Reznjun

i did another wedding over the weekend. it was for chris and michelle o toole. it was held at the gazebo in hoyt. the weather cooperated. it wasnt as hot as the day before when we had a practice to work everything out.  the groom and his friends all dressed in their uniforms. they served overseas for a tour. there was a good turnout of friends and relatives. i like doing the ceremonies. it is a change of pace from doing funerals and other services. i was given an otter hide for my services. another couple gave me one also to do their wedding at a later date.

i had my quarterly check up today. lab and seen the doctor. staying active is keeping me in good health. i have lost over 15 pounds working in the garden. just burned it off. i dont have back pain anymore. i lived with pain for years. my cholesterol is in check. guys my age gotta keep an eye on that. many of my friends have had heart attacks. i can do without that. lots of my friends died at an early age.

it sounds like i have help coming during harvest time. so far i have given away over 120 pounds of vegetables from the garden. the main crops will bring in more. it will take some labor to dry corn and crooked neck squash. that is a skill that our people should have. i will be glad to show people how to do that. over the years some of my family members have helped dry corn and crooked necks. now i will get other people to help out. thats good. they will even get to keep some of the dried corn and squash for their help as an added incentive.

i get to see alot of people during the course of a day. i say hello to many that come to the clinic. i see others at the senior meal site when i go eat over there. others come for a tour of the garden. i am glad to show people the garden. i may have to give other presentations about gardening to different groups. i have been asked by several. i said that i would. anything to encourage people to grow their own food and eat healthier.

i am having trouble with a deer in one garden. it is eating the tomatoes. i am trying various things to scare it away. someone suggested dropping the deer. that would be too easy. gotta be a way to get the critter to stop eating our vegetables. the fields on the rez have pretty of food for the deer. i remember dropping one a few years ago that had a 2 inch thick blanket of fat on its rump. it must have fattened up on the corn and milo fields. i have to start picking the tomatoes when they show color and let them ripen inside. some of the tomato plants have at least 15 tomatoes on each plant. gotta save what i can from them.

i ordered 5 hand drum frames. i should get them this week sometime. i want to stock up before the fall. some of the hunters said they would save the deer hides they get for me. so as soon as i fix the hides, i can string the drums together. i can get  at least two hand drums from one hide. maybe more if it is a big hide. i told the trappers that supply me with porky hair that i will take what hair they get in the next season. trying to get my supplies all lined up so i can pick up my artwork after the gardening is done. gotta keep an edge to my craft.

will see what this week brings…..