Hey Sweetheart!
Still no Jeff today, naturally he’s finding more things to fix on his Bronco as the day went on. I started the day with a shower, because last night the batteries got so low the water pump wasn’t shutting off so I waited until this morning. Then went and mucked out the dirty stalls in the barns. I couldn’t believe that in the eight-stall barn, every single stall was dirty again! How can people be so thoughtless and inconsiderate! The find a stall clean, then leave it dirty, I just can’t understand some people. Twelve out of 36 stalls were dirty again, and it’s been less than a month! I’m going to speak to James about sending these people a warning next time it happens. Fortunately there were only two dirty stalls in each of the other barns, so it didn’t take that long, but it was a dirty, dusty job. I did a load of laundry so I would have clean sheets tonight, then eventually saddled up Flash and headed out on the start of my task of GPSing all of the trails out here, in the hopes of eventually changing the marking system. There are so many trails on the map that don’t exist, and so many trails on the ground that aren’t on the map! It’s going to be a challenge! It’s getting unseasonably hot and humid, calling for 90’s already this week, which is usually about the time I start heading north, and if I hadn’t said I would do this, I’d probably be making plans for that already. My job in Vegas was postponed, so my reason for staying here for that is gone, so I’ll have to make other arrangements for the critters when that happens. I tried a new bit on Flash today, one of those Argentine copper snaffles with shanks, and he didn’t seem bothered by it. It should be a bit easier on him than the curb bit I’ve always used, and I was glad to see his mouth had healed from all the dragging on the bit I had to do on him during the Cracker Ride. He was THRILLED to be able to do whatever speed he wanted, though I had to hold him back some anyway because Lola was having a hard time keeping up. There’s no water on the trail, everything is so dry, and I think her age might be starting to catch up to her. Her muzzle is starting to get a bit gray, poor gal. But she still leaps around like a puppy when we’re playing fetch! Of course, there was no rain in the forecast, but that didn’t stop it from sprinkling anyway, I had to rush to get my laundry in during a sun shower, yikes! I finally settled down for the evening, finishing off the seventh and final season of the Gilmore Girls, though there’s an additional limited series that takes place ten years later that I’ll likely watch next. Hopefully, Netflix and Prime will have added some new movies that will interest me after that. There’s rain in the forecast overnight, so I took down the extension ladder and put it over the open exterior panel and covered it with the tarp, so hopefully no water will get inside that panel until we can fix it, which I hope will be soon! So time for another quick shower, then bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!
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