Hiya Sweetie,
Lola was restless at 2:00 a.m., panting so hard it woke me up. Took me almost an hour to get her cooled down, putting a fan in front of her, an ice pack on her, taking her out to her pool to wet her down. She finally cooled off enough to minimize her panting, but I finally had to put in earplugs if I was going to get any sleep, which I finally did. Got up with a plan, though! After chores and breakfast, I saddled up Flash for a ride. I decided that I wasn't going to let myself become a weather wuss! So what if it's hot out, it's always cooler in the woods, and it hasn't been that long since this gal spent a summer in south Florida putting in an entire trail system in 95 degree heat with 100 percent humidity, and survived! So Flash and I took a nice ride, about 6.5 miles, during which I stopped at the fire tower and climbed all the way to the top, just to see the view! I'm wondering if I'll be able to see fireworks from here, like I always like to do at Watkins Glen. Considering doing that if it isn't raining. Anyway, it was a lovely ride which didn't phase either of us. Once we got back and I put him away, Lola and I got in the pre-cooled truck and drove up to Tractor Supply to refill three of my propane tanks. It's only about 15 minutes away, so my plan is to simply run my generator as long as necessary to run the AC during the hot spell. Fortunately, it never overheated on me, and ran all day and evening with no problem, and managed to get it comfortable. It's sure to get stuffy overnight, but that's the best I can do for now. I had the horses loose on the grounds, since there is no one here, and yesterday the gal ranger had no problem with it, but today the old guy ranger made me put them away. Sigh... Such nice grass and clover going to waste! Finished off my Being Erica series and started on House, which I had heard was good but never saw, so that will be my latest binge. Time to take my cold shower and go to bed. Fingers crossed Lola lets me sleep through the night! Good night, babe! Love you!
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