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spacealien_vamp) wrote2020-07-04 06:15 am
spacealien_vamp) wrote2020-07-04 06:15 am
The rockets' red glare makes ME glare
This has been the worst year for fireworks that I can remember. Usually they're a problem on the 4th itself, maybe a day or two before and after. All fireworks are illegal in my city (they even put up a big sign with flashing lights saying so in my neighborhood), but people set them off anyway. This year, they started a full MONTH ago, and there have only been a handful of nights that I haven't heard them. The noise scares my border collie, and he responds by trying to climb on the tallest objects he can find in order to escape. He has climbed on my desk and bathroom vanity, knocking things off onto the floor and turning the faucet on. He also climbs up onto my bed and walks all over it, including stepping on my hair (OUCH!) and trying to lick my face.
Last night, the first fireworks went off at 7:15pm and then the noise continued intermittently until midnight. Needless to say, my dog kept me awake that entire time, despite the fact that I had woken up at 2:30 in the morning for my early work shift. I tried to sleep late this morning, since I hadn't fallen asleep until past midnight, but my beagle started demanding breakfast at 5am. He doesn't give up easily. After a month of this nonsense, I'm already a zombie, and I know the worst of it is still coming tonight. ~_~
In other news, I'm working to keep up with the garden harvest. I finished the apricots, and then I did the cherries last weekend. I didn't have time to pit them this year, so I just ran them all through the juicer. I kept a quart of juice in the refrigerator for immediate use and put 9 pints in the freezer. The plums are up now. I have about 6 heaping bowls of them on the kitchen table waiting to be de-seeded and dehydrated. The grapes are starting to show color and should be ready to harvest in about two weeks. The blackberries are underway, and the rhubarb is still going strong. I've picked a couple of early figs, but that season won't get into full swing for a while yet.
Nothing much new is happening at work. We are still getting very few flights. The airport put social distancing stickers on the ground in an attempt to keep passengers spaced out around the baggage carousels. It works for the first few people off the plane, but as soon as the bags start dropping, most people ignore the stickers and crowd the carousel anyway. At least the flights typically have few passengers in the first place. We've had our new canine handlers assigned, but they're essentially in limbo until the canine training center opens back up, and that might not be until October or later.
I ventured out to the local discount grocery store for the first time since March. I stocked up on all the basics: oil, salt, vinegar, sugar, coffee, butter, oatmeal, pasta, and canned coconut milk. With the quantity of produce coming in from my garden, I shouldn't have to go back for another 3-6 months.
Last night, the first fireworks went off at 7:15pm and then the noise continued intermittently until midnight. Needless to say, my dog kept me awake that entire time, despite the fact that I had woken up at 2:30 in the morning for my early work shift. I tried to sleep late this morning, since I hadn't fallen asleep until past midnight, but my beagle started demanding breakfast at 5am. He doesn't give up easily. After a month of this nonsense, I'm already a zombie, and I know the worst of it is still coming tonight. ~_~
In other news, I'm working to keep up with the garden harvest. I finished the apricots, and then I did the cherries last weekend. I didn't have time to pit them this year, so I just ran them all through the juicer. I kept a quart of juice in the refrigerator for immediate use and put 9 pints in the freezer. The plums are up now. I have about 6 heaping bowls of them on the kitchen table waiting to be de-seeded and dehydrated. The grapes are starting to show color and should be ready to harvest in about two weeks. The blackberries are underway, and the rhubarb is still going strong. I've picked a couple of early figs, but that season won't get into full swing for a while yet.
Nothing much new is happening at work. We are still getting very few flights. The airport put social distancing stickers on the ground in an attempt to keep passengers spaced out around the baggage carousels. It works for the first few people off the plane, but as soon as the bags start dropping, most people ignore the stickers and crowd the carousel anyway. At least the flights typically have few passengers in the first place. We've had our new canine handlers assigned, but they're essentially in limbo until the canine training center opens back up, and that might not be until October or later.
I ventured out to the local discount grocery store for the first time since March. I stocked up on all the basics: oil, salt, vinegar, sugar, coffee, butter, oatmeal, pasta, and canned coconut milk. With the quantity of produce coming in from my garden, I shouldn't have to go back for another 3-6 months.