Weekend Summary

On Thursday I thought we would leave all in because there was standing water everywhere, although it was going to be 60 degrees and sunny. I prepared their stalls for another day inside. Tom thought differently, so he ended up putting hay out for everybody. He also forgot to close the stall that we now use to keep hay.

Sometime during the day on Friday, Sprite and Lil Fred got into the hay stall (third time). When we got home she had a patio chair wrapped around her neck. She had put her head through the arm and was wearing it like a necklace. You can't trust these guys for anything!

On Saturday I woke up early to attend to my horse-keeping chores and Tom complained that I was too chatty and noisy, so I laid back down and promptly feel asleep. I got up at 8 o'clock! April was still in the bed with me, and it was a bright sunny day! Oops.

I looked outside, saw Tom spreading manure. He had gotten up, fed everybody and took care of my barn chores. I got dressed and joined him outside. We make plans, make a list, and sometimes we do nothing that was on the list. Not on the list was yard work. We spent the entire day trimming four fir/pine trees and the failing Maple in the front yard. 50+ years of pine cones had to be unearthed and carried to the burn pile site.

The flat bed trailer and the truck are full of tree/yard debris. When we have our next bonfire it is going to be awesome. We can't wait too long, wildlife has already started moving into it!

In the fence line where these 40 foot tall pines are were fence posts with old rusty wire and two forsythia bushes that haven't seen the light of day since probably the '70s. I think they might be able to bloom this year.

By dark Saturday night I was exhausted, stiff. I took most of my clothes off and went back to bed, April joined me. Tom made dinner and woke me up for that. It was pretty good, back to bed, slept all night.

My alarm didn't wake me up because I hadn't turned it off to have it reset for Daylight Saving Time. On my list for Saturday was to get a much-needed haircut and grocery shop. Also on the list was to visit the old house to address the plumbing issues. That would mean at least one trip to Home Depot or equivalent. Now it is Sunday and the list from Saturday is going to be addressed!

First was to get my hair cut, then to Home Depot to buy a 3-inch PVC pipe and two clamps for the basement repair. Tom had taken the appropriate tools to do the plumbing procedure: The Saws-All, pliers, screw-driver and a bucket. Only the one trip to Home Depot was needed and the plumbing malfunction is a thing of the past! We need to get this house rented!

On the way home we stopped by TWO grocery stores, by now it was almost 3 o'clock, bright sunny day. We went for a ride!

We have been working on a connector trail to the main trail network, accessible from our property. We thought we had located a good entry point, but I'm rethinking that now. I'm sure over time the water crossing will be easier, but now it is very abrupt.

The last time we worked on this connector we discovered a man-made trail blockage, this time it was more elaborate. We need to continue to work on this trail, but it is creepy that someone wants to string old barbed wire and air craft cable across our work. While we were working on the trail both KC and Skip took a dump on the trail. I hope who ever doesn't want us there can understand we are not hunters, we have large farm animals in tow.

I also saw two turkeys in the Park. We are so lucky to be here, and within a couple weeks we'll have a new roof. We've decided to re-roof the garage/shed ourselves at a later date. There are no gables and it is low and not as steep as the house. We've done this kind of work before, but I was in my thirties then. Time flies.