No real news good or bad-- just BUSY, exercising-- sometimes hours a day-- to keep PD at bay, gathering wood, getting ready for hunting, lots of guests, cooking, bird training...
Still, the past month saw a serious shotgun trade, a new bird, interesting visitors and meals, some reviewable books, and more. I'll try to blog most of it starting today. Please be patient-- the physical effects of PD and (I suspect) the mental ones of the meds make everything ever- so- slightly slow...
One good thing for winter at Casa Q: the Vermont Castings wood stove that Paul Domski gave us is keeping the old stone house warm for what may be the first time ever. As this appears to be a "La Nina' winter-- open, windy, almost snowless, very cold-- and because cold exacerbates my symptoms, we are grateful.
Another friend I want to thank is falcon breeder Bill Meeker. After seeing me struggle with the odd and recalcitrant red- headed falcon for a couple of months he offered to take him back and replace him with an untried female peregrine of the year. I am rather embarrassed by my long- time kidding about peregrines- I always called them "Labrador retrievers". After watching her learn as much in a week as the rh did in 2 months I emailed to Bill: "Suddenly "easy" and "sane" look pretty good!" Age may bring me sense if not wisdom.
More to come after gym work...
Nothing beats the lambent heat of a wood stove. Good deal!
ReplyDeleteSteve, she's beautiful (the new peregrine, not the stove!). Glad you're staying warm AND busy with your new charge.
ReplyDeleteNice peregrine, Steve.
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