Hiya Darlin'!
Woke up way too early, read a bit, worked on my shoulder a bit, finally got going way later, but it felt so good! Puttered around in the morning, then went to a Taste of Goethe meeting at Willards at 12:30, got a few more things on my list of things to do, did a few chores around the campsite, then went out with DeDe to put up a couple more sign posts in the Black Prong area. Used the last two posts that I was given, need a few more before we can go any further, but happy that we got done what we did! Settled down for the evening, treated myself to a martini or two, finally got a hot tub back into the schedule now that it's up to temperature. Watched an interesting movie with Meg Ryan, won't be long out of bed, which I have now put flannel sheets on, because the weather forecast for this week is pretty brutal! Good night, sweetie! Love you!
Archives for 2025
Saturday, January 4, 2025 – Finished Settling In
Hey Sweetie!
Had a wonderful night sleep back in my own bed! Laid in a bit, just to celebrate. Got busy after feeding the horses with putting up the screen room and setting up my hot tub. I was hoping it would be up to temperature by the evening, but the breaker went once and I forgot that I had to reset the temps in the hot tub, so we didn't quite make it. After that and a late breakfast, I went back to the farm to retrieve my last four bales of hay. Apollo munched through the fence the entire time they were there, so I have a lot less than I normally would, but at least they had plenty to eat over there! Took a quick trip to the DG market for a couple of things I had run out of, then when I got back, piled my hay under the gooseneck and put up the skirting to keep it dry, and finally settled down for the rest of the day, though I cleaned the public restrooms and hung up a couple of Taste of Goethe posters. Settled down to a couple of movies and a new series, had a salad and leftover turkey along with a martini, and enjoyed a much deserved quiet evening. Looking forward to shower and bed! Good night, babe! Love you!
Friday, January 3, 2025 – Finally Got My Home Back!
Hi Babe!
The day started slowly, waiting to hear whether my trailer would be ready for me today, then sped up exponentially when I learned it would be ready at noon! I was heading to the trailhead at about 10:30, but then my truck wouldn't start, with a dead battery. I realized I had left the interior light on overnight, and in their weakened state, my batteries died. My BeatIt charger wasn't enough to get it going, primarily because I had used it once before recently and I hadn't recharged it because all that was in the trailer, so I ended up having to wait to get it jumped. Finally got it going about 11:40, right after I got a call that my trailer was, in fact ready, but I went over to the trailhead first, because I wanted to do a quick runaround the paddock with my bushhog before I brought the horses over. Got that done, then headed straight to the repair place. Spent some time going over some things, then left paying a bill that I thought was more than reasonable. It took me almost an hour to get it into the site the way I wanted. Though I had put up little flags to create a line to follow, somehow I just couldn't seem to make it work, not sure why! Then I was getting stuck off the gravel, and had to maneuver around that. I'm definitely going to spread some of the gravel around to make a wider turn, since my truck has to get off the gravel to make the turn. Anyway, I finally got it in, unhooked, then headed back to the farm to pick up a load of stuff, then back to unload, then finally to pick up the horses, getting back just before sundown. Thank goodness the days are getting longer! I worked steadily to get them put away, fed, feed moved back into the trailer and hay underneath the gooseneck (though I only grabbed a bale and a half, I'll have to pick up the rest tomorrow), and managed to pretty much put everything away by 7:00. Finally made some shrimp ramen for dinner and settled down to dinner, so happy to be back in my comfortable recliner again! Made myself a cranberry/black cherry martini with dinner, followed by my mint Sleepytime tea and Lorna Doones, glad to be back on my usual routine! It was wonderful having someplace to stay while my trailer was being fixed, but it's even more wonderful coming home! Got my fireplace going (it's going down into the 30's tonight, so that baby is staying on all night!), and I'll soon be in the shower and then my own bed. Can't wait! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!
Thursday, January 2, 2025 – First Ride of the New Year on Apollo
Hey Darlin'!
Had a chilly start to the morning, requiring my Alaska parka, but fortunately it warmed up enough later in the day to finally get a ride on Apollo. Poor thing hasn't been ridden for a couple of weeks, and he was very sluggish for most of the trip, which was simply around the Steeplechase neighborhood, right up until we came to a farm that had pigs in their yard. Then all of a sudden he was stricken with the conviction that they were horse-eating pigs and he tried to turn around and run off. Fortunately, I was able to hold him back, turn him back around, and make him stay long enough to convince him it wasn't a life-threatening situation, and we were finally able to move on, though not before Lola became thoroughly bored and wandered toward the farm to get a closer look. Fortunately, the landowner was pretty laid back when I explained the situation, she was only concerned that my dog was a stray, I think, but was happy to learn she was mine. Anyway, we ended up going nearly five miles, which was plenty for both of them, and got back shortly before feeding time. I drained and stored the hot tub in the back of the trailer, fairly confident that after my discussion with the trailer repair place this morning that I will be getting my trailer back tomorrow. I had mentioned the plumbing issue to them again, which will require them to take off the basement cover (which I figured would be a problem with all the screws being rusty and having to be tapped), and found they hadn't started it yet. I was concerned that it would be more complicated and time consuming than it appeared to be at first blush, and was glad they were going to get to it today. Hopefully it works out okay and I'll still be able to get my home back tomorrow! I sure hope so, I miss having my own stuff around! Before my ride, I spent time researching Yellowstone pack trips, and have hooked into a potential outfitter, so now all I have to do is find five friends willing to go with me. I did a little outreach, so we'll see what happens. Enjoyed a dinner made by Chelle, and heading to bed! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hiya Sweetie!
Well, I've managed to make it to another year. It was busy, fulfilling and had plenty of new experiences and new friends. I can't wait to see what this next year holds in store for me! I let myself be lazy knowing Chelle would feed her own horses, and mine aren't too fussy about what time they get fed, so I didn't get up until after 8:00. Well, I should say, I woke up at about 3:00 a.m. and read for awhile before I finally fell back to sleep, so it's not like I slept straight through. I finally got up and fed the horses, read and chatted for a bit, moved my horse trailer out of their way because they had to move their other trailers off a cement pad where they've been sitting in anticipation of a builder coming out and putting a building on top of the pad. Eventually I drove over to Jo's for a play date and to relax where all the dogs get along before she brought her hubby home from the hospital. We wanted to get them tired enough not to jump all over him when he arrived home, and we succeeded in that apparently. Came back to the farm and found Chelle already dragging the pastures, though she left mine to me, which I was glad about. Then I munched on a turkey leg and finished off my egg nog ice cream, helped her solve a plumbing problem in her trailer, and retired to my room early to watch a movie on my laptop. Chelle is sick with a cold or something, so I don't want to get too close to her for too long, I sure don't need to catch anything! Won't be long out of bed again tonight! Good night, baby! Love you!