2020-03-19 ------------------------------------------------------------------ So, I have been sick for a while. I am not that worried about it. Just low level flu and so on. I am going to have a week off from work, so that's nice. Life at the farm isn't too bad. There's a lot that can be done here to prepare for what ever is happening now. I am going to start a garden. Something I have wanted to do for a couple of years. It turned out that the laundry machine had broken during the winter. It probably froze. I thought I had removed all the water but I guess I hadn't. The dog loves the situation. He's been getting more attention than usually. He often gets leftovers now that we are cooking all the food ourselves. He is working on tracking the rodents around the place. We have a rat or something living here, in addition to the mice. Shopping list: Spray bottle for sprouts Chimney pipe Toilet Paper Fishing Net or Trap Book on Mushroom Hunting Environment Friendly Soap for Laundry and Dishes Bark for Toilet Steel Wool to Fill Mice Holes Firestarters More Hose Seeds Mice Proof Containers To Do list: Store the Wood Fix the Laundry Machine Organize the Tool Shed Sprout the Vegetables Make a Laundry and Dishwashing Space Prepare Area for Garden Think About Larger Compost Fix the Sauna Chimney Kill the Rat Keep the Mice Out Empty the Outhouse & Make Compost Think About Food Storage ------------------------------------------------------------------