Cate's Diary

Thanks, Em. Hopefully, she will just turn up today but I doubt it as I can't imagine her leaving her sister.
The fenceline meetup was nice. I gave her a little bottle of Muscat that she took home afterwards & I drank a piccolo of bubbly.
Thanks,101. I must admit when she dressed up I was a bit embarrassed as I was in my scruffy work gear. As we were walking away she said "will we dress up?" meaning on Friday & I answered "No. Too much pressure." & then had a rethink. I'll just look a bit more respectable next time. My choice would be pyjamas, but that would be too cold!

My walking yesterday was all over our block looking for our missing sheep.
I'm fasting today- 500 cals only. I will have venison steak with salad for lunch. Maybe yoghurt & fruit for dinner, with a few walnuts. I must drink more water today!
 
I'm fairly sure our sheep is not on our land anywhere, so that's a mystery. I'll give up looking & imagine her off on some adventure!
 
That is very sad about your lost sheep :( Is her sister sad? I know it can be quite distressing for animals when their buddies disappear.
But yes let's imagine she's happily off on some great exploring adventure.

Cate said:
I was a bit embarrassed as I was in my scruffy work gear. As we were walking away she said "will we dress up?" meaning on Friday & I answered "No. Too much pressure." & then had a rethink. I'll just look a bit more respectable next time. My choice would be pyjamas, but that would be too cold!
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I wonder if your neighbor also felt a bit embarrassed being a wee overdressed! Though i think we should all go with the wear-whatever-you-want idea nowadays, be it dressy or scruffy!
 
Hope you find that sheep. Any chance the dogs got it? I hope not.

Agree with Liza, this is not a time that demands high fashion. Not that any time does for me...
 
If the dogs had got your sheep you'd have found the evidence while looking for her. They're not neat animals. So walkabout it is :)
 
liza said:
That is very sad about your lost sheep :( Is her sister sad? I know it can be quite distressing for animals when their buddies disappear.
But yes let's imagine she's happily off on some great exploring adventure.
I wonder if your neighbor also felt a bit embarrassed being a wee overdressed! Though i think we should all go with the wear-whatever-you-want idea nowadays, be it dressy or scruffy!
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No, the rest of the sheep seem unperturbed.
I'll just wear whatever I feel like on our get-togethers & will make them 4 pm before it gets too cold.
alligatorob said:
Hope you find that sheep. Any chance the dogs got it? I hope not.
Agree with Liza, this is not a time that demands high fashion. Not that any time does for me...
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I think we would have found signs, Rob. Gallivanting I say. She may come home pregnant!
I am definitely not into fashion or dressing up, so that won't be happening.
LaMaria said:
If the dogs had got your sheep you'd have found the evidence while looking for her. They're not neat animals. So walkabout it is :)
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We figured the same this morning, LaMa. No gory evidence anywhere, so she's either been rustled or is off gallivanting.
 
Not read back all I missed Cate but sounds like you are socialising a bit . That’s good to hear . Sorry about the sheep I hope she comes home
 
I love it when we all go off on a tangent. It was more the fun of the process than the actual being pregnant part, LaMa :D
I much prefer the thought of our ewe off having fun somewhere....

This staying home unless it's essential for you to go out directive sure has us being very compliant. At least I am getting to know who lives where in my neighbourhood. I wish I had more phone numbers though as I would have rung around letting more people know about L's sheep being savaged. We used to know so many more people when we were running the local pub & used to introduce people to one another. It would good to be able to regain that sense of community.
 
If your community's not very big, you could just make up an A4 page with everyone's phone numbers on it (with their consent, of course!) and circulate it within the community. Do you have a community notice-board?
 
Cate said:
I wish I had more phone numbers though as I would have rung around letting more people know about L's sheep being savaged. We used to know so many more people when we were running the local pub & used to introduce people to one another. It would good to be able to regain that sense of community.
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I found it interesting to suddenly be cut off from people in my community. A lot of us just rely on running into each other and having a chat and we actually know each other quite well that way. So when we were all told to stay home I realized I suddenly had no way to reach lots of people I might see on a daily basis! I don't even know a number of people's last names to look them up.
 
There's around 35 apartments in my building and several people have been leaving notices on the letterboxes to introduce themselves and offer help to neighbors. Of course your distances are much greater but maybe you could do something similar at houses where you know there's livestock?
 
Amy, Liza, LaMa & Petal- I'm sorry I didn't reply earlier. I thought I had.
I think that most of the people who live up where we do, live here because it's so private. I'll just ask for some numbers as I catch up with people I think. Our neighbour rang the council dog catcher & he has been putting flyers in letterboxes about keeping dogs in at night. Funny thing though is that we didn't get one. Maybe it will be there today.

Our older son called in yesterday & we spoke from a distance. He came up for some wood for a firepot he bought & to pick up his wine barrels from his house. G & I had taken a free load of wood down to his house yesterday for our GS, who wasn't home when we delivered it. His housemate who was stood down a month ago & has not received any income at all yet was very grateful.

I haven't really been coping well with the staying at home thing. I am a social creature & I miss contact with others. It was weird seeing D & not hugging him. I have been feeling very fragile. G has been quite grumpy. He was bitten by a wasp yesterday, picking up wood without gloves as usual.
I know I really have no cause to complain & I am very lucky that no-one I know has the virus, but that still does not stop me feeling so out of sorts.
 
Oh, Cate - I'm so sorry you're having a rough time. Hug? :grouphug:

What can we talk about that will feel cheerful? Well - for starters, that was lovely of you to take wood down to your grandson and housemate (not so lovely of G to not wear gloves! ). And lovely that you could talk to and see your son, too, even if you couldn't hug him.
What's on the plan for today - is your weather likely to let you out for a bushwalk?
 
Hey Cate, I think a lot of people are feeling out of sorts these days. I am a traveler and do not believe I have spent so many nights at home in a row in many years, it is a bit stressful. I keep thinking of the places I want to go. I am grateful that I can get out more locally than a lot of people, I think you can too. The not touching or getting close to people is not comfortable for me either. Hopefully all this will be a distant memory soon.
 
Really sorry to hear you are struggling Cate :( It's tough times for sure.

Cate said:
It was weird seeing D & not hugging him.
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I know what you mean--i almost find it easier to not see people since i can't touch them or even stand within 6 feet of them!

Hope you are feeling better soon:grouphug:
 
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