Hey Babe,
Was woken up about 5:00 by Lola, pacing and panting, so I had to get up to let her out. Once she came back in, she was a bit quieter after awhile, but I still spent a couple of hours reading before I finally fell back to sleep. Once I got, did my chores, had breakfast, I set up my portable fence on the western part of the property, as the pasture they've been on is getting a bit overtaxed. The horses appreciated getting some fresh grass with their usual hay. Afterward, I took a walk with Lola, this time with Chelle and her two dogs. Her hound mix Fleury has been very aggressive toward Lola, biting her legs and going out of her way to be a bit mean, chasing her up the driveway and so on, but we figured maybe a few walks together might help, and fortunately, the walk was uneventful! Fingers crossed that a few more of those and they'll get along a bit better. Killed some time until I was to meet Jo at Apex, where we joined up and headed down to Tidewater to pick up the UTV the camphosts have down there, and headed out to clean up a few areas that are normally too wet to get into, but with the drought, are much more reachable. We cleaned up the swamp areas, and a few other places that are typically wet, and felt we got a lot accomplished. Got back home shortly after 6:00 and settled down for the evening, watching a few more Continuums, having dinner and a bourbon, taking a hot tub and shower, and soon to bed! Felt pretty productive today, even if I didn't get my taxes done! Still have a few weeks! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hiya Sweetheart!
If only... But no, it didn't work out that way. Meanwhile, that chiropractic session must have done me a world of good, because I slept for a solid nine hours last night! Happy to sleep in late, though, since the temps were in the 30's this morning. Sure hope this is the last gasp of winter! Woke up to the sound of Flash doing some self-exercising, thundering around the pasture! Love that sound! Spent some time working on bookkeeping, getting everything ready to do my taxes. I also communicated with American Airlines about scheduling. While they've taking Saturday, Mar. 28 off their schedule, they're taking reservations for Sunday, March 29, and I wanted to be sure if they actually flew on Sunday, I'd have a seat. It would get me in on Tuesday, but at least I'd have one night to recover. Probably better than arriving on Saturday and spending four nights there, but we'll see. They're not making any promises, other than to do their best when and if the time comes. Iran sent some missiles into Qatar today, so that's likely to keep the airspace closed even longer. Or else it's a last gasp, we'll see. Anyway, Lola and I took our walk in the late afternoon again, after it had finally warmed up nicely, and my evening included a nice hot tub and a couple of glasses of wine again. Shower done, off to bed soon! Love you, darlin'! Happy Birthday!

Hey Darlin',
Woke up to much cooler temps this morning, though I had left the small space heater on overnight so it wasn't too bad in here this morning. Had to pull out my Alaska parka for chores again, though. I was hoping to be done with that jacket for the season! Spent some time working on Plan C for my travels, down to Turkish Air now, but I can't find decent price or connection that gets me home before midnight, so I may have to spend the night in Atlanta and come home the next morning. We'll see. Grrr! I just with Iran would surrender (it's inevitable, right?) and get it over with so things can get back to normal. Fuel prices are back up into the $5+ a gallon range, which is ridiculous considering we don't get a drop of oil from Iran. Oh, well. I went to Williston for a chiropractic appointment and had a fabulous session with Dr. Andrea, who took an excellent, whole body holistic approach. She even worked on my shoulder quite a bit, agreeing that it was part of the overall connectivity problem. Was much more balanced by the time I left, felt much better. Got home, did a little more computer work, then decided since it had finally got up into the high 50's, to take Lola for a walk. We did our usual 2 mile circuit, got back and had a nice steak dinner, followed by a hot tub, and finally settled down for the rest of the evening with a glass of wine. Got my steps in, and feel a lot better. Determined to use it, so I won't lose it! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Slept well, got my chores done, started some laundry, then Lola and I went for our walk. Spent some time fixing my computer. My CDRom hasn't been working, not sure if it ever did since I got this machine, but after some poking and prodding, finally decided to switch it out for the one on my old machine, and now it works fine! I had received a couple of DVD's as part of my Silver and Fit program, one is on Tai Chi and the other is 5 ten minute workouts. Trying to gain some strength, not that I'm that weak, just I don't want to atrophy. I copied them right onto my laptop, but I don't think I can get them on my tablet, but I may be able to download some others from Youtube with a trial subscription, but I haven't figured all that out yet. I did do one 15 minute Tai Chi routine I found online just for fun. Other than that, I had a pretty quiet day, intentionally resting as much as I could. It was supposed to rain but hasn't yet, though it looks like it might overnight. Finished off Monarch of the Glen and started a new SciFi series called Continuum, looks fairly interesting. Another time travel story! Won't be long out of bed tonight, with the AC running, but cooler temps are coming in, so it will probably be the heater tomorrow night! Always crazy in Florida at this time of year! Whoops! Rain just started! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Had another lengthy night sleep, starting to feel like I'm regaining some energy. After my usual chores, I even got busy and did some housework, vacuuming and reorganizing my wardrobe a bit. Jo and I were supposed to go do some trail work, but it rained off and on during the morning, so we weren't able to do it, which was fine by me. I also spent some time online. I decided to break down and rebook another flight for Africa. The ticket price was considerably more than my original ticket, but at least it will get me there without going through the middle East, where there's a bit of a conflict going on right now. I'm pretty sure my ticket will be refunded, since there are very few flights going in and out of Doha, and in particular, none to Kilimanjaro as of yet, but if things do suddenly clear up, I bought a refundable ticket, so I won't be out any money there. More than what I wanted to pay, but it's either that or scrap the whole thing if Qatar doesn't reopen their airspace in time. My hosts Chelle and Eric arrived home before noon, so I don't have the place to myself anymore, and Lola's back on her rope. When I was feeding the horses this morning, I noticed Apollo had an open wound on his belly, about six inches long and maybe 3/4 of an inch wide, so I put some wound spray on it. I had noticed him trying to scratch his belly on the ground the other day, thought it was just itchy winter coat coming off, but instead found this wound. Naturally, I'll keep an eye on it to see how it progresses. Settled down earlier than usual in the afternoon, bingeing on Monarch of the Glen, nice to have a quiet day. Feeling a lot more refreshed. Good to have a rainy day once in awhile, everything turning so green now! More rain and cooler temps tomorrow, so we'll be walking early, something I skipped today because I thought I'd be out in the forest. Won't be long out of bed! Good night, baby! Love you!

Hi Babe,
Woke up very early, worked on my shoulder for a bit, then ended up falling asleep again, then woke up much later, so a late start to the day. I still felt like all my limbs were extra heavy this morning, though. After chores and breakfast, I managed to buck up enough energy to take Lola for our two mile walk, did a few minor chores, then sat outside for a couple of hours waiting for a FedEx package for Chelle's husband that needed a signature. True to form, they were half an hour later than their two hour window (big surprise!), but once I got that, I made a big bowl of popcorn and watched a cute little rom-com. Just what the doctor ordered! I still feel a bit rundown from not having a day off in so long, so it was nice to do very little for half a day. I'm back to watching a couple of new seasons of Monarch of the Glen, which just became free on Prime, and settled down with a lovely hot tub and shower. I'm hoping to get to bed early tonight, could use a bit more sleep! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Had a good night sleep, and right after chores I got busy on a list I created yesterday evening and this morning. Little jobs have been piling up, and the last few days, I kept forgetting what they were, so I would get to bed and realize the stuff I still had left to do, thus the list. That kept me busy and focused through the morning, then a nice rainstorm came in. Everything has been suddenly going from drought brown to luscious green this week! It's been lovely to watch, though I've been compelled to start pulling weeds out of the lawn before they go to seed. In the afternoon, I headed over to Val's pavilion where they hold a line dancing class led by Susie, the woman I rode with earlier this week. I'm afraid it revealed some serious deficiencies in both my body movements and my memory! I thought I was pretty fit, but I found it somewhat challenging, though I suspect some of it was that I was wearing the wrong shoes for the activity. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Never have been a big fan of line dancing, but it was a nice social event anyway. I brought Lola and she had a good time wandering all over the field and saying hello to everyone. Got home, did a few more chores and repairs, then finally settled down for the evening, had my hot tub and shower, Spanish lesson, all done for the day! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Today's big adventure was to finally get my molar cap on. It took some doing, it seemed to be a bit big, but the dentist (not my usual doctor, because she is on maternity leave) eventually managed to get it comfortable. Picked up my mail and did a little shopping at Walmart, skipping by my usual fuel fillup, since the prices are sky high and I still have half a tank. Later I learned that the oil consortium has agreed to release a whole lot of reserve oil to quiet down the market, no doubt because they all realize that helping the USA (and the Donald) at this moment in time will be to their benefit in the long run. I'm sure it will soon result in lower prices, which I can afford to wait for, since I don't have that many places to drive to for awhile. Got back home about 2:00, did a couple of chores, then took the rest of the afternoon off. I'm still feeling very tired from the energy spent last week, I feel like I haven't had a day off in ages! Settled down for the evening, had my hot tub, and even got to see an ISS flyover while I was in there, and I won't be long out of bed. Bourbon and Spanish lesson is all that's left to do! Good night, baby! Love you!

Hiya Babe,
Woke up early, worked on my shoulder, fed the horses and Lola, had breakfast, my usual morning. Afterwards, I started a load of laundry (my quilt) in Chelle's big washer, then Lola and I took our walk around the neighborhood. Just as we were leaving, Amazon came by with my first delivery of the day, a 15' sewer hose so I could empty my black water tank. Even with Chelle's loaner, I was about 10' short, so I ordered this to finish the distance. I like this new one, it shrinks nicely, and is easier to do than the Rhino. I also bought a six-pack of zippered storage containers, I think they'll be better for storing the hoses than the garbage bags I've been using. I wasn't sure about what I would do with the rest of them, but I figured something would become obvious. As soon as we got back, we finished that dumping job, started another load of laundry (horse blankets), then headed out to get hay. I went by Triple J first and got a 21-bale bundle of coastal, which looked decent, then off to Tractor Supply to get some feed, fill up one propane tank, and get some feed and supplements for the horses. Our final stop was at Farmers Hay Direct for Chelle's two bales of alfalfa, which took a little creativity to fit in the truck that already had a big bundle in the back! But they managed it. I couldn't believe it when I went by a gas station that had diesel at $5.59 a gallon! There's a little kerfuffle going on over in Iran, and the threat of an oil shortage is getting the markets a bit excited, but I'm sure it won't last long. I hope not, because my flight to Africa depends on it! Qatari airspace is closed at the moment, so I did some research yesterday on alternative flights from other cities (Amsterdam and Istanbul seem to be my only options outside of Africa), but I'm still hoping things will settle down before I have to leave. Most of the other stations I saw hadn't gone that high yet, so we'll see. Got back home, stacked all my hay in the shed and Chelle's alfalfa in her shed, and by then it was 4:00, so I was done for the day. Well, almost. I had taken my horse blankets out of the washer and set them outside to dry, and it suddenly occurred to me that my one of my new little storage bags would be perfect for my summer blankets, instead of the plastic bag I've had them in. I knew something would come up! Guess I'll do the same for my winter blankets tomorrow. Finally settled down for the evening, finished off the 12 Monkeys TV series, then decided to watch the Bruce Willis movie that inspired it all. I liked the series much better, though it was obviously a lot more complicated and mentally challenging, but I enjoyed the comparison. Took my hot tub, shower, Spanish lesson and finally, a nightcap, off to bed soon! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!