Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Frustrating End to an Otherwise Productive Day

Hiya Babe,
Lots of rain off and on today, but I let the horses rest today. They're under a pretty good copse of trees, so I don't think they got that wet, and they were happy with standing around. I headed down to the nearby city of Cambridge to pick up feed at the Tractor Supply and do a little shopping at Walmart, then headed up to pick up hay from a haymaker at Kimbolton. Beautiful first cutting, actually, nice and green, the horses are going to love it after all this coastal. One thing I love about northern hay, green and cheap! Five dollars a bale! Had to put the tarp on it, though, to avoid any stray raindrops, and was happy when I got back to camp and the sun was shining just long enough for me to get it all put away, both the hay and the groceries. Then I discovered that the bank transfer I started on Sunday was on some kind of ridiculous, potentially ten day hold, and my IRS payment had been bounced, and my upcoming autopay for my airfares for my trip to Yellowstone is in jeopardy. I spent the next four hours "chatting" with the people at Discover to try to remedy the situation, but got nowhere. I've been using the same accounts to transfer money around for YEARS and I've never had more than a one or two day hold, and now, all of a sudden, they're saying they can hold it for ten days! So now I'm royally screwed if I can't money transferred sooner. So frustrating! Anyway, it's a bad end to an otherwise perfectly fine day. I ended up just having a bowl of cereal because I couldn't get away long enough to cook anything, much less watch any TV. I guess there's a diet in there somewhere, skip meals by contacting your bank with a problem and "chat" with them for a few hours. Anyway, the horses were happy to get some of that new hay, though I mixed it with the old as is my habit. to prevent such a major change from causing any digestive problems. Had a couple of glasses of wine, which I guess helped. For the first time, I didn't have any pain pills today, and I still managed to get through the day, even walking around Walmart, so I guess I'm on the mend. Heading to shower and bed, hoping to ride tomorrow, there are a lot of trails out here to explore, not sure I'm going to get them all in! May have to come back again, or stay an extra week if my next event doesn't come through. Good night, darlin'! Love you!