We have been struggling this week with the mechanicals here, at the farmette. First there was the water pump-on-overdrive issue. Ed fixed that over the weekend, but in doing that, he unleashed a bunch of rusty sediments in the pressure tank. We thought we cleaned them out, until I noticed this morning that they came back.
On the one hand, it is reassuring to know that this wont kill you, on the other -- it is stuff in your water. Not toxic stuff, not lead, not some contaminants, but still, stuff. You don't want rust bits floating in your drinking water.
I'm up feeding animals, chasing chickens, pulling weeds.
And dealing with Dance who has decided she just loves tearing into one of our beautiful carpets. Dance!
I hear Ed stirring upstairs. How's everything? How are you? -- he asks.
Exasperated! I plunk down on the bed and spell out all the issues -- cats that scratch, chickens that lay who knows where, water with stuff in it. Of course, none of this is hitting me -- I wont be the one fixing any of it. Well, maybe not the chicken issues. Who knows how to find the missing eggs of Uni.
We eat breakfast...
Ed tries to clean out the pressure tank. An impossible job. Next step -- replace it.
We drive out to get a new tank and leave him to it while I pick up Snowdrop at school.
Water at the farmhouse necessarily has to be shut off for the day. I'd filled a pot to use for essentials, forgetting how many essentials come with a grandchild visit. Wash your hands! -- I shout out automatically as she enters the house. Gaga, there's no water.
No water for toilet, no water for watermelon juice dripping everywhere, no water for the snack plates, for the thirsty child. All this before I even begin to face dinner.
Never mind. I restock when I take Snowdrop home. Hi, boys!
(Hi Gaga! I'm baking a cake!)
(I'm just keeping an eye on my sibs...)
Meanwhile, at the farmhouse, Ed has been working away to get us back to normal. And by dinner time, peace in the water system is restored. We cover the scratching corner of the carpet with another rug and we bring in a climbing structure to tempt Dance (she snubs it of course). As for the missing Uni eggs? Well, you cant expect to solve all problems in one day, can you?
