Running on rolling hills killed my legs. I feel it climbing down my stairs. I decided to rest my legs today.
Built out 4 more garden squares and now I have 17 built out, plus the one I dropped off at CCHOP, for a total of 18. Arthur was suppose to pick them up today, but that did not happen. Tomorrow at noon he will come by with a van.
Saturday 9:00 AM till noon the food pantry is open in the downtown. Arthur suggests coming by to distribute them.
“Maggie” mentions that patrons of the pantry might not have the means to get soil or seedlings. Plan “B” is the Regeneration Farm, a volunteer organic farm run by the Peekskill community. On May 29th they will have free seedlings to give away.
I concede that my idea might have limitations, but even if I help one family I’m cool with that. In my mind though I think the demand could outstrip my supply.
I likely have materials to perhaps make 30-40 more squares, but now Maggie is thinking of adding beds in the back-backyard closer to the garage, because of all the deer I have seen yesterday and today. Today I saw 3 down the slope. I also saw a rabbit by my garage.
Maggie is a fussy eater. Pretty much Italian veggies: egg plant, zucchini, peppers… I know that tomatoes are deer resistant, so I will plant them by my garden shed.
We will be growing herbs for the food pantry.
For exercise I spent 6 hours scrapping paint off of moldings rescued from my dinning room. I had the contractor save the original moldings, and I’m glad I did. Pretty much they are old growth yellow pine like my floors. This wood is only available today as reclaimed lumber, and it is costly.
I use this scrapper that does well in removing the paint. I think I am lucky because the paint covers the original 1912 schellac which is brittle and allows the scrapper to act like a plane. I have these nice folding saw horses from Home Cheapo, and a Dewalt bar clamp to secure the moldings to the saw horses.
Lots of upper body draws and pulls became a long sustained upper body workout. I got a lot of the window and doorway trim done. Still have 2 more window trims to do and some base moldings. This wood is treasure. Clear yellow pine and in wide planks. Pretty select.
I will use a dark reddish brown gel stain. In the end it looks like mahogany when finished.
I figure some OCD behavior is displayed because very few people would go through the bother. These molding would e rather costly to replace because the base moldings, window trim, and door trim utilize wide moldings and have ornate crowns.
My physical went well, and the only thing I have to worry about is my PSA. Last year it was high and then I went to a urologist for a more in depth test. The second test was right at the threshold, but was lower than the initial reading from my PCP. I’ll find out if I need to go to a urologist again.
Tomorrow I have to take Maggie to her eye doctor. Tomorrow evening is some presentation by some historian about Peekskill’s manufacturing, innovations, and artistic history. One Hudson River School of painting artist pretty much made his career painting right here in Peekskill and not in the Hudson Highlands.
One thing that Maggie and I are doing to prevent dementia is that we are socially active in our community, but also get about the Hudson Valley and the Catskills.
They say rain tomorrow.
Cal
