From Buddy to the Dog Wash

Back to 86 degrees.  Yuck.  Gary actually got up when I did today.  Usually he requires more sleep.  If the weather is decent, he spends most of his time on the porch when eating breakfast or lunch.  He can take the heat so much better than I can.

At 11, Little Wonder and I left for Glen Darach farm to give Buddy a good grooming.

Andrea has several of these Mimosa trees and I am definately getting some small starts to plant here.  So gorgeous.

I got a heck of a lot of hair off Buddy.  All the horses out there are shedding.

LW wandered.

Buddy was doing well.  He and the other horses were not interested in being outside....so many flies and HOT.

Of course LW loved his time with Andrea.

We left a little after one and headed to Brockport.

I wanted to stop at THE DOG WASH, which just opened yesterday, and is being run by Hanny's grandson and his partner.  They did a beautiful job refreshing it....there were flowers in the waiting room from guess who.

I had never been to a Dog Wash and was given directions.  The shampoo, conditioner, towels and many other things were provided.  Little Wonder was his usual wary self and did not want to get into the tub by going up the ramp so I had to lift him.   Once he was in there he was fine.  Loved the hose and attachment as the water pressure was just right.  They had a very powerful hair dryer and it was way too loud and strong.  He would not let me get it near his face.  The whole experience took a little over half an hour.  At home, we have no tub and I have to bathe him in the shower.  He's very good for that and I use my own hair dryer.

Kristen (Mom of the owners) was working there today and took our picture.

I'm sure LW was happy to be back in the car and on the way home.  Tomorrow morning I am going to try and clip him.  Should be a challenge.  His last groomer said you should always shampoo them first as the clippers work much better.  Hope it all works out.  I know I can't make him as gorgeous as she did.

When we got back to the farm it was so hot I turned the air conditioner back on.

Made a good dinner.  Potato salad, zucchini parm, tomato salad and grilled boneless pork chops.

Night all.

 

Music All Day Long

Sunny and in the 70s.

Mid morning Little Wonder and I took a hike down the lane...and checked out the veggie gardens.  The tomatoes are starting to grow.

At 1 Darryl arrived to play some music. 

The Studio gardens are full of Lillies,

Seeing that there were only two of us, I amped my uke.

Little Wonder was with us the whole time as we jumped from song to song.

One of these days we will have to get serious.

I watched a little soccer, took a shower and fed LW before going to the SERC at the college for a free concert put on by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.  It was the kick off for the Summer Serenades series put on by the Village of Brockport, the Summer Serenades Committee, Sponsors and many donors.  All free on Thursday nights at the Welcome Center during July and August.

This post is for Sara, who could not attend.

Over 550 people attended.

After I took this photo of my buds, Mo took one of me.

So many friends were there,

Gary welcomed everyone...

followed by Mike A. (VP at the college)....

followed by Brenda T., who introduced the new conductor.

Jake Taniguchi.

I am in awe of how outstanding the acoustics are in this huge space.

These two have been best buds for decades.

Before we left, Jenny grabbed a photo of me with Dr. Edwards, who is a very good friend and cared for  all of my cats and dogs at the animal hospital.  Unfortunately...he has retired!

Everything went without a hitch.  An excellent concert and a very full day.

Night all.