Diversions

Still swamped around here; I just keep bailing as fast as I can. I do steal occasional breaks to photograph or blog or read emails or knit, lest I short-circuit and completely shut down. Do you ever do that? Sometimes when I'm under an impossible load of things to do, I.Just.Shut.Down. This does NOT help my stress level; no, not at all. All those things that must be done are still waiting for me! Never fear; I do eventually gather up the fragments of my scattered mind and get things done....

One mental diversion that I indulge in is thinking up lamb names. (Lambs could start arriving in 5-6 weeks! I can hardly wait to see this year's surprise packages!) I decided when I began Boulderneigh that all lambs' names would begin with B. I keep a running list that I add to when I think of a new name possibility and subtract from once I've used a name. The names I've used sometimes come from my list and sometimes present themselves with circumstances and individuals (like with Blizz and Bluster, and Beau and Boo). Who knows what names will seem right for my lambs this year, and whether or not they will come from my list? I do know I'll have fun figuring it out; naming is one of my favorite things to do!

That's it for now from . . .