I have weathered a week at work on half time rations. I spent a lot of time today sleeping. About an hour spent lying in the hammock until the bugs and the dogs became too obnoxious to let me lie in peace.

Another week or so of half time, then up to six hours. I'm getting stronger and longer every day. The shortest of money is a little annoying, but hey, we've got a roof over our heads. Food is plentiful.

Life is good.

I'm back to work tomorrow. Half time for two weeks as I get my strength back. I've been doing simple things. I feel as if I'm picking up a little more energy each day, though I feel tired today. I weeded and mulched a little in the garden yesterday. No small accomplishment as the grass keeps asserting a more tenacious hold upon what used to be a lot of cultivated ground. I mulched heavily around the lupines, in the hopes of giving them respite from the grass. I want them to take hold. I want a lot of lupines like my grandmother used to have.

Pole beans and the second planting of peas are rising through the ground. So much more needs to be planted. We'll see what happens. Erik is ready to dig at my request, but today does not feel like the day to do it, for me.

Hooray for being off nasty drugs.