*sigh* I guess it was my turn today.
It started with the micro ticks - you know, the first instars, hundreds of them, each smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. I don't know what I brushed against, but I suddenly realized that they were all over me. I changed my clothes, but it wasn't enough; at odd moments throughout the day, I'd feel something tiny crawling on me.
Then I slipped on the back steps. No major damage done, just a bruise on the top of my left foot from ankle to big toe. Makes wearing a shoe - um - interesting.
Shortly before I had to leave to go to the farm to feed the horses, the power went off at the house.
A couple of hours later, DH and I got home at the same time, to see that the power had come back on almost an hour before. Unfortunately, it appears that the foot valve on the well may have failed, and the pump sat there running for an hour with no water in it. While we have adequate supplies of drinking water, there are 4 people living in this house, 3 of which spent significant parts of the day outside in 90 degree weather and high humidity. Without the ability to shower, things in this house would have been very grim. Fortunately, we are on good terms with our nearest neighbors (in spite of our roosters and barking dogs!). With the use of a couple hundred feet of garden hose and some creative plumbing in the pump house, we are "borrowing" water from the neighbor until the well/pump can be seen to. Here's hoping that the pump itself is all right.
Well, the day's almost over. Here's hoping that I can make it to bed without something else going wrong.
