The well drilling rig finally pulled out of our driveway on Sunday, and we have been using water from the new well for about a week (after writing a VERY large check to the drilling company last week.) Imagine my dismay last night when L shouted up from the shower that there was no water! Once again, the cistern was empty, once again, JP and I got the water buffalo loaded back into the truck, and once again, JP made several late night trips to the water station to get enough water for us to shower last night.
After footing the bill for drilling 3 wells and attempting to develop a natural spring for water, I am exhausted at the stress, work and expense that the simple matter of having consistent running water is causing us. Slap all that stress on top of the fact that my daughter is applying to colleges and planning college visits in the middle of a pandemic, and both of my girls are attempting to do cyber school 3 days/week with spotty internet. Well, it's maddening.
I was not in the best of moods heading in to work this morning. I do usually manage to forget about everything but my patients once there, however. My dad called mid-morning to tell me that the well people checked things out and there was an issue with the wiring to a pump in the cistern, and that it was slowly refilling with water from the well. What a relief!
Things really seemed to turn around for me then. I was completely slammed with patients all morning, but my patients after lunch cancelled or didn't show, so I was able to leave the office early. I had time to get a coffee and sit and read my book for 30 minutes (yeah, I was parked in the school parking lot, but still...coffee, quiet, book...not bad!) before J got out of school and we could head home.
J brought home with her some lovely lettuce that her Aquaponics class grew this year. We had some for dinner - yum!
I got home to find that my friend stopped by while I was away and traded some of the blueberry pie filling that I canned last summer for some apple pie filling that she canned last month. It's pie time this weekend!
L and I had time for a walk before dinner, and we enjoyed the colorful leaves.
We stopped by the garden to admire the lush rye crop and the brightly colored cosmos and zinnias, and noticed a preying mantis with a bumble bee in each claw!
I collected a bouquet of flowers from the garden to enjoy inside, and when I checked on Ms. Mantis an hour later, both bees had been devoured!
I am in a much better state of mind tonight than I was last night. It's amazing what some down time, a walk in the leaves, friends that share their preserves, colorful bouquets and fresh greens can do! I hope that you are enjoying your autumn as well.
