Friday was a complete wash (a dirty one) for Tom; the plumbing was backed-up at our old house. He took the day off, spending 11 hours at the old place, three trips to HomeDepot and two trips home before calling a neighbor - Rocket Rooter! The culprit apparently was DENTAL FLOSS. Do not put ANYTHING down a toilet unless it is what was originally intended to be put down a toilet.
Consequently, we didn't get home until after 8:00 p.m, mostly dark, the equines were mostly mad. Great way to get that weekend party started, right?
Mad dash to feed, water, hay, etc., then feed ourselves. And on top of that, I could not sleep. Couldn't fall asleep, couldn't stay asleep.
Saturday was cloudy, rainy, chilly. I busied myself with wifely duties: laundry, straightening up, sweeping, plus I had to take a nap. Tom 'practiced' power-washing the barn. He's now got it down to an efficient science.
Sunday was a better day, weather-wise and sleep deprivation-wise. We took care of this and that around the house, he power-washed a little more and the barn looks great! Then we trailered the boys to Union Mills, north of Westminster. We thought we'd have the woods to ourselves because of the two local NFL teams playing. At first we did have the woods to ourselves, but then the bicyclists showed up, other riders, and a motorcycle guy, who we talked to at length at a trail head. He thought he was older than us! and we had a nice conversation about planes, helicopters and horses.
Later we ran into other riders, from York, and ate lunch where they had parked their trailers. It was a beautiful day, a wonderful ride. We have so much more to do at home, but sometimes you just have to take advantage of the day.
When we got home he resumed power-washing and I made dinner, for everybody!
Since then, its been rain/fog/mist/rain/cloudy/cool/humid. And the days are getting shorter, beginning and end.
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