gettin in the groove

back from a weekend in the city (nyc, not sf, nowadays). I had a great time doing many things, including but not limited to:

eating at momofuku (yay!)

buying new shoes (hooray!)

and eating at vanessa's dumpling house (huzzah!).

I did some things that weren't eating too, but those aren't as important.

things are going well on the farm, here. I missed a goat c-section last week, much to my chagrin. ilex was kidding and having a hard time of it, so after awhile aitan called the vet and they cut her open right there in the barnyard, on some pallets and plywood. this while I was having some after-work snacks and cocktails at adam and meg's. dang. everything went well and ilex and one of her kids are doing fine. the smaller kid, stucco (so named by aitan because she was stuck) was having some trouble nursing when I left on friday and having to be tube fed. I haven't been down to the barnyard since I've been back, so I don't know her status.

I'm trying to be more farmy and ascertain things about the outdoors without using the internet, especially the weather. tonight I've been noticing that just listening to the sounds outside can really clue you in - right now I hear some insects and some peepers - little frogs that live around here and make froggy peeps in the evening. that tells me it's not so cold outside as it's been. splendid.

my tick bite site appears to be healing nicely.

time for bed.