More adventures in Bacchusworld
He is stopped. For the moment. Today was the day we installed the electric fence. It's not a hot wire like in a pasture. It is a wire around our yard (yes, all 1+ acre) that sends out a high frequency radio signal to a collar that delivers a small static shock. I know, I know, I hate the idea too. But over the last week the rascal has left the yard an average of 3 times a day. This morning when I fed Bud and Sue he and Buddha were playing like there was no tomorrow. I went inside for about an hour, came back outside to start stringing wire and he was gone. After driving around the neighborhood for about 15 minutes, I even had to stop for gas, I got home to a message that he was across the street at our neighbors' house. So with leash in hand I went and got him.
Now that the fence is on he gets too close and a warning noise emits from the collar receiver. If he really gets too close he gets a different noise and a shock. Right now he whips his head around looking for the bee that has stung him. But it seems to be doing the trick so far. We are keeping our fingers crossed.
In other news the Cascade passes are still closed due to avalanche danger. I have lived here for 30 years and I can't remember the roads being closed this much. I would love to go to the west side to visit, but right now, it's not in the cards. But that leaves plenty of time for. . . . .
Level 3 work book. I started going through my sample skeins last night and matching them up to what I have to send. Also writing notes about different yarns and fibers as well as a small bit of research. So far I'm pretty happy with the direction things are going. I even created my own stand alone flax distaff!!! It is a ballister that I got at Home Depot, a metal lamp finial that is fixed on top and a round pine disk that the ballister sets into. It's pretty cool. I also made a portable one out of two lamp harps, a lamp finial and a telescoping rod from a cleaning implement. I'm replacing my lazy kate and the new one will have a place to set the rod in. So, all in all things are going as good as can be expected.
