A Spa Day for Buddy

It was freezing this morning, but turned into a beautiful afternoon.

Little Wonder went out with me to pull some rhubarb for a customer.  Gary was in Albion picking up the painting he bought at the art show we went to awhile ago.

It sure is nice not to be looking out at the willow mess.

I gave Alice a call and she (and Little Wonder) went with me out to Glen Darrach Farm to see Buddy.

First I took him out for some grass, and then he got a grooming.

LW was a good boy the whole time and loved being with Andrea and Alice.

He still needs to put on some weight, but seems pretty happy.  Andrea is giving him all kinds of good groceries.

Andrea did some mowing this afternoon and all the horses were treated to some beautiful grass.  Buddy will be going out on pasture soon.

Late morning I made some potato salad so dinner was easy.  Gary grilled a couple of cube steaks, which I have not had in decades.

Night all.

 

Be Prepared

If you get through this post, you are a real trooper.  By 7:30 the Town arrived to pick up the truck and I put the remaining piles into 4 wheelbarrows with one load leftover for Gary.

When he got back from running errands, moved everything over to the compost pile.  While he did that, I mowed the lawn and took pictures of the gardens.  These wild yellow roses are blooming right on schedule.

Everything is growing like crazy.

The potatoes have really popped up and now we have two teepees for some beans.

Here are the remains of the willow tree.

....and Gary taking the last load over to the compost pile.

I still feel the need to mow the front paddock....and eventually I will attack the pastures.

At 12:15 we left to attend a birthday party at the Whitehall Mansion.  This is the view from the back.  Many years ago a Doctor and his family lived here and now it has been turned into a first class venue for all kinds of events.

We were there to celebrate our friend Alicia's 85th birthday.

Everything about it was fabulous...from beginning to end.

It was a perfect lunch.....designed by Alicia.

After hearing from the family, we sang Happy Birthday and

were treated to birthday cake.

Cooper was here when we got home... to help Gary in the yard.  He did a lot of hand mowing and they took down a dead branch from the apple tree....a pretty big one.  Tomorrow he goes back to Buffalo to start an internship at a bank and will be there all summer.

Leftovers for a late dinner.

Night all.