Lulu and Fanny, peering out of the Pole Barn in the rain.
14 April
Lulu, Fanny Staying Out Of The Rain
by Jon Katz
Bedlam Farm Blog Journal by Jon Katz
14 April
Bedlam Farm Journal: Sunday Morning. Hey! (And Question For My Dyslexic Friends.)
by Jon Katz
It’s sunny this morning, but I’m told it will rain this afternoon. We are making the best of it. We are off to the Farmers Market for bread, crab cakes, and Cindy’s soap. I want to write this afternoon about how we can get some food for the children of the Cambridge Pantry every day this week. Stay tuned.
I got this message the other day from a kindly blog reader:
Peter Loffler: “Your constant mixing up of Bud and Zip indicates cognitive decline. You do it much too frequently to excuse it as a minor slip. Please mention it to your doctor. Anti-dementia medication can help.”
My book editor suggested the same thing when I said I was giving up books to start my blog. I was hoping my cannabis might do it (it didn’t). No nursing home will take me.
Maria says it’s probably true but she’s decided to keep me around anyway for a while.
But I have a question for Peter and my Dyslexic friends (they are out there). Why do I often confuse the name Bud when I mean Zip, but I never use the name Zip when I mean Bud?
Dyslexics will probably know the answer, but I imagine the question will make Peter nuts.
More later.
Maria is playing with Zip with a garden flower stem. He is a kitten at heart. Zinnia is fascinated.
The dogs watch while I put my Sox on. Is this Bud or Zip?
The hens and some worms.
13 April
Flower Art, As Promised. Home Again, We Got Through One Movie And Then Came Home
by Jon Katz
The first movie we saw, “Alice,” was surprisingly dark and gloomy, so we skipped the second movie. We both realized how worn out we were.
We worried about the animals and dogs because it was cold and rainy. We both looked up and laughed during a lovely lunch at the Mexican restaurant. We wanted to go home, sit by the fire, read, talk, and ensure our animals were dry and comfortable.
We love our farm, but having animals beyond dogs (or Zip) is a responsibility we always take seriously. This morning, I had fun experimenting with my flower photos. I’m trying new things and liking them. I’ll still be growing. I had to cancel my Leika Academy courses; they were too expensive.
It’s been pouring intermittently for two days; we were uneasy being away for that long.
I’ll stay home tomorrow except for the Farmer’s Market, where I will get bread and crab cakes.
13 April
Two Pictures, Heading To The Movies
by Jon Katz
Before heading to the movies, I realized I needed to pay attention to my landscape photo. Today’s clouds were severe and beautiful, and so are the flowers I’m watering inside before it gets warm enough to put them in the garden bed.
Getting my garden bed ready, my digger, and the year-old donkey manure, I have to chop it up. Late May is the target date, but it is just a little over a month away. I’m not planting seeds this year, just plants.
13 April
Off To The Movies, Two Movies Actually And Some Mexican Food. Back For Color Art Photos
by Jon Katz
Maria and I are pleased with ourselves. We’re heading to Massachusetts to see two back-to-back movies and get some Mexican food. Maria thinks she will be struck down for this, but we have had a couple of intense weeks and are aching for some fun. We’ve never seen two movies on the same day before; I wonder if Maria can handle it. She always thinks she should be doing chores or working.
(photo, two brothers eating hay off of one another)
I talked her into it; it was not easy for her, and she is never quick to do anything for herself. I will see Alice, an animated version of Alice in Wonderland, and Problimasta, a funny and very innovative film about a Salvadoran toy designer trying to get work in New York City to keep his visa from expiring.
In between, we’re getting some Mexican food at our favorite Mexican restaurant in Williamstown, Mass. As promised, I’ll be back in time for the color and light photos. We need to get away for a few hours and have fun. We’re both a bit frayed at the edges and worn down. Here are some pictures I like of the day so far. I got up early.
Kim is our only animal terrified of Zinnia; she runs and hides when she sees her.
Lulu’s eye.
Bud weathered a nasty rainstorm last night in his barn. He was trying to entice me to scratch and hang out with him, and I might do it before we go out.
