{"id":981,"date":"2012-04-28T22:41:16","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T05:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/hultquist\/?p=981"},"modified":"2012-04-28T22:41:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T05:41:16","slug":"like-a-stream-rolling-on-to-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=981","title":{"rendered":"Like a stream rolling on to the sea . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>. . . another week, the same things \u2013 music, kittens, food, chores \u2013 only different.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Apr 22\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t have any away-from-home commitments today.\u00a0 I sliced and diced the time on the computer, did a few chores and visited with the kitties.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, Apr 23\u00a0 Nothing much today either, but getting ready for tomorrow which will be a very full day.\u00a0 This morning we went out again to play with the kitties, and I had spent time last night on the web reading several different explanations of how to determine young feline gender.\u00a0 If I got it right (and I believe now at the end of the week, I did), we have 4 males and one female. \u00a0We carried a tennis ball and they sort of played with it.\u00a0 Today I managed to make a replacement CD of my 50th h.s. reunion CD of music of the fifties.\u00a0 Ours we use for our SAIL exercise class started sticking last week.\u00a0 Now we have a new clean copy.\u00a0 In addition, we visited with the kitties and also made arrangements for the kitties&#8217; future and hopefully for trapping the mom and getting her spayed and vaccinated (the local Kittitas County Friends of Animals will pay all but $10 of the costs).\u00a0 Now we have to capture her (and hopefully the two from last summer as well.\u00a0 John&#8217;s done a lot of outside working including pruning two apple trees.\u00a0 These were planted when the house was built (not us) and may have died back to a grafted root.\u00a0 They have not produced much fruit and mostly have been ignored.\u00a0 John pruned them severely last year and then a more standard version this week.\u00a0 We don\u2019t need them as we live in one of the World\u2019s best apple regions.\u00a0 Apples are plentiful and either cheap or free for the picking.\u00a0 At the following site, put your cursor over the apple type to read about it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestapples.com\/varieties\/index.aspx\">http:\/\/www.bestapples.com\/varieties\/index.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an apple orchard there is a need for a different sort of apple for cross-pollination.\u00a0 These are sometimes crab apples and not harvested but in the spring when the orchard is in bloom the contrasting colors tell of careful planning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonderryimages.com\/Londonderry-Hometown-Online\/Agrativities\/Spring-2011-Blossom-Time\/i-gHK38vC\/1\/M\/A9FE3332-01-M.jpg\">http:\/\/www.londonderryimages.com\/Londonderry-Hometown-Online\/Agrativities\/Spring-2011-Blossom-Time\/i-gHK38vC\/1\/M\/A9FE3332-01-M.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following link explains how an apple orchard has to be configured for commercial production.\u00a0 And may also explain why our trees have failed in their mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fruit-trees.org\/pages\/apple-trees\/apple-pollination.php\">http:\/\/www.fruit-trees.org\/pages\/apple-trees\/apple-pollination.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, back now to my tax things.\u00a0 I have been communicating with former professor friends to see how they handle their professional expenses, once retired.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Apr 24 \u00a0Started with a fasting blood draw and 1.5 hours of my time to drive to town, and wait to have 5 vials taken.\u00a0 I will be anemic !. \u00a0Home to eat 1\/2 each of a blackberry and cherry Danish pastry.\u00a0 Back to town (with John) for lunch and a Massage at 2:30, and he went shopping during that time.\u00a0 My shoulders were really worked over today and it relieved pain and gave me more range of motion.\u00a0 I went in the evening to hear Jazz violinist, Christian Howes, free at the university, picking up my 86-yr. old friend Lois (who has macular degeneration, but loves to go to events, anytime).\u00a0 We enjoyed ourselves immensely, but we were embarrassed at the turnout of community or CWU folks.\u00a0 He played solo for the first 20 minutes or so, and then a group of students came and joined him on stage, as a Jazz Combo.\u00a0 There was an awesome bass fiddler (who also later played a bass guitar), a fantastic drummer, a cool (and small) young man on guitar, and a young woman pianist.\u00a0 They only had an hour together practicing in the afternoon.\u00a0 It was simply amazing the improvisation and the music they delivered (with no music score).\u00a0 Christian Howes was the star performer and commentator.\u00a0 He played an electric violin, including classical music (Bach) &#8212; in his style, and of other composers.\u00a0 He would record a background beat, then a channel on the fiddle, and then would play them both back, while he coordinated, sometimes harmonizing with the previously recorded music.\u00a0 It was amazing and well done.\u00a0 He is really talented.\u00a0 He mostly played jazz, but included rock (such as the Beatles&#8217; &#8220;Yesterday&#8221;), and he also does gospel, but didn&#8217;t tonight.\u00a0 He came out in the front to speak to people on their way out.\u00a0 I signed up on his email list, and he also had CDs for sale for $15, but as I stood there, he looked up at two students, saying, &#8220;special price to the students of $10.&#8221;\u00a0 I left and went to my car, picked up a $20 bill and went back. \u00a0\u00a0I asked if he had another CD, and he reached down in his backpack, and produced one.\u00a0 I jokingly said, &#8220;I was your student tonight.&#8221;\u00a0 Would you please give me the student price on these two?\u00a0 Yes, he would.\u00a0 So, I have &#8220;Heartfelt&#8221; and &#8220;Out of the Blue&#8221;.\u00a0 Here are some links to follow to his talents; be sure to listen to the videos.\u00a0 Now his hair is shorter, but I recognized him when I walked in the entrance to the concert hall, as he was taking flyers out for the entrance table.\u00a0 He thanked us for coming, and I thanked him for coming to entertain us.\u00a0 I think it surprised him that I knew who he was.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.resonancerecords.org\/release.php?cat=RCD-1016\">http:\/\/www.resonancerecords.org\/release.php?cat=RCD-1016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the best &#8212; A bunch of YouTube videos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Documents%20and%20Settings\/John\/My%20Documents\/Downloads\/www.youtube.com\/christianhowestube\">www.youtube.com\/christianhowestube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of them is a little girl (Camille) playing a conventional violin melody of Pachelbel&#8217;s Kanon with Chris doing a backup accompaniment on chords.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xmlnlfFtRxg&amp;feature=autoplay&amp;list=UU8F8hYmxpH3MvxCOb57wfbA&amp;playnext=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xmlnlfFtRxg&amp;feature=autoplay&amp;list=UU8F8hYmxpH3MvxCOb57wfbA&amp;playnext=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many more videos on a number of interesting topics to check out on the YouTube link.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Apr 25\u00a0 Interesting day.\u00a0 I visited the kittens both in the morning and afternoon.\u00a0 Went to play music at the Soup Kitchen, Food Bank, and were video-taped while the two of us played and sang, \u201cFive Foot Two.\u201d\u00a0 We had a large lunch\u2014the menu included: \u00a0Large meatballs in a great sauce, served over a half of a hoagie roll, green bean\/tomato\/corn salad, slaw with dressing, and a fruit salad.\u00a0 On our way out, Evelyn and I went out the back door through the bread room, where they encourage us to take lots of bread.\u00a0 I found 5 loaves of my favorite English Muffin bread from Super One.\u00a0 Twenty years ago it sold for 88\u00a2 and now it is 198\u00a2, so we only buy it on sale \u2013 a good sale.\u00a0 Last week they had a special for $1.78; but that\u2019s only a 10% discount.\u00a0 Not good enough. \u00a0Apparently, that was the case for others as well, and they must have made too much.\u00a0 They gave it to the Food Bank.\u00a0 One&#8217;s date was April 24, and the others were the 25th and 26th.\u00a0 We will start with the oldest and freeze the rest.\u00a0 Boy, that was good pay for our music, plus we got a meal too.\u00a0 Then I went on to my exercise class, and from there, on home to play with the kitties.\u00a0 I spent time on the phone with a lady who wants 3 males.\u00a0 She had searched all over town for orange kitties, and my neighbor told her we had several. Go figure.\u00a0 Dinner was steak, potatoes and gravy.\u00a0 Then raspberries and a chocolate donut for dessert with a little ice cream for me and more for John.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Apr 26.\u00a0 I went to town for music at Hearthstone, and John stayed home to work on fence posts and gate moving.\u00a0 He checked on the kitties early morning and they were up on the bales of hay.\u00a0 We went out in the afternoon, and two were way over on the top of straw bales.\u00a0 We moved them down as it was kind of cold.\u00a0 The other 3 were over in their nest.\u00a0 They played awhile and went to potty in the hay on the floor.\u00a0 Guess we need to take them a litter box.\u00a0 John went back out right before dark, and 4 of them were two bales up, and the other was sitting on the lower bale, looking at John.\u00a0 He put them all back in their nest and we hope they stay there to keep each other warm.\u00a0 It is supposed to be cold tonight.\u00a0 A heavy wind was blowing all day, highest gusts were 44 mph, and it made things really cold, even with the sunshine.\u00a0 John fixed us a nice dinner:\u00a0 pork roast with gravy and onions, peaches, and brown sugar-candied (marshmallow) yams.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Apr 27\u00a0 Today started with a trip to school for a scholarship luncheon at the SURC (Student Union Recreation Center), and the parking lot was full.\u00a0 Most people were there for a state competition for music ensembles.\u00a0 We had salad and Foccia bread with interesting toppings, and brownies and lemon bars for dessert.\u00a0 All came from an expensive bakery in town, called Vinman\u2019s.\u00a0 I went on to my exercise class and then home to relax before seeing and playing with the kitties.\u00a0 The lady who is going to take 3 of the males came for a visit and was impressed and definitely will be giving them a home, possibly as early as next week, which we figure is their 6th week.\u00a0 I took a couple of pictures and two videos and put them on YouTube.\u00a0 I made a web page today and here&#8217;s the link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elixant.com\/~nancyh\/OrangeKittiesNaneumFan.html\">http:\/\/www.elixant.com\/~nancyh\/OrangeKittiesNaneumFan.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Apr 28 \u00a0John\u2019s going to cut up a couple of trees in our neighbor\u2019s hay field.\u00a0 Beavers cut them off and carried away the parts they wanted.\u00a0 There ought to be a law of nature: \u00a0Cut all you want \u2013 take away all you cut.\u00a0 No such luck \u2013 they leave the biggest and heaviest portions.\u00a0 For me &#8212; nothing planned for today or this weekend, except a friend who wants one of the kittens is coming Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 She spoke first so gets to pick. \u00a0We made a deal. \u00a0Pick one, get one free.\u00a0 Oh, wait.\u00a0 The first is free too. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know how anyone could choose.\u00a0 They all are sweet and friendly, like being held and petted, play with each other, eat, drink, climb hay bales, and tussle with their siblings on the square of rug they now have.\u00a0 This morning we added a litter box to their barn area, that increasingly they are climbing out of.\u00a0 So we have homes for all five.\u00a0 Now to keep from having additional cats, we have to capture momma and the 2 yearlings, Woody and Little Sioux.\u00a0 I picked up 2 \u00a0\u2018live-traps\u2019 from a local group and they will help with or arrange for things after that.\u00a0 They take local unwanted cats to a neuter\/spay clinic on the west side (aka the Seattle area).\u00a0 Had we not found homes for the little ones they were going to take the kittiens to a west side no-kill shelter and find homes for them.\u00a0 I just hope we can capture the three adults.\u00a0 They will take care of all vet care and a rabies vaccination.\u00a0 Our one bill for Rascal was $99 in 2010, and there was an earlier visit to the vet and the charges I no longer remember.<\/p>\n<p>Hope your week was a good one.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy and John<\/p>\n<p>still on the Naneum Fan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . another week, the same things \u2013 music, kittens, food, chores \u2013 only different. 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