{"id":693,"date":"2007-10-16T20:33:20","date_gmt":"2007-10-16T19:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plume.dk\/blog\/?p=693"},"modified":"2007-10-16T20:38:17","modified_gmt":"2007-10-16T19:38:17","slug":"and-one-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/plume.dk\/blog\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"And One For All"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was Monday, in case you missed it, so I was supposed to have my visitation guy come by. But he called in sick. Had the flu.<\/p>\n

I can’t say I was really disappointed. I know it’s good for me, the social contact. But it’s still hard and feels like a chore. Like getting up to go to school or work. Something that you sort of have to do but you wouldn’t mind getting out of. So when the phone rang I thought to myself I thought “that’ll probably be Mojtaba cancelling” half in jest, half in hope. And it was. Next Monday I have a meeting with my social worker so the next visitation will be in two weeks.<\/p>\n

Instead of human socializing I went to the playground and socialized with the goats. It’s remarkable how much easier it is. Being around humans is hard and complicated. Being around goats is a fun joy. Sometimes I can’t help but wish that I could just leave all my “human” obligations behind and not deal with real people at all, just be with the goats and have no worries. But I know, I know. That’s not a productive line of thought. Everybody needs human contact after all, even grumpy old hermits like me.<\/p>\n

I did in fact end up getting some human contact despite the cancelled visitation. I met no less than two ex-coworkers when I went shopping in the shopping center around the corner. Both from the time I worked at the Barn, which is a long time ago. Probably from before most of my current readers were born. I mean… before they started reading my blog. But in a sense that IS like a rebirth. Also: I’m so full of it. <\/p>\n

Anyway. The first guy was one that I only worked with briefly. I don’t even remember his name. And we just nodded politely as we passed each other. <\/p>\n

Then, as I was standing in line, waiting for someone to come fix the bottle deposit machine, I heard someone ask “have they called someone?”. I turned around and it was Anker. Good old Anker<\/a> (on the left there). The handyman. I used to work with him a lot. He’s a great guy. Towards the end of my work at the Barn he was not doing too well physically. Frail. And falling back into a drinking problem, I believe. To be honest I had kinda been wondering if he was still alive. But he is, very much so. He looked great. Of course I can’t tell exactly how well he’s doing just from a short meeting like that. But he looked well, sounded good. It was nice seeing him again. He told me that he’s retired now. I think he might just be old enough to have “properly” retired. Whereas Cafer had early\/disability retirement and I’m heading for that too. We should get together, the three retired musketeers, and talk about old times. <\/p>\n

It’s been a while since we had pictures of the animals. My apologies. To make up for it, here are some pictures of the animals.<\/p>\n

\"buck\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The buck is still around. He’s supposed to be sexing up the ladies, but instead he keeps busy holding staring contests with me.<\/p>\n

\"mads\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It almost looks like I was trying to push Mads off the bench there. I wasn’t, I promise.<\/p>\n

\"vanilje\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweet Vanilje. I can’t wait to see her turn into a mother.<\/p>\n

\"magnethe\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m sure she’ll do wonderfully, just like Magnethe did.<\/p>\n

I handed out hazels before I left, leaving me with the sight of four goats up against the fence, looking disappointedly in my direction.<\/p>\n

\"goatsfence\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Come back Plume! …and bring more nuts!”.<\/p>\n

\"lambs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The lambs in the sunshine.<\/p>\n

\"gertrude\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And Gertrude in the mud. <\/p>\n

Everyone seemed to be doing well. One bit of bad news though. Olsen<\/a> is no more. He had to be put down after having a stroke. He couldn’t keep his balance anymore. It’s sad. He was the grand old man. There are lots of chickens that come and then go but he’d been around for as long as I can remember. Probably from before I started going to the playground even. Rest in peace, Olsen.<\/p>\n

On a brighter note, look what my parents brought me from Prague:<\/p>\n

\"kittybasket\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A kitten in a basket. It’s not a real one, in case you can’t tell. But it’s a sweet little thing nonetheless. My dad said that they thought it was “just me”. I like that. A couple of years ago they wouldn’t have thought of me and kittens. Or animals in general for that matter. They know more about me now I think, my parents. That’s a good thing.<\/p>\n

Speaking of kittens, I am close to making a decision about Lana. But I’ll keep the suspense up for a little yet. Keep biting those nails, people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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