Limbo

Not much activity today.  At least the sun came out....extremely muggy.  Two guys are coming for estimates on our roof in the next couple of days. Yay.....can't wait $$$$$$$.  Glad it's just the part over the kitchen.

This morning I made another big batch of bean salad.  Gary went to yoga and out to lunch with his pals.

Spent more time in the Studio working on examples for class tomorrow.

We will finish the fish paintings and then work on a simple landscape.  They need to get comfortable using more water and I don't want them to use brush strokes as if they were painting a house.

After that, we will work on simple drawings of the flowers I put out there.  First on tracing paper and then transferred to watercolor paper,

Gary finished the ceiling in the Studio and there were no bees in sight.  Then he cut a bunch of branches off the walnut tree.  After that he deserved a treat....

so we had dessert first.   It's a good thing that was a small nectarine pie.

Little Wonder and I did next to zero all afternoon.

Another instant replay for dinner,

Looks like we could have a beautiful sunset tonight, but I don't have the energy to get in the car and chase it.

Check out the siding Scott put up on the house.  I love it.  He has been working his butt off.  Outside on the sunny days and inside when it's raining.

Night all.

 

Enough Rain For the Roof to Leak

Another blah day. An inch and a half of rain.   Perfect morning to go out to the Studio to work on some stuff for Wednesday.  I needed an umbrella to get there.  Picked some flowers for my students to paint.

Little Wonder was with me and we listened to some good tunes.

Gary came out to repair a hole in the ceiling where the bees were stashed last week.

After lunch I went to Wegmans and took along my big umbrella....my feet got soaked,

Needed a couple of things for dinner...like celery and carrots.

Had some nectarines that were ready to eat, so I baked a pie shell and

then added some fresh nectarines mixed with a glaze that I had cooked.

Gary heard a dripping sound and discovered two leaks in the loft/storage area above our kitchen.  Just what we need.  There's a chance of rain everyday for a week.

We had a late dinner as the guy who takes care of our reverse osmosis system arrived a little before 5.  At least all the filters are now changed.and everything is in good shape.  Even tho we have town water, we chose to keep this system as it is the best water I have tasted.

So dinner.  A tomato salad.....

and my old standby....the cauliflower/cheesie casserole.

Steph sent me this photo today....she works at a school in Kansas City with kids who have disabilities and today this is what they were doing in art class.  She participates and did the drawing on the right.   "Patterns and shading." Love seeing her artistic side!

Night all.

 

It Started Raining....

A very blah day.  So grey.  Our house guest left around 7:30 and was starting to teach over at the Renaissance Equestrian Center at 8.  Last night we had a chance to talk about all kinds of stuff.  She is  the mayor of her town in Florida so we covered some very interesting things going on down there.  I don't know how she can fit everything as she is flying all over the country to judge dressage shows and in between does several clinics a month.  She is a Grand Prix rider and one of the best instructors I have met.  We really enjoy having her here a few times a year.

Little Wonder took a walk out to the back 40 this morning.

Gary went down to Jenny's around 9 to help finishing up the painting in her kitchen.

She has now started setting it back up and got the window seat painted.  What a difference.

I did a load of wash and eventually got up the energy to go for a trike ride (#31).  I wore my nightgown and a rain coat as it looked like we might get some sprinkles.  And we did.

Only got in a couple of miles.

It was a perfect afternoon to do nothing.

Instant replay for dinner.

Night all.

 

Some Time With Horses

This morning the temperature was 55 degrees..,plenty of sunshine.

Last night our house guest arrived.  Lisa El-Ramey has been coming to this area for dressage clinics at the Renaissance Equestrian Center for several years and we have had the pleasure of hosting her.

At 10am I went over to watch and video a lesson.

Got back to the farm around 11:30...

Finn was here helping Gary in the yard for a couple of hours, then they went down to Jenny's so he could help her with some painting in her kitchen.

Around 2 Little Wonder and I headed out to Glen Darrach Farm to visit Buddy.

Gave him a good grooming along with some carrots and apple slices,

Polly, across the aisle, was very interested in what we were doing.

Carol, Buddy's Mom, has been coming out to do a little grooming too.

He has enjoyed his pasture time with one of the minis.

Little Wonder can never get enough of Andrea....who will always be his best bud.

We headed home around 3:30.

Gary was still at Jenny's, so I stopped to pick him up.  She was still painting.

Started on dinner when I got back to the farm and within minutes, Lisa arrived.

Pasta with caramelized onions and fresh tomatoes along with salad and Tuscan bread.  So good.

Time to take it easy.

Night all,