Somewhat broken . . .

Somewhat broken and sore but not too badly! Decided to do some raking after watching UCONN women beat up on Jenn Rizzotti"s team in the first round yesterday. I worked up on the hill where I had planted many spring bulbs some years ago. It's crazy how many piles of dead leaves and branches have fallen this winter. I had trouble carting away all of the debris with my new wagon so I borrowed one of Puppy's Pop's big blue plastic barrels and stuffed it full of leaves then rolled it like the garbage men of old to my dumping ground behind the garage. There I had to struggle to empty it out. Not quite tall enough to grab the bottom and top of the barrel at the same time to shake it. But Puppy's Pop came to the rescue. I think we cleaned up about four barrelsful before I quit. Two hours of raking, clipping and dumping was all I could take. Must be getting soft in my dotage. The worse part is that I hardly made a dent in sprucing up the area near the top wall. Grampa had a burn pile going earlier in the day while I was watching the game and he got rid of quite a bit of winter junk including parts of the old closet, some stuff that sent out clouds of black smoke and the Christmas tree. He also saved two ornaments. I wonder how many ornaments I've lost over the years? A hundred years from now will they find those curios and wonder what on earth they have found? Probably won't be celebrating any Christian holidays by then and will have reverted to barbarism. They might deem it necessary to burn the entire area to cleanse it for the new order! Wicked thoughts! Out damn spot!

Just got back from Norwich before the snow. We went to breakfast early at Old Tymes. I enjoy their scrumptious Cinnamon Crisp extra crisp. Then we went to pick up some Soothe XP eye drops from the ophthalmologist's office. They have been pulled from the market and I can't understand why. Soothe XP have been the best dry eye drops I have used. I've written to Bausch &Lomb to try to get them back on track. My phone call didn't get me anywhere so we'll see how I do with email.

I have no team left on the right side of my NCAA bracket. Not very good at this gambling stuff. Son still has some teams left on both sides but I have about two more winning teams than he over all. I'll only count most winners chosen overall to see who gets bragging rights!

Time to get to work cleaning this old house once again. Hope middle child and the Kiddo are having a good day off together. Sacred Heart teachers are having an in-service day and daughter has taken a day off. That is just fantastical, beauteous and super!

Quote: We enjoy ourselves only in our work -- in our doing; and our best doing is our best enjoyment. __Jacobi {Debatable? I think so!}