Today was Ashely’s birthday! We all gathered in the dark, early hours to make blackberry/chocolate chip pancakes and scream ‘happy birthday’ at her half-asleep face as she walked into the kitchen. She was so scared that she shrieked and actually ducked to cover herself.
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The sugar high was a good start to the day- we were literally running up and down the beds to remove row covers, planting lettuce in a frenzy of laughter (and in record time), and we tore up the comfrey patch like battle stars!
Then, at lunch, we all crashed in the back yard.
Tonight was our first yoga class but I couldn’t go because I’m so tired. It’s only 6:00. The sun is perky and bright. And I’m going to bed after this post. I was kind of freaking out about it, but Ashley reassured me that it’s not unusual for apprentices to feel so worn out, and that my body is still probably adjusting to the demands of physical labor. My body is definitely changing in appearance due to physical labor – my biceps, calves, quads, abs, and butt have all tightened up and I feel awkward and kind of like a sumo wrestler (‘sum-bod’ is back, Erin). By the end of the summer I'm definitely gonna have some 'man arms', man. I already kind of do... Here's my 'before' picture - I'm going to take another one at the end of the season, to compare.
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Your after lunch crash picture is hysterical!! Honestly, I spent about 30 minutes one day weeding the flower gardens and I had to stop, just couldn't do it anymore. My back hurt and I was cramped from bending over and there were little flies buzzing around and.......
ReplyDeletehaha. yeah, weeding is really surprisingly exhausting! Yesterday I hoed for 3.5 hours NON STOP!!! How do your gardens down there look now ? Are you guys having a good time?! I'm sure you are :) Miss you all---
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