Worked Thursday and Friday, did Gardening stuff Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evening
Work mainly consists of trying to find ebooks and access for online learning. That was also true Monday when I worked with an anthropology professor and our digital access librarian to try to find a Cambridge publication online - and at first it didn't allow access to both the professor and me. The librarian ordered the book which will come Wednesday - then we can see if we can get his Chapter 10 in that ebook. Cambridges problems was that they have opened up their books digitally for the next two months - but this book did not qualify since it was not designated as a 'textbook'!
There were various library zooms, morning 1/2 hour coffee zoom and a Research and Learning zoom in the afternoon - they are thinking of ending all scanning soon.
Garden plot. Spent much of Saturday afternoon working with Deej to clear off all the old and dead twigs, corn stocks, etc. and place the cages, stakes, bamboo poles, all in a section. Deej also is working on a fenced in patch, which she started to folk spade on Sunday.
We loaded and brought in the mower on Sunday
also, and mowed the whole garden area. It was in preparation for our
Afghan's fellow gardener's offer to til the plot. Monday we went and
checked, but it had not been tilled - one tiller broke down and another
was a front tiller and would not dig into the hard ground. So now we are
thinking we will need to hire someone again to till the plot ($40-60).
I forked up a long row and Deej helped me plant two types of peas. She's also been loading and taking (so far 4) buckets of mulch chips. She upset that some of our fellow gardeners have taken almost of of the large pile of rich mulch - not much sharing of that, like they have done in previous years.
There was a nice sunset and a full moon as we left the garden.
Deej baked another loaf of bread Sunday afternoon.
While the dishwasher and new faucet got put in, only today did the dryer repairman come in to fix the heating on it He finished and we paid him $350, and then Deej did two washes, and the dryer didn't heat up - so called again and they're coming in tomorrow morning. Whew, nuts.
I had a nice zoom chat with my Class of 59 folks Saturday afternoon - the second week with them. And I joined a Woodstock alumni management small group to try to figure out what ways we might make contacts and help out anyone during this time of virus. Some actions were suggested, but most were vague and uncertain.
And I joined another Woodstock alumni zoom on Sunday late morning, with a variety of about 15 Woodstockites - talking of a variety of our experiences during theses 'stay at home times.'
We've been on some walks around Belmont park and to Moores creek this last week end.
Work mainly consists of trying to find ebooks and access for online learning. That was also true Monday when I worked with an anthropology professor and our digital access librarian to try to find a Cambridge publication online - and at first it didn't allow access to both the professor and me. The librarian ordered the book which will come Wednesday - then we can see if we can get his Chapter 10 in that ebook. Cambridges problems was that they have opened up their books digitally for the next two months - but this book did not qualify since it was not designated as a 'textbook'!
There were various library zooms, morning 1/2 hour coffee zoom and a Research and Learning zoom in the afternoon - they are thinking of ending all scanning soon.
Garden plot. Spent much of Saturday afternoon working with Deej to clear off all the old and dead twigs, corn stocks, etc. and place the cages, stakes, bamboo poles, all in a section. Deej also is working on a fenced in patch, which she started to folk spade on Sunday.
We loaded and brought in the mower on Sunday
also, and mowed the whole garden area. It was in preparation for our
Afghan's fellow gardener's offer to til the plot. Monday we went and
checked, but it had not been tilled - one tiller broke down and another
was a front tiller and would not dig into the hard ground. So now we are
thinking we will need to hire someone again to till the plot ($40-60).I forked up a long row and Deej helped me plant two types of peas. She's also been loading and taking (so far 4) buckets of mulch chips. She upset that some of our fellow gardeners have taken almost of of the large pile of rich mulch - not much sharing of that, like they have done in previous years.
While the dishwasher and new faucet got put in, only today did the dryer repairman come in to fix the heating on it He finished and we paid him $350, and then Deej did two washes, and the dryer didn't heat up - so called again and they're coming in tomorrow morning. Whew, nuts.
I had a nice zoom chat with my Class of 59 folks Saturday afternoon - the second week with them. And I joined a Woodstock alumni management small group to try to figure out what ways we might make contacts and help out anyone during this time of virus. Some actions were suggested, but most were vague and uncertain.
And I joined another Woodstock alumni zoom on Sunday late morning, with a variety of about 15 Woodstockites - talking of a variety of our experiences during theses 'stay at home times.'
We've been on some walks around Belmont park and to Moores creek this last week end.
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