of mess to clean up at a time when I don't have time.
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I did a bunch of things over the weekend, mostly related to gardening things that I won't otherwise be able to do after Friday. Some sowing, some garden bed prep, some compost turning, some setting up of moveable chicken tunnels...
The thing that really needs setting up is the front watering system, because the summer is shaping up to be a hot one (if the current temps are any indication), and how much watering I'll be able to do in the next two weeks is up in the air. Dragging a hose or buckets around is probably not great for bodily integrity after abdominal surgery.
I did discover that one of the apricots flowers about a month after the others. The Tilton seems to flower in early September, while the Paterson and Unknown up the back flowers in August. That said, something is eating the Unknown Apricot flowers. Nibbling on the leaves and everything. So annoying!
But the tilton has a handful of flowers on it, which is exciting, but also a bit terrifying because ( the plant thief )
I hate people who do that sort of thing.
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Slight diversion: I also hate people who ask a question and then slam at you when you answer it.
( threads )
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Today is 'documentation day' where I try to compress the last four years of learning into a handful of documents for handover to my work replacement. We were supposed to meet at midday today in the city so she could pick up some hardware from the office and do some system handover, but the hardware has not arrived, and so she is waiting for the midday mail. If it has arrived in the midday mail, then I will go in to meet her and we will do a bit of handover.
If it does not...
Later this week, I guess.
Hopefully before Friday!
Ironically, some hardware arrived for me at the office of client-I-am-going-to, but I was not there to pick it up, and unfortunately they are not allowed to sign for it. GRARGH. So I don't know what's going to happen to it. Probably go back and they'll try to re-send it out again?
Post-midday update, one part of the hardware has not arrived so no trip in to the city today although the other has, so no trip into the city this afternoon. Instead, she'll pick up one part of it on Wednesday, and we've sett an appointment to meet and do handovers. Hopefully that will also give the second part of the delivery time to arrive...
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Still so many things to do before Friday.
I have a number of parcels to post to a remote op shop charity, some of which have been waiting entirely too long to be sent. Also: food donation to local soup kitchen.
I'm also planning to get a haircut. I'm wondering about a super-short pixie cut (again) even though I don't think my face necessariy does well with one. Mostly because tossing one's hair out of the way while lying down requires abdominal control. Which...yeah, nah. It would be after work one day this week, probably in the city. Maybe tomorrow?
I've been getting all kinds of advice from friends this week about recovery, and I admit I'm a little bit worried. I've never been down for longer than a week, and that was COVID and I mostly felt absolutely crappy for a couple of days. I realise this is very privileged of me, to be fortunate enough to be born with good health, but it's a little daunting having never had to face anything like this before. I kind of wish it could be just "Surprise! You're going in tomorrow. Fast and don't fret!"
That would be so much easier, honestly.
Okay, post office to send mail, get some lunch, make some no-knead yeast bread. Keep documenting.
OOF.
Finally, damn Kamala. Now I want chocolate-caramel cake.
I'm watching the trees in my front yard move alarmingly - an illawarra flame tree and a jacaranda. At least they're not the type to shed branches like the 'widowmaker' eucalypts we have in the area, which sometiems drop ginormous horizontal branches on whatever happens to be below them.
I wouldn't mind if the jacaranda blew over, except for the problem it would be in terms of mess to clean up at a time when I don't have time.
--
I did a bunch of things over the weekend, mostly related to gardening things that I won't otherwise be able to do after Friday. Some sowing, some garden bed prep, some compost turning, some setting up of moveable chicken tunnels...
The thing that really needs setting up is the front watering system, because the summer is shaping up to be a hot one (if the current temps are any indication), and how much watering I'll be able to do in the next two weeks is up in the air. Dragging a hose or buckets around is probably not great for bodily integrity after abdominal surgery.
I did discover that one of the apricots flowers about a month after the others. The Tilton seems to flower in early September, while the Paterson and Unknown up the back flowers in August. That said, something is eating the Unknown Apricot flowers. Nibbling on the leaves and everything. So annoying!
But the tilton has a handful of flowers on it, which is exciting, but also a bit terrifying because ( the plant thief )
I hate people who do that sort of thing.
--
Slight diversion: I also hate people who ask a question and then slam at you when you answer it.
( threads )
--
Today is 'documentation day' where I try to compress the last four years of learning into a handful of documents for handover to my work replacement. We were supposed to meet at midday today in the city so she could pick up some hardware from the office and do some system handover, but the hardware has not arrived, and so she is waiting for the midday mail. If it has arrived in the midday mail, then I will go in to meet her and we will do a bit of handover.
If it does not...
Later this week, I guess.
Hopefully before Friday!
Ironically, some hardware arrived for me at the office of client-I-am-going-to, but I was not there to pick it up, and unfortunately they are not allowed to sign for it. GRARGH. So I don't know what's going to happen to it. Probably go back and they'll try to re-send it out again?
Post-midday update, one part of the hardware has not arrived so no trip in to the city today although the other has, so no trip into the city this afternoon. Instead, she'll pick up one part of it on Wednesday, and we've sett an appointment to meet and do handovers. Hopefully that will also give the second part of the delivery time to arrive...
--
Still so many things to do before Friday.
I have a number of parcels to post to a remote op shop charity, some of which have been waiting entirely too long to be sent. Also: food donation to local soup kitchen.
I'm also planning to get a haircut. I'm wondering about a super-short pixie cut (again) even though I don't think my face necessariy does well with one. Mostly because tossing one's hair out of the way while lying down requires abdominal control. Which...yeah, nah. It would be after work one day this week, probably in the city. Maybe tomorrow?
I've been getting all kinds of advice from friends this week about recovery, and I admit I'm a little bit worried. I've never been down for longer than a week, and that was COVID and I mostly felt absolutely crappy for a couple of days. I realise this is very privileged of me, to be fortunate enough to be born with good health, but it's a little daunting having never had to face anything like this before. I kind of wish it could be just "Surprise! You're going in tomorrow. Fast and don't fret!"
That would be so much easier, honestly.
Okay, post office to send mail, get some lunch, make some no-knead yeast bread. Keep documenting.
OOF.
Finally, damn Kamala. Now I want chocolate-caramel cake.
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