Hiya Babe,
Started out with one agenda today, and ended up with quite a different one! Was supposed to drive brother Jeff down to Pompano to pick up a trailer this afternoon, so I went out and did my shopping in the morning, only to have him call to say that was canceled for the day. So I finished shopping and made it to my occasional Euchre game on time. Was going to go to shop for perishables, but the brakes on my truck are almost completely gone, and I was afraid to do any more driving than necessary, so I limped home. The only time Jeff can look at them is tomorrow morning, so I’ll be up bright and early to get over there, so I’m heading to shower and bed early. Good night, darlin’! Love you!

Hi Darlin’,
Not a very good night sleep, lots of tossing, turning and reading breaks, but finally got up around 8:00, fed the horses, did my rounds and mostly just settled in for the day. Have a camper who is an equine dentist, and asked him to take a quick look at the boys to see if they needed any work done (it’s been two year since their last floating), but he indicated there was nothing too serious to worry about, that they could go for another year. Yay! One less expense for me! Mostly read, watched a little TV, did a little porch sweeping, spent most of my time on my Facebook group and Messenger trying to put out the latest fires I ignited with my hardline, dirty stall stance. Watched a bit more of the series Bloodline, my latest binge-watch, before posting my apology speech and heading to shower and bed. Hoping to have a better night sleep tonight, sure could use it. Good night, sweetheart! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Had a good night sleep, Lola was out like a light, so gratefully quiet. Had the farrier come and give the boys a trim, Apollo has had a bit of overgrowth in his sole that I was afraid my be turning into something worse, but he cut it all out and it looks fine now. I need to get him out on the trail soon, he needs the exercise! Flash’s feet hardly needed anything, but I figured it would be good to have them done anyway, just to be safe. Had to clean up a stall that someone left behind dirty, but mostly had a quiet day, which I needed! Won’t be long out of bed. Getting cooler tonight, so it should be good sleeping weather! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hey Babe,
Felt a lot more rested this morning, thank goodness! Got my chores done, then saddled up Flash and headed out on the trail, following another track where I thought that maybe the missing piece of my tractor auger might be, but didn’t have any luck. Covered over 17 miles, though, so it was a good ride. Was happy for Lola to get some exercise, she’s been a little destructive in her boredom lately, but was so exhausted by the time we got back, I haven’t heard a peep out of her since we returned! Most of the campers were gone by the time we got back, so I did my rounds on horseback, only found one stall that wasn’t clean, very disappointed in that. We’ve had pristine stalls for the last couple of weekends, making progress, but apparently there are still some folks out there who haven’t gotten the message. Anyway, it was a great ride, then did a few essential repairs, like fixing my fold down shelf, getting out Lola’s dog pool, and sewing up her bed, again, because she’s been pulling the stuffing out of it the last few nights. Finally settled down for the evening, heading to shower and bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!

Hey Sweetie,
Despite going to be early, I overslept this morning, just one indication of just how tired the last few days have made me! It was 9:00 before I got out of bed. Got my chores done, and though I was hoping to get a ride in today, I was just too tired. Opted to do a couple of loads of laundry and a little housework, otherwise made it a quiet afternoon, though I didn’t get a nap in. Brother Glenn and wife made it to the house okay, hope they find it satisfactory, and brother Jeff called to say out trip tomorrow is postponed, so now I probably go riding tomorrow. Had a quiet evening, but I’m definitely ready for an early shower and bed. Good night, hon! Love you!

Hiya Babe!
Had another busy half day at Glenn’s, doing a bunch of weed-whacking, pool cleaning and sweeping before getting back to camp before noon. I had hoped that the weekend campers would come later, but they were mostly there when I arrived, so I spent some time getting everyone checked before heading by to my trailer, where I sat in my chair and promptly started napping. Guess all this physical activity has taken it’s toll, feeling really tired! Made my final rounds at dinner time, then settled down for the evening, watched a movie, now I’m heading to shower and bed. Hoping to get a ride in tomorrow, seems like a long time since I’ve been out on the trail! Sunday is going to be busy as well, brother Jeff needs me to take a run down to Pompano, so I’m hoping to just ride and rest tomorrow! Heading to shower and bed now, though! Love you, darlin’! Good night!

Hi Darlin’!
Got up bright and early, and no sooner did I get my chores and breakfast done, I was heading over to my brother’s hoouse with a long list of chores. Mowed the lawn, cleaned and vacuumed the pool, weed-whacked the yard until the battery died, was there until after 5:00. Exhausted by the end of that, but then when I got back to camp, I had a whole bunch of campers that had arrived, and it was dusk by the time I got all of them checked in. One woman had moved my horses and taken over my paddock, so that was the first thing I had to straighten out, the rest was just typical check-in. Grilled a burger and settled down for the evening, very tired after such a busy day. Still didn’t get everything done, so I’ll have to figure out when to go back for a couple of hours, not sure when that will be, maybe tomorrow in the morning before another batch of campers come in. Heading to shower and bed, sure to sleep like a log tonight! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie!
Well after nearly a year of planning, painting and installing, I thrilled to report that today, it’s finally DONE! I painted the last stripe of paint on posts in situ, installed the last posts I made, added a couple of crosspieces on those final posts, and at long last, I can say that the trail system is officially DONE! That isn’t to say I won’t add a couple of navigation confidence posts here and there, but for all intents and purposes, no one should get lost out there again, at least not for more than a few minutes! Whew! That’s a relief! Took most of the day, got back after 3:00, checked in a camper, chatted for a bit, then finally settled down to a well-deserved steak dinner and an evening of relaxation. I have a busy day tomorrow as well, so I’m off to shower and bed forthwith! Good night, Babe! Love you!

Hey Babe,
Accomplished a lot of little jobs today. Went to brother Glenn’s to service his pool and to grind a sharper edge on the mower blades, plus I did a bunch of yard clean up, a lot of palm fronds had come down with the strong winds we had over the weekend. Picked up a package with some free covid tests (better late than never), got some screws I need to fix one of my bar stools at the hardware store, and did a little shopping for a few essential groceries. Was going to go out and do some more field work, but the day got away from me, so I just did all my prep for tomorrow, which will hopefully start early and finish with me actually, finally, completing my list of everything that will finish the trail markings, once and for all. Except, of course, if I decide later to add some more! But it should certainly be enough for everyone to avoid getting lost, at least for any long period of time. I’ll be very glad to see this job finished! Finally settled down in the evening, and the time for shower and bed is upon me! Love you my darlin’! Good night!

Hey, Darlin’,
A busy and tiring day today! Did a bunch of organizing and preparation this morning, then finally headed out about 11:00, later than I wanted but the best I could do. I managed to get almost everything done that I had planned on, though I had to cut the last few posts short, partly because I used a couple of posts I hadn’t planned on, and partly because it was getting late and I didn’t want to be out after dark! Got almost all of the final painting done on the posts in situ, really just another day or two and it will FINALLY be completed. Unless, of course, I decided I need more posts somewhere. Evidently, old James has been doing some moving, all of the trails I was on today had been mowed. Even so, there were still a couple of sections that were a bit wetter than I thought they would be, and there’s still one water crossing I don’t dare try with my tractor, and it’s a long way back and forth. Anyway, got back to camp just before 5:00, played with Lola for a few minutes, then dinner and crash! Started falling asleep, so I’m heading to bed early. Good night, my sweet! Love you!