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rowanfI had a really lovely weekend. Russell was off visiting Liza and I decided that I would go over to the Markegard Family Grass-Fed ranch day. I ran into the Markegards about two years ago at the Half Moon Bay Farmers Market and I have been wanting to get more of their grass-fed meats ever since. Visiting the farm brought back so many memories from childhood (staying on Aunt Kathryn's farm) and by 20s (being a back-to-the-land hippy in Florida). The Markegard spread was lovely and the animals and chidren all look healthy and well cared for. I don't exactly miss farm life -- I know how hard the work is and how my body is -- but it was nice to visit a place similar to where I might have lived on a different timeline.
Sunday was the Second Sunday work party at Adocentyn. The cataloguing of the collection continues apace and our shelves are starting to look quite full. We're at about 4500 books on the shelves at this point. Still lots of boxes awaiting cataloguing though. I need to make space for another overnight cataloguing venture. Since I have been taking a twice a week class and visiting Song most days my schedule doesn't feel as free. But having a chance to eat at Aangan, the nearby Nepalese restaurant is a huge draw, I admit. The traffic coming home was terrible and the smell of take-away in my car so enticing that I ate an entire order of cheese pakoras on the way home. My stomach did not appreciate this overload but... yum.
Still no movement on the job front. And I am more and more reluctant to take a job just for the taking. I read job descriptions and think "wow, that sounds downright soul destroying". Or there are jobs that sound interesting but they have written a "must be able to lift 40 lbs" into it. I saw Dr. Butcher (the workers comp doc who looks after my back issues) and asked if I could get evaluated for what my actual current limitations might be. He said "with a bad back you will never be able to lift much" and he suggested I apply for SSDI. Gee, thanks. That really wasn't what I wanted to hear. And I know it isn't as easy as just applying. It took Song over three years to get on SSDI and her health problems are crazy worse than mine. But there are definitely days when I am wondering who would hire me given my age and disability. *sigh*
Sunday was the Second Sunday work party at Adocentyn. The cataloguing of the collection continues apace and our shelves are starting to look quite full. We're at about 4500 books on the shelves at this point. Still lots of boxes awaiting cataloguing though. I need to make space for another overnight cataloguing venture. Since I have been taking a twice a week class and visiting Song most days my schedule doesn't feel as free. But having a chance to eat at Aangan, the nearby Nepalese restaurant is a huge draw, I admit. The traffic coming home was terrible and the smell of take-away in my car so enticing that I ate an entire order of cheese pakoras on the way home. My stomach did not appreciate this overload but... yum.
Still no movement on the job front. And I am more and more reluctant to take a job just for the taking. I read job descriptions and think "wow, that sounds downright soul destroying". Or there are jobs that sound interesting but they have written a "must be able to lift 40 lbs" into it. I saw Dr. Butcher (the workers comp doc who looks after my back issues) and asked if I could get evaluated for what my actual current limitations might be. He said "with a bad back you will never be able to lift much" and he suggested I apply for SSDI. Gee, thanks. That really wasn't what I wanted to hear. And I know it isn't as easy as just applying. It took Song over three years to get on SSDI and her health problems are crazy worse than mine. But there are definitely days when I am wondering who would hire me given my age and disability. *sigh*
