Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 96
June 7, 2012
teaching nursing assistants
At a great conference focused on teaching nursing assistants. Once they pass the course and the state exam, they become CNAs: certified nursing assistants.
We're talking about interactive teaching methods. Great. Most of the other teachers here, probably all, teach in high schools- vocational technical schools.
We're talking about interactive teaching methods. Great. Most of the other teachers here, probably all, teach in high schools- vocational technical schools.
June 4, 2012
drying up
The little streams are gone, leaving damp patches on the cement floor.
I'm running 2 dehumidifiers and a fan; the humidity is about 50% down there.
Saw some bright clouds in Augusta today. They reminded me of the sun. Feels like it's been raining for weeks. Saturday night was like a monsoon or minor hurricane. It was a big rain.
The garden is iffy. Things in the raised beds look OK. Found out last weekend that cedar trees don't like wet, and I planted them in a wet spot, so obviously they're complaining. I plan to dig them all up, dump sand in the hole, replace, and mound around with bark mulch. Then hopefully they'll recover and perhaps some year: thrive. I don't much like my feet wet either.
I'm running 2 dehumidifiers and a fan; the humidity is about 50% down there.
Saw some bright clouds in Augusta today. They reminded me of the sun. Feels like it's been raining for weeks. Saturday night was like a monsoon or minor hurricane. It was a big rain.
The garden is iffy. Things in the raised beds look OK. Found out last weekend that cedar trees don't like wet, and I planted them in a wet spot, so obviously they're complaining. I plan to dig them all up, dump sand in the hole, replace, and mound around with bark mulch. Then hopefully they'll recover and perhaps some year: thrive. I don't much like my feet wet either.
June 3, 2012
little streams
are running through my basement. It's been raining for 2 days. Supposed to rain for the next week.
I tried the wet vac. Sucked up a lot of water. What's the point? It kept coming in. I'd no sooner suck up a small stream, turn around, look back, it was running again.
Will my house crumble and fall in?
I tried the wet vac. Sucked up a lot of water. What's the point? It kept coming in. I'd no sooner suck up a small stream, turn around, look back, it was running again.
Will my house crumble and fall in?
June 2, 2012
chocolate bouchon
You know, that bread place in Auburn. Near the car places.
Crack Shack. One taste and you're hooked. An addict. You won't be able to drive past, your weak self will turn in and force you to purchase pastries. You become a bouchon addict. Begging money on street corners to support your habit. Pawning possessions etc
Crack Shack. One taste and you're hooked. An addict. You won't be able to drive past, your weak self will turn in and force you to purchase pastries. You become a bouchon addict. Begging money on street corners to support your habit. Pawning possessions etc
monsoon
season has arrived. Raining buckets out there. Wind too. Flood warnings. Expected to rain for the next 3 days.
Company coming. We'll be trapped in the house. No garden, no deck, no strolls around the pond or down city streets. I have to work, couldn't get a day off. Afraid it's going to be boring.... sorry!
Company coming. We'll be trapped in the house. No garden, no deck, no strolls around the pond or down city streets. I have to work, couldn't get a day off. Afraid it's going to be boring.... sorry!
June 1, 2012
company coming...
pick up the dust bunnies. Better yet: vacuum, swiffer, dust, mop, and scrub. Ok, will prob go with the former.
Must shop, feed, entertain - -but wait. I have to work. Ok, will convince friends and co-workers to assist in the entertainment biz. T- could you take him to the Y to teach a yoga class? M- you want to meditate with him? D- he might need a ride. The list goes on. Wish I could take a day off from work. Not the right time to ask. OK, I did ask. Didn't go well. Linens, groceries, local explorations. Company coming!
Must shop, feed, entertain - -but wait. I have to work. Ok, will convince friends and co-workers to assist in the entertainment biz. T- could you take him to the Y to teach a yoga class? M- you want to meditate with him? D- he might need a ride. The list goes on. Wish I could take a day off from work. Not the right time to ask. OK, I did ask. Didn't go well. Linens, groceries, local explorations. Company coming!
the deck
I love my deck. Sitting here on the deck I can see the colors and textures of the garden: freshly mowed green grass, perennials in every shade of green, pink rhododendron blooms, orangey reddish leaves of the Japanese maples, yellow pansies and mums, purple petunias, fuchsia Persian flowers, and white bleeding heart.
I can hear the boy next door. He jumps on a trampoline and ululates. Perhaps he is autistic. I like to listen to his vocalizations. I'm glad he has his trampoline.
I feel the breeze. It feels good, as I just finished mowing. I like to mow. I have a push mower, not gasoline. I found a dead baby bird on the lawn. Picked it up and dropped it gently into a hole in the compost pile. Goodbye baby bird. Looks like it fell out of the nest. Just the suggestion of feathers. Evolved dinosaur.
I smell grass. Fresh damp air.
It was good to mow after sitting at a desk all week. It was good to be outside in the sun, as rain is predicted for the next several days. The breeze is cool. The sky is white, light blue at the horizon. Happy weekend, everyone. [image error]
I can hear the boy next door. He jumps on a trampoline and ululates. Perhaps he is autistic. I like to listen to his vocalizations. I'm glad he has his trampoline.
I feel the breeze. It feels good, as I just finished mowing. I like to mow. I have a push mower, not gasoline. I found a dead baby bird on the lawn. Picked it up and dropped it gently into a hole in the compost pile. Goodbye baby bird. Looks like it fell out of the nest. Just the suggestion of feathers. Evolved dinosaur.
I smell grass. Fresh damp air.
It was good to mow after sitting at a desk all week. It was good to be outside in the sun, as rain is predicted for the next several days. The breeze is cool. The sky is white, light blue at the horizon. Happy weekend, everyone. [image error]
May 31, 2012
scroll to the bottom
to feed the fish.
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alley rock
The earring? I told my jeweler today, "$112 is too much. Just stick a rock in there. Any old rock. Go out in the alley and find a rock. I mean, keep the amethyst in the one earring. Fix up the other one so I can wear them, they don't have to match."
He laughed and said, "ok."
Wonder what it will be. [image error]
He laughed and said, "ok."
Wonder what it will be. [image error]
