Hey Sweetie,
Despite my best efforts, I didn't get to bed until late because it takes so long to load pictures up on my diary with the weak signal here, and then couldn't sleep for quite awhile, so I ended up making up for the deficit by not waking up until 9:00! Took care of chores, then cranked up the generator and washed my bath towels and a few other things and hung those out. Spent most of the day reading, took Apollo and Lola for a walk around the camp, which is practically full on this Friday, so I'm expecting a busy weekend, probably mostly of hunters, as it's muzzle loader season and I've been hearing some gunshots go off in the morning. Other than that, a nice quiet day. I have no excuses for not getting to bed early tonight! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Didn't have the best night sleep for some reason, so I was a bit tired this morning. It was supposed to rain today, but all we had were a few sprinkles. I did a few extra chores in the morning, then went into town to pick up the one piece of mail that Amazon actually sent USPS, then Tractor Supply for propane and joint stuff for Apollo, finally Walmart for fuel and a few things I didn't get the other day. Got back by 2:30 and just chilled for the rest of the day. It's been warm, but a cool front is supposed to be behind this so-called rain, and the forecast for the rest of the week is cooler and lovely. Looking forward to that! Not much else to report! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hiya Babe,
Didn't bother to set my alarm since the trip today is so short. In fact, it turns out it's only about 35 miles, not 75, so we got there in less than an hour. Loading out was no problem, and we left about 10:30, the drive was straightforward, and having been here several times before, the load in was even easier. I learned last time that I needed to go clockwise, against the one way traffic on the camp loop in order to get situated correctly in site 5. The only problem with this site is that it's on a considerable grade, so I had to put every board I have under the front jacks just to keep the first step out of the trailer from being dangerously steep. Having two corrals made the horse containment easy, and being close enough to the spigot that my hoses easily reached both the trailer and the horse buckets. Wasn't too long before we were all settled in! We had a little rain in the afternoon, just a few sprinkles, so I didn't get much solar power stored, but I have plenty of propane, so it's all good! Fortunately, this site has a pretty good cell phone signal, so I was able to reorder all my stuff from Amazon and am having it sent to my friend Patsy, who I will see at the Sandhills ride, and perhaps sooner, as she mentioned she wants to come here to ride. So now we have another two weeks to enjoy here. I'm thinking about taking Flash for a short ride tomorrow, just to see if his leg has improved. Settled down to reading, watching TV, and my usual evening TV. Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Had a regular Sunday today, did a couple of loads of laundry, got most everything packed up in preparation for our short move tomorrow, over to Woods Ferry, which is only about 75 miles away. Horses were on their lines grazing most of the day, Flash is mostly getting the hang of it, though there was one time when I had to go rescue him, but Apollo, as always was brilliant. Did some housekeeping as well, so pretty much back to our usual Sunday routine. Never been much for routine, but it does seem to be taking over at the moment! Heading for my shower and bed soon! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday, just killing time before moving over to Woods Ferry on Monday. I guess I didn't realize how much time I spend riding every week, and now that I'm not doing that, because there are no decent trails here and because I'm hoping the Flash's foot will recover with enough rest (it's been getting much better, it seems, but I won't know until I do ride him), it seems there not much else to do but read, play computer games, and watch TV. I'm afraid my life is pretty boring at the moment! Can't wait for my next challenge, whatever that might be! Guess I'll have to look for more adventures, now that I'm fully recovered from my Yellowstone trip. Time to start planning next year's vacation! Meanwhile, I'll just every day as it comes, and be grateful for every minute of it! Love you, babe! Good night!

Hey Darlin',
You know what they say about objects in motion tending to stay in motion. Well, I woke up today feeling determined to keep moving, so I decided to take care of the long overdue job of finishing off sealing the roof (hopefully!) While I did the complete roof seam earlier this year, as well as the vents and bathroom sunroof, I didn't finish off the refrigerator vent and stove pipe, and with several very nice days in the forecast, I decided to get myself in gear and take care of that today. Climbing up to the roof was a much easier process than before when my knee was bad, and it was only the two protrusions, so it only took me a few hours to do. I still had a leak during the last rainstorm, and I'm really hoping that this will resolve it, because I'm not sure where else it could be coming from. Fingers crossed this takes care of it! After it was done, I made a call to the local historical society about booking a tour through a famous local plantation house, the Cross Keys Farm and learned that they are all scheduled by appointment and there were no other groups scheduled that I could join, but the gentleman was kind enough to say he needed to go there this afternoon to retrieve some sunglasses he left behind, and turn off the main water valve, and that he would be glad to take me through. I met him at 4:30 and we spent an hour together going through the house and outbuildings, which was fascinating. It's reputed that Jefferson Davis had lunch there one day! The house was built between 1812-14, and it's still in pretty good shape, though there have been many modifications and additions. Feel like I finally had a change of pace today! Got back, then spent an hour+ chatting with Amazon, because they ignored my specific delivery instructions about sending my multiple packages via USPS so that I could receive them as General Delivery, but instead, they sent everything UPS, which the post office won't accept. Amazon's customer service (overseas) swears they can resend it USPS and still get it here by tomorrow, but I don't believe it. I've had overseas customer service make me promises before and never kept them, so I will be shocked if they do, in fact, arrive tomorrow. Anyway, I can't worry about it, but it does mean that my generator service will be delay, which is not really a big deal, just an inconvenience. Finally got off the line with them, fed the horses and made dinner, much later than usual, and settled down for the evening. Apparently no progress on the government shutdown, but I'm still planning on moving over to Woods Ferry on Monday. Hope they haven't closed the gates! Considering the National Forest Service put a very strong pro-Trump statement on their webpage, I have a feeling they're not going to do anything to interfere with people's enjoyment of the forests. At least, I hope so! Won't be long out of bed tonight! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Finally had a day that required some physical activity! Though it was a quiet morning, I headed out around noon and stayed busy the rest of the afternoon. I wasn't able to find a haymaker (well, one that responded to my communications), so I went to a feed store for hay. First, I went to Bubba's, all they had was coastal for $10 a bale, and it was okay, but I was hoping to give them something better than coastal until I didn't have a choice. Then I went to another place north of Union called Down South Outdoor Supply, and they had really heavy bales of nice green fescue for $12 a bale. While that's more than I usually pay, the size and quality convinced me to get that instead. Besides, I'm trying to not be so skimpy on certain things, it's not like I can't afford it! Next stop was Tractor Supply for propane and horse feed, then Walmart for a few things I missed the other day, and finally, two auto parts stores to get fuses (which Walmart quite carrying for some reason) and the second because the first, like Walmart, didn't sell Rotella oil in quart sizes. Note to self, O'Reilly DOES carry quarts of Rotella oil. I had ordered a new oil and air filter for the generator, and I needed the oil so I could do an oil change, hopefully this weekend. With all that done, I headed back to camp, and put everything away, which took some time and energy. Putting the propane tanks away is always good arm exercise, and putting those heavy bales in the front stall was even more challenging. I wasn't sure I would be able to get the last two very heavy bales on top, but I finally managed. With everything put away, I was finally able to settle down. Sorry to see that the government shutdown started, but the gates here are still open, and I figure, if they're not working, then they won't be able to come around and kick me out, right? Fingers crossed they get it resolved soon. Binged on some more Hart of Dixie's, be heading to bed soon! Good night, baby! Love you!