Everything and the Kitchen Sink

Well, everything including the shower head. Darn it. Broken off at the wall. Thankfully we have a fully-equipped horse trailer that has TWO showers - one inside and one outside. Today my long-awaited house number sign will be delivered. We've gone back and forth, back and forth. To be honest he's argued his case and I've dug my heels in. Typical. Years ago he bought an old horse trailer. I think it was close to 20-years old when he got it. It's in fantastic condition, still is. We use it, lots. He replaced the running and brake lights to LEDs; I rust-proofed the undercarriage; replaced all the tires, including the spare; waxed and buffed yearly; upgraded the electrical system; installed loading lights; etc. It had fancy graphics on it and he wanted to scrap them off. I wanted to keep them because they are nicely done and unique. When we bought the farm I wanted to name it 'Twin Maples.' It was already on the horse trailer. He protested. His arguments were: 1. There is already a Twin Maples Farm 2. There are more than two Maples on the Farm 3. We should come up with our own original name As previously stated, I dug my heels in. No one on Earth can be more stubborn. I pick my battles wisely. The farm where the trailer originally came from is no longer, on account of a divorce. It was also in another state. The other one is in Washington STATE, about 3,000 miles away. Surely we couldn't be confused with that farm, right? There are about seventeen Maples just around the house, too many to count on the farm. Could two of them be twins? Sure. We never did come up with another farm name that satisfied either of us. There are plenty of named farms in the area, some are clever, some not so much: Merrifields, Barber's Grove, Waradaca, Big Meadows, Tahill, Millhaven, Soft Landing Stables, Misty Manor, Whispering Woods Farm, 2Bit Farm, High Horse Farm, Lucky Charm Farm, Windy Acres, A Bit Better Farm, Callithia. Our hay supplier has a farm name, too, but he dropped the 'farm' from it. Tom thought this was a good idea because he didn't want to announce to anyone that it's a 'farm.' Especially a 'horse' farm. Point taken. The sign arrived today.

I'll be anxious for him to install the sign plaque, which also comes with a solar lamp, but it will be more important to fix the shower head. He wanted to also move it but that will entail carving out more of the wall stud. I'll be patient, better than calling a plumber. And the replacement pieces for the harness has arrived! It's all good, down on Twin Maples Farm.