Ouch...

[feng_shui_house]

Electrician came over and together we dug the trench (about...90 feet? but not very deep or wide) to put in the pipe to carry the electric wire for the pool. He was going to bring a helper, but the guy proved unreliable (as in, he broke more stuff than he was worth) so he figured he'd do it by himself. I found a shovel and asked 'where'? We got it mostly done & most of the pipe laid in it when it started to rain & we had to quit.

We did more than he thought would get done today, so that was good. Hope to finish laying the wire in (and maybe he'll install the electric box, too) tomorrow.

He was also very nice & took me to the bank so I could get the last cashier's check for the roof. But boy, my shoulders are stiffening up. I just drank another cup of nasty echinacea tea. I think I'm getting used to it. Feel better than yesterday, only had a couple shivery/sweaty attacks not long after I got up. I'm hoping whatever it is, is gone.

I really do think some of the flower seeds are sprouting-- the coreopsis, and some 'mixed wildflower' seeds that had come in the mail as part of some weird promotion for cigarettes (yes, the connection is tenuous at best, they're not even tobacco plants.) I'm beginning to be fond of coreopsis. This is the second time I tried it and had them sprout quickly. Last time they grew quickly and flowered well, and withstood heat, bugs, and my forgetfulness.