Looking ahead to 10 blissful days home alone with only Colt, the new pup, and
the other 4-leggeds (well, to be accurate - the 6 hens only have 12 legs between them)... 😃
Husband is off for a backpack trip with our daughter, and I'm at home to mind the ranch.
Was a time when I might not have felt so unburdened at having a long stretch here alone ..but, due to life's vicissitudes, and having the constant presence of another person since retirement in what has been my domain for so long...the prospect of not having to coordinate meals, energy levels, house cleanliness, sleep schedules, will surely be re-energizing and just the palate cleanser I need!
It's been a helluva year but things are looking up.
Plus, this is my favorite time of year - my favorite seasonal transition. Smoke and heat have subsided, days are shortening, all is calm, all is bright!
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I used to almost panic when my boys would head out for an extended trip. Now I look forward to them having fun and me having some quiet. Mine go to AK for a week after Labor Day. I will have to mind our shop here and there but will not be open for regular business hours. I plan to spend plenty of time puttering in the garden with dogs and chickens in tow.
I’ll be wishing you a wonderful week. Enjoy your solitude. 
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I always liked it when my husband (now ex) left us for a vacay or business trip. We had fun and the house felt more relaxed. I wasn't rushing around trying to get dinner ready by the time he got home from work, etc. I'd get to put the boys in bed with me and we'd fall asleep watching cartoons.
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