It is said that what one does on the first day of a new year foretells what s/he will do in the remainder of the new year. And it shall be that Jay and I will spend a lot of time at Tranquil Moon. Tonight he needs a $500+ run to Louisiana, so he'll spend some of next year on BIG MONEY runs! Actually, I hope he stays snuggled next to me all night . . . but we do have to pay the bills, and, oh, those plans we have for Tranquil Moon!
Although today was cold and windy, we had lunch at our campsite. We both ate black-eyed peas, just in case 
Texas is right about the good luck! We walked its trails and found a couple of new nooks and crannies. We are determined to leave a lot of those little places that are just wide enough to enter with a golf cart . . . then there's this little haven inside that you can't see until you get there. Some meditating benches, some deer feeders, some fire pits to roast marshmallows over . . . little treasure spots.
Jay tinkered on the new picnic table to get it just right. What a joy that space is! I no longer have to bend over to do everything. I sat and read a book and thought about what I want in my life this new year. We accomplished nothing except being there.
We talked about how we want to leave spaces in this new world which will be completely separate from our "work-day-to-day worlds". A spot that feels like we aren't home . . . we're on vacation or at a weekend retreat.
Also looked at fences and gates on our way out . . . we are planning
to clear a path 25' wide, but don't want a gate that wide. We need something that will be easily disassembled when we 
decide to build or put a mobile home on site. I think we may just have to have the 18'x80' Fleetwood we saw a year or so ago! It has everything we want and even at $50,000 it's cheaper than building when appliances and decorating are figured into the equation.
No further sightings of our little feral kitties . . . I think about the 
one who had the respiratory infection the other day. I think I'll build a little first aid kit for the kitties . . . just like I have for the big people! A little all-purpose antibiotic, some itch relief, small tools to open abscesses.
Until next time . . .
1 comment:
I am enjoying reading about your development activities and plans. I did the same thing about 20 years ago on a 3 acre parcel here in rural Virginia. I did shed a lot of blood and sweat to create the site I wanted. It is nestled between two 10 acre lots that cannot be subdivided for my privacy.
Keep up the reports and best of luck with your project!
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