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Jonathan's Farming Digest
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| A hard beginning makes a good ending |
[26 Jun 2003|04:53pm] |
I was just coming in the back door (getting in from mending a fence) when I got the darndest call from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) lionel_luthor asking me if I had "heard the news?"
I asked him what he was talking about about and he mumbled something that sounded like 'Supreme Court' and possibly '13 states' but I can't be sure.
I still had no idea what that meant, but I let him carry on.
He said: "I expect you're glad there is one less reason to end up in a prison cell, Mr Kent." I grunted.
Then he said something that made even less sense: "It'll be a blessed relief for your son too, I suppose - I know he and... ah, poor Lex..."
Anyway he invited me to Metropolis to 'celebrate in an appropriate manner' whatever that means.
I said yes, despite my better judgment. It's lonely around here - Martha has gone away for a while (she wanted to think about things on her own she told me.)
Clark has disappeared again too - don't ask me where.
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| Them's the breaks |
[01 Jun 2003|03:31pm] |
I had a long chat with lionel_luthor the other week. It seemed like we had resolved a lot of things, but a lot of things have happened since then.
I think Martha blames me in a lot of ways.
I am going to Metropolis this afternoon, to meet with him again. He said he wants to discuss strategy. Not entirely sure what he means by that, but needs must when the devil drives.
I dropped Martha off at the Ross's house - I didn't want her to be alone while I was away.
She is still a bit teary about everything.
The farm is in a bit of a mess lately - I don't think we appreciated what we'd got till it was gone.
Still, no point dwelling on the past.
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| Forgive and forget |
[13 Mar 2003|01:00pm] |
The time has come to bury the hatchet.
I may have been a little hasty in my condemnation of lionel_luthor. Martha has persuaded me that making up with him may prevent further problems. I suppose she may be right.
But I don't have to like the situation. The Luthors are trouble.
Martha's condition is a source of great joy and happiness. I am still a little confused about the dates.
She assures me that these things are never scientific.
I think it may have happened over the holidays. It was all a bit confusing at the time.
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| Marry in haste repent at leisure |
[27 Jan 2003|04:43pm] |
I am having some problems with Martha, I make no bones about that.
I still believe she and Lionel Luthor are up to something. I can't quite put my finger on it.
I am as mad at him as I am at her. He knew about the picnic - he even gave me a recipe for egg salad.
I am not sure what he hoped to gain.
Still, overall I blame Lex. He is up to something.
I also blame Clark.
And I think Ethan may be in on it too.
You know what - I saw that Lana girl looking at me funny the other day - I wouldn't be at all surprised if she's behind all of this.
Yes - it's that Lana girl's fault. Her and that Henry Small. I've always had a problem with him - ever since that time... anyway.
Things are back to normal after all that excitement. I have even been back up to the big house to see Lionel. He has quite an impressive collection. He even let me touch some of them. Not sure it's such a good idea to leave the cabinet unlocked like that though.
I think Lex has asked him to leave, so I am not sure how much longer I'll be able to come up and discuss business.
Martha is going to be spending a lot of time in Metropolis from now on.
Maybe I should go into the city more often myself.
It's quite a while since I've explored the downtown area.
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| Home for the holidays |
[03 Jan 2003|02:13pm] |
We had lionel_luthor here for the holidays. Martha insisted - she said: "Think of that poor man all alone in that drafty big house, Jonathan. It's the neighborly thing to do." And even though we are not, technically, his neighbors there was not much I could say to that without getting her mad at me again.
Clark spent the last week moping about. All his friends have other places to be. Lex has gone off gallivanting with Lionel's old assistant. Pete is apparently visiting his Grandmother who lives near the coast. And that little Lana girl is staying with the Sullivans. She and the Sullivan girl told Clark they wanted time away from him for some reason.
Consequently there were four of us at Christmas dinner - Martha, Me, Clark and Mr Luthor (who kept finding excuses to touch all three of us. As Martha says, he's blind and it's the way he does things now.)
He stayed for the next few days.
Lionel Luthor seems to have become quite fond of Clark - he was even talking of arranging some sort of trust for him to go to college. I wanted to tell him I can take care of my family without help, but Martha kept making 'shush' faces at me.
On the day after Christmas Mr Luthor must have got lost on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night, because he climbed in with me and Martha. Clark must have been alerted by the general kerfuffle - he came to see what was going on.
My did we all look silly.
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| No good deed goes unpunished |
[05 Dec 2002|12:03pm] |
I know Martha and lionel_luthor are up to something - I just cannot work out what.
They keep sneaking around - Martha brought Mr Luthor home for dinner yesterday and I swear I heard them giggling together when I was out of the room. The thought of someone like Lionel Luthor giggling is a strange one - it makes me think I was mistaken. Or I am losing my mind.
Anyway, we have agreed to something mighty peculiar, something that in all my born days I never would have expected - a joint Luthor-Kent holiday get-together.
Martha seemed to think it was a great idea - what with Lex and Clark being so close lately. The two of them were not at dinner - they had told Martha they were going on some sort of expedition. Boys will be boys I suppose.
There were some problems a few weeks ago, and I don't think Martha is planning to stay working for Mr Luthor - but he seems to have taken it in good spirits. To be honest, I am still not sure of the exact situation as it stands.
After dinner, Martha went to bed early (she said she was feeling a little faint - hope nothing is wrong), leaving me to entertain Lionel Luthor by myself.
He stayed for a while, then I drove him back to the mansion. I helped him indoors and he offered me some of his good brandy. I was feeling kind of reckless so I accepted. Then I realised it probably wasn't safe for me to drive home. I stayed the night and just got back a few minutes ago.
Martha greeted me with a strange smirk on her face. That woman is acting mighty strange lately.
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| Don't bite off more than you can chew |
[21 Nov 2002|03:01pm] |
I met up with lionel_luthor this morning. I laid things on the line and gave it to him straight.
I think he appreciated my direct approach and hard-line attitude.
I reckon he thought he could use his silver tongue to tie me up in knots, but I have a few tricks of my own. I made him feel the sharp side of my tongue instead.
That showed him.
I think Martha is mad at me for some reason. Well I am mad at her too. It takes two to tango.
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| Bad times call for strong measures |
[13 Nov 2002|09:28am] |
I'm ashamed to say I've told Clark a few half-truths in the last couple of weeks. It had to be done, and there was no point telling him every little sordid detail about my past history.
He knows I hate lionel_luthor and I've given him a good enough reason for that hate. He's too young to know more. In fact I am not sure I'll ever be comfortable telling him the whole truth.
Martha has been a rock through this whole affair. We are having problems at the moment - but we're not burdening Clark with the details.
As for all the other problems - it's been bad. I don't really want to think about it.
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| Adversity makes strange bedfellows |
[03 Nov 2002|09:21pm] |
Against my better judgement I allowed Clark to have a party in the barn for Halloween last week.
I dressed in a mask myself and snuck in - I thought it was best that there was proper adult supervision.
As everyone else there was also dressed up it was difficult to know who was who. Most were wearing masks. I did recognise Lana Lang. She was dressed a some sort of fairy I think. Maybe a princess. It was all pink and floaty anyway.
And I am fairly sure Clark was dressed as a giant bee - he was being very secretive about the whole thing beforehand. If that was him then he appears to have developed an attachment to a tall skinny girl.
I kept far enough away not to see who it was - but she seemed to be only a few inches shorter than Clark, wearing an elaborate get-up that is difficult to describe. Don't know who she could be.
Martha is still mad at me about all the things that have happened lately - the money problems, her father, me going away to Metropolis without telling her.
Lionel Luthor has also been rather cold lately. As we will probably be needing his help again soon Martha thinks I should make amends.
I am darned tired of apologizing to everyone and I told her so. She replied that I wouldn't have to keep apologizing if I didn't keep doing things that needed apologizing for.
I suppose I can't fault her logic.
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| A fool and his money... |
[29 Oct 2002|05:01pm] |
Martha is not talking to me. She had to appeal to lionel_luthor after I disappeared last week without telling her where I was headed.
The two of them apparently went on a frantic search. It's not as if I asked them to. If I had stayed in Metropolis doing what I was doing forever I would have been perfectly happy.
They had to interfere though. When they eventually found me, yesterday, I was doing fine. I had found a great way to make money - which I won't go into here, it's not the appropriate place. All I am going to say is it was easy work, and I am used to back-breaking stuff so I could definitely cope.
Martha seemed to think I was heading for trouble. She warned me about what happened in the summer. Lionel Luthor seemed to agree with her. He kept saying 'but think of young Clark.'
In the end I agreed to come back with them, and do my 'duty'.
I am darn near at the end of my tether, truth be told.
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| Ways and means |
[25 Oct 2002|10:36am] |
I din't get out of bed until gone 10 o'clock today. I didn't see the point.
Martha had gone to work and Clark had gone to school and I was all on my own. Business negotiations with lionel_luthor have all but fallen through since Martha went to work with him.
The cows can darn well feed themselves. I have had enough.
I am considering going away to Metropolis later, before Clark or Martha come back. I may not even leave a note. I don't really have enough money to do a lot there - but I am sure there are methods of getting some cash
Nobody cares about me.
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| What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander |
[23 Oct 2002|12:18pm] |
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/marthakent">Martha</a> has been spending a lot of time at the castle the last few weeks. I can't say I approve of what she's doing - but as long as she knows her place...
Both her and lionel_luthor have been acting strange. Like they're keeping some sort of secret. Maybe when I wouldn't open up the Kent family closet he thought he'd try persuading Martha.
She is a good woman, and I am sure she won't do anything foolish. She says she knows what she is doing.
I can't help feeling a little - I hate to say it - jealous.
I am planning on going up to see Mr Luthor this afternoon, to get a few things straightened out.
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| A little learning is a dangerous thing |
[20 Oct 2002|04:54pm] |
I had a strange conversation with lionel_luthor today. He was asking questions about Clark.
We've become almost family these last few months, but still - I can't go telling him about all the skeletons in the Kent family closet.
I just told him that Clark was going through all the usual teenage awkwardness. He just smiled in a strange way and said 'yes, I'm sure you are right.'
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| Least said, soonest mended |
[10 Oct 2002|12:24pm] |
Helped Martha paint the shed. I haven't told her yet because it would upset her, but I had asked Clark to do it. Not only did he refuse but he gave me some of the worst backtalk I have ever heard. I blame Lex Luthor.
Now more than ever I regret not being able to give Clark a good spanking.
It took far longer than usual with no help from Clark, but we got it done eventually. Martha asked me to give her a backrub and I obliged. I am very good at back rubs - just ask lionel_luthor.
Anyway - after I had finished Martha had a little nap. I left her upstairs under the covers. I am going to go and run some errands now - because I can't get Clark to do them. Then I will probably make a delivery up to the castle - see how Mr Luthor is doing.
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| Be prepared |
[04 Oct 2002|02:00pm] |
Well I haven't wrestled any bears yet, but I am enjoying this time away from the farm.
I think Mr Luthor is enjoying himself too, but it's hard to tell with him sometimes.
We were around the camp fire for quite a while last night, telling tales and stuff. Mr Luthor sure has a silver tongue. Some of those tales he told will give me the willies for days to come. It was quite an eye-opener.
We went fishing today. He said he's fished with a pole before, but I had to get behind him to show him how to cock the float and cast a lure.
I had bought quite a few flies for every eventuality - poppers, streamers, plugs, lures and spinners - but none of them seemed to work very well. In the end I used a worm and we caught something straight away.
The natural methods are usually the best in my experience.
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| He ain't heavy... |
[03 Oct 2002|06:57pm] |
After all the excitement of the last few weeks I decided to take Mr Luthor up on his offer and join him on a few days out of Smallville. Martha's a strong woman, she can survive without me for a little while. Clark can do everything I usually do.
We plan to go on a trek. I did some stuff like that when I was younger so I can show him the ropes, guide him, that sort of thing. He told me he isn't used to it rough - but I think he's bluffing. It will be just fine.
Fortunately he has all the latest technology and so forth.
I plan to keep this journal up to date if I can.
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| It never rains but it pours |
[01 Oct 2002|06:36pm] |
Clark has been going around with a face like thunder for the last few days. It looks like his unsuitable friendship with the Luthor boy is off. Then again that's what I thought during the summer after that incident with the hosepipe (which I won't go into now seeing as it was far too traumatic the first time round.)
Martha seems restless lately. I think she wants to help with the financial situation by going out to work. I suppose I might just allow that, but it depends on whether she can still find time to cook my meals and attend to her chores.
Yesterday's visit to the Luthor house was very productive. If things keep going this well I might just take Mr Luthor up on his generous offer.
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| Out of sight, out of mind. |
[26 Sep 2002|02:50pm] |
Things have been a bit stormy lately, but I think it has all calmed down now.
For one I am not going to have to go to those darn fool meetings in Metropolis now. Someone is going to come to the farm to check on me every so often, but I can live with that.
Martha has made me extend the hand of friendship to Lex Luthor. I suppose it's only fair, seeing as relations between me and his father have gotten so good lately. Still don't trust the boy though. I am sure he would shoot you soon as look at you.
Clark is settling back into school life well, making new friends. Young Chloe Sullivan visited with Pete yesterday. She seemed a bit upset about something.
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| On the horns of a dilemma |
[22 Sep 2002|08:48pm] |
Have I ever said how much I hate the Luthors? No? Well I do.
This morning I visited the castle to have it out with
Lionel Luthor. In the end, after we had gone through all the ins and outs of the situation I think we thrashed out some sort of agreement.
It's good it's all settled - I was tossing and turning all night.
Of course I will have to visit again to make sure he sticks to his end of it.
I hate the Luthors.
It seems I got the wrong end of the stick about something else too - I was convinced Clark had started back to school already. Martha assures me he starts again this week though.
Makes me wonder what he's been up to these last few weeks when I thought he was in class.
Martha and I had a big argument yesterday. She thinks I should be nicer to Lex Luthor. She even wants me to let him visit more often. I always thought it was better if he just stayed in the barn when he came - safely out of the house, and out of my way.
But I will do what she says.
I still think she is up to something. Wish I knew what.
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| A thing is bigger for being shared |
[20 Sep 2002|03:20pm] |
Went in to town today - got some very odd looks from the folks who would actually look me in the eye. Don't know why.
This is one of the reasons you never see me in downtown Smallville. I avoid it as much as possible. Except today Martha decided she was going to make me get the supplies - she went up to the castle to have some sort of talk with Lionel Luthor.
Don't know what they talked about but she looked happy when she came in.
I am expected up at the castle myself this evening.
Martha bought me some new cologne for some reason.
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