Tuesday

Today I woke up terribly late. As always, two alarms just isn't enough, as I snooze through them long enough that they eventually give up, and I don't wake up for another couple of hours. It's not like I'm not getting enough sleep, it's just so convenient, an when the mornings are chilly, I'm even less inclined to rise. I also was having the craziest dreams, where for some reason I had gone back home (a bizarre family event I think) and then I realized that i desperately needed to get back to France. I was all in a panic because I had no way planned for me to return, and no real budget, and I was going to be late for my next farm. The dream continued strangely for a while, and then I woke up panicky, only to realize and just sort of laugh and go back to sleep.
I started the duck house, which is basically planned out. I was excited to use some building skills, but I didn't anticipate the basic lack of power-tools. Not having a drill bit for screwing is going to be a problem, because I really don't think I can screw this thing together by hand. Not having a saw as been kind of fun though, I've nearly finished making all of my cuts by hand, which although tiring, is really satisfying. It's been kind of rainy here, so I'll likely spend the rest of the afternoon reading, and maybe attempting a few more screws by hand (not that I've successfully completed even one, they get pretty difficult about half way in).