Work hard. So I worked hard and felt much better.
The cows are now in their winter quarters. And their feeder has been carried by the tractor from one farm to the next and set up for the cows feed this winter. You will remember this feeder, John made it for me from a photograph I took of a similar feeder in New Zealand. The cows put their heads through individual spaces and grab their hay without jostling and tend to stay with their heads in place above the pile, munching and no feed is wasted. I love that feeder. I have created all the draft stoppers out of bales of straw. And the last of the gates are hung.
Here is comes Queenie’s Bobby posing for you at the feeder – waiting patiently.
Manu is happy to have the cows in the barn with him now. He pretended he did not care but I know he loves cows. I have a cow loving pig.
This image is for Kate and Mad. Showing our Manu’s eye. The flip side lions eye.
Our new little Dexter Bull (Carlos IV) comes on Monday if all goes well. He will be a great addition to this trio.
See? Hard work helps.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
PS And, just for the record, if you are feeling cold – mop the floor.
Calendar Register Page is UP!
6.42 am The register page would not allow comments – I am working on it – in frustration. I will take it down and see what is going on.
6.55 am OK I fixed the Calendar page and it is up again. Now I am off out to work I will come back in for coffee and a chat in a few hours!
c
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50 responses to “When you feel Sad – WORK”
Celi, I have tried to comment today and also have written a long reply to Irmi re our discussion yesterday: my logo is not coming up and my comments are refused.
This came thru’ but still without my usual logo . . . out of time . . . . shall reply to Irmi during the weekend as she has read some very incorrect information . . .
Been twice refused again: last try 🙂 ! When things do not go according to plan my first helpline is music: put on a favourite opera, parts of a symphony or chamber music, even trad jazz or something from the 1930s Berliner nightclub scene . . . a long walk, in nature and alone is always calming . . I guess work does make up the trifecta, but do not choose matters which require imagination or language skills 😀 !!
I don’t know why the comments box is a problem today.. maybe tomorrow will be better.. do you have Irmi’s email address – shall I ask her for it!?
Was just ‘refused’ again so last go for today. Yes please Celi tho’ I won’t be offended if she wants to keep it private. Might get around to it by Sunday. Over 40C and stormy her – perfect bushfire weather: cold change forecast in about 6-7 hours. And my back roof seems to be collapsing: just what I needed – thank God I live in a gated community – at least there is maintenance staff all wringing their hands outside! And of course it is Friday and they want to knock off, like now 🙂 !!
Oh, what problems are there today? For the matter to discuss with Eha it’s maybe better to do it aside from your blog, Celi, isn’t it? I think you’ve got my email adress anyhow – I agree to pass it to Eha. Thank you. –
Btw: Since today there are just Gravatars with photographs visible – not the “usual logo” as Eha said – instead of that tiny drawings/signs there’s just a grey&white head symbol for all commenters who have no photo as their gravatar. Do you see them too, Celi? It must be a WP-thing (on other Blogs I’ve seen that, too), has nothing to do with your very own blog. Maybe it’ll be normal tomorrow…
Good night, Celi!
Hmm – I will check my settings anyway and send your email to Eha – thank you darling.. c
I vacuum when I’m cold, works every time. I also find that when I’m upset about something or other a job as trivial as cleaning out a drawer can make a big difference. Must be a feeling of control maybe?
Yes you put your finger on it – it is the trivial I think – good solid mindless work.. c
When I am sad I work. When I am cold I work. Then I always feel better. 🙂
When I walk out of our front door and look right, there’s a barn with long feeder like yours….it used to be full of beautiful Charolais cattle quietly munching away. The farmer has retired and the barn lies empty. Of the three farmers that were here when we arrived in this little hamlet one has died, the second has retired which just leaves Patrick, a dairy farmer, still working. In the 15 years that we have been here the old La Moussiere has nearly disappeared ….c’est la vie.
I am behind with reading all your tales – needed to be out being active – doing rather than sitting and fretting. Must be a primitive response to get up and work or do something – which probably kept early humans alive?
Barns and fields area such healing places.
I love the boys’ dormitory. And there is either amazing wisdom in Manu’s eye or a great capacity for laziness—I can’t tell the difference!
It’s so easy to forget how much hard work fixes a mood. Sitting still tends to prolong the mood at the same time as continuing the internal dialogue that one is in no mood to do work, because of one’s mood. Around and around the mind goes…but yes, hard work stops the cycle and clears the head funk quite well.