Hiya Sweetie,
Had to use my earplugs last night with all the rain we had, which was still mostly going on this morning when I got up. Glad the horses have a nice dry barn to hang out in! A slow morning, the rain finally broke around 1:00, and I decided, that since the forecast was more rain for tomorrow, that I better go get some hay while I had the chance. Took a quick trip to Tractor Supply for feed and propane, then to Winn-Dixie for a few grocery essentials, then on to the feed store in High Springs for hay. Unfortunately, they only had six bales of coastal to sell me, though they were expecting a truck any minute, but that will last me for a week, anyway. I might stock up again before I leave, assuming their truck eventually makes it. Back to camp, left a couple bales in the barn, the rest in the trailer, put away the groceries and then just chilled for the rest of the day. Was delighted that for some unknown reason my wifi signal was good today, so I managed to get a delightful, all-star cast movie in, now I'm ready for shower and bed! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Woke up to another cloudy day. I considered going riding but the forecast was predicting rain by noon, and it wasn't really a very nice day (and you know I'm a fair weather rider for the most part!), so I ended up not going. I did move the horses over to the barn before the rain came in around 1:00, and otherwise had a pretty uneventful day. I did my Egoscue exercises, which do seem to be making a difference. It took several hours of trying before I was actually able to get an internet connection good enough to watch a little TV, I don't know what's going on with that. I didn't have any trouble last week, suddenly it's nearly impossible. It finally popped in about the time I needed to go feed the horses, and stayed in for the most part through the evening. A quiet, rainy day the rest of the time. Once again heading to shower and bed. Good night, babe! Love you!

Hiya Babe,
Was up a bit earlier today, finally had a night without earplugs so nature woke me up this morning for a change. It was a cool and cloudy day, and I considered going riding but decided I had enough to do with two loads of laundry and a bunch of housekeeping. Even though I left the laundry on the line all day, some of it didn't get dry so I had to run the dryer off the generator for half an hour to finish it off. I also forgot to open the gray water drain, so I ended up with a flood in the living room before I notice it, had that to clean up. Just the universe telling me I was overdue mopping my floors! I dragged out the carpets and did some spot cleaning on them anyway, so it was all good. Then spent most of the day reading, with a few computer games to fill the time. Suddenly couldn't get a good enough signal to get TV reception for some reason, so read through the evening as well. Now it's tea time before shower and bed! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Spent another day in camp, not doing too much. It was cloudy and a bit cooler, and I had already decided not to ride today, and didn't feel like doing much else, so I spent the day reading, playing computer games and watching a couple of movies. The only distraction was that someone came in with a trailer and parked right next to me, then went off riding and left their little yapper dog locked in the back of the trailer, and it never stopped yapping the whole time they were gone, for hours and hours! Turned out they were day riders anyway, not sure why they parked right next to me in a camping site, though I can't say I'm sorry when they left, I wasn't looking forward to listening to THAT every day! Folks, if you're going to leave a yapping dog behind, and there are plenty of other places to park, please don't park next to an existing camper! Grrrr! Anyway, other than that, it was a very quiet a relaxing, albeit gloomy day. The campground finally emptied out, so I'm looking forward to a quiet night, perhaps even without earplugs for a change! No one to run a generator all night, which has happened every night since I've been here! Good night, honey! Love you!

Hi Sweetie!
Couldn't believe how late I slept this morning, maybe because of the earplugs, since yet ANOTHER generator was on all night last night! Had a quiet, lazy day today, did my exercises, read a bit, watched a couple of movies, and generally had a relaxing day. I woke up a little achy this morning, so I figured a day off would be worthwhile. Pretty busy in camp, so I didn't want to ride today anyway. Beautiful weather, lovely day to rest! Not much else going on today. Good night, babe! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Up bright and early, quick breakfast, packed up a few things, then headed 3 miles up the road to the hay place and picked up eight bales, got back and got them loaded, hooked up, loaded the horses, and were away from McCulleys by about 9:00. Headed to Walmart in Live Oak, met with Dave and Deb who dropped off my leveling board, did some quick shopping, and was out of there by 11:00. Arrived at River Rise Equestrian Camp around noon (put the wrong entrance into my GPS so had to fix that), and walked around the campground with host Gerry to find the perfect available spot, which turned out to be site 1. Even though it was close to the barn I decided to highline, so got that set up and the horses out with hay. Filled the truck with water and got their buckets full and topped off my trailer tank. Discovered the local Tractor Supply had two bags of Topline Balance, so I drove over there to pick them up, and stopped to fill up with fuel along the way. Finished setting up, and completely settled in by 3:30! Had a relaxing afternoon and evening after that, watched a fascinating and bizarre satire with an all-star British cast called Wild Target, soon time to be off to bed! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hi Babe,
Had a fairly quiet day today, which I needed after all that activity last week. I spent a few hours changing the ribbon markers to how I like them, then left them up in the office. Packed a few things, but didn't hook up the truck yet because I want to get some hay at the hay place right down the street before I go. I'm down to one bale, and I don't want to have to go scurrying around looking for some tomorrow afternoon. It's only 70 miles to the next place, so I have plenty of time (famous last words!) I did discover that I need a reservation, though they used to be first come, first served, and they don't have a campground map specifying lengths, so it will be a mystery until I get there. Apparently the site by the barn I usually stay at isn't open, and I have no idea if there's anything else big enough for me, so it's going to be an interesting arrival. I've arranged to meet Dave and Deb at the Walmart in the morning as well to pick up the leveling board I forgot, plus I figured I'd do my shopping up here, again, to save me a trip out this week. I'm hoping that once I get there, I can just chill for a couple of days. You remember they have a barn there, so the horses will be safe and warm during these cooler nights we're getting. Watched a great movie about the marathon swimmer Diana Nyad starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, as she attempts to swim 100 miles from Cuba to Key West. Annette is the same age as me, and I have to say, I think I look a lot younger than she does at this age! Jodie Foster is a little younger than me, and I hold my own against her, too, I think. Of course, that could all be a figment of my imagination, we all look younger in the mirror than the way others see us! I remember you saying that you'd look in the mirror and see an old man you didn't recognize as being you, I get that! Anyway, a nice evening, heading to shower and bed as soon as I finish my tea. Good night, darlin'! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Another day up around dawn, pretty much a repeat of yesterday, floating around all day, mostly with the timer, then off to the field for the 50 mile finishers. No dinner tonight, so I just had a small sack after the big sandwich at lunch. There was a short crisis when Kaleigh couldn't find her truck keys and ended up having to call a locksmith when we couldn't find any trace of them. Watched a Wonder Woman movie just for fun, heading to bed shortly. Good night, babe! Love you!

Hey Babe!
A typical, super busy day of running around and helping out wherever they needed it. Started out working with Vickie as a timer, did that a good part of the day, had to fix one problem on the trail when a couple of people missed markers on a tricky corner, then ended up at the finish line clocking folks as they came in, the last of which was at 6:35, just before the sun set. Ran back and threw some hay at the horses and dropped Lola off (she spent the day with me), went to dinner and the ride meeting, got back to the trailer about 8:00, fed the horses their grain, walked Lola over to my friend Jo's trailer to pick up a couple of groceries she brought to me (she's riding tomorrow), already did my Spanish lesson at the Finish line, so just my blog, my cup of Sleepytime tea, and my shower, and it's to bed! Daylight "savings" ends tonight, so all the rides start an hour earlier tomorrow, so technically, I'll get the same amount of sleep anyway, since I'll have to get up an hour earlier! So I'll say good night, and love you, darlin'!

Hiya Darlin'!
Kept pretty busy today, putting out water tanks and filling them up, helping with ride registration, keeping the dinner spaghetti pots stirred, speaking at the riders meeting, helping a few more folks understand the map, and finally calling it a night after 8:30. Need to get up early tomorrow, so it's tea, Spanish lesson, shower and bed for me! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!