3 Appointments

A gorgeous day that ended with a lot of humidity.  Sandra, I hope you have not sent us your 110 heat index number from Minnesota.  I was able to make a last minute appointment with my doctor this morning...already had one with the chiropractor at 2.  Had not seen Big Bertha for weeks.

After that I went to the lab for some blood work.

I have never seen such huge hydrangeas.

The village was very quiet on my way home.

Little Wonder and I took it easy for awhile...

then I made dinner.  Mac and cheese with a tomato/cucumber/shallot/crouton salad.

I have two hidden ingredients for you when you are making the cheese sauce....A tablespoon of chicken bouillon and a tablespoon of honey mustard at the end.

It has been pretty comfortable in the house for many days. Hope it stays that way,

We ate very early and I plan to do nothing now.

Night all.

And now for the Scott and Jenny updates.

She grabbed a few shots for me between meetings.  Looks like she is eating well.

Rain is on the way and fortunately Scott and Doug were able to get a lot done on the dormers.

It's going to look very different once the addition is up.

 

The Eagles Have Landed

Jenny left for London yesterday afternoon and landed at 2:15am our time.  In the meantime, Ariana and Kurt flew from Washington State to Croatia and they will be joined by Daniela tomorrow. 

After having no sleep, Jenny went out to catch some sites before meetings started. I appreciate all the photos she has sent.

Vedrana, Ariana's grandmother, spends many months at her home in Croatia and she was very happy to see these two.

So what about Scott?  He is at home working on the house with his contract pal, Doug F.  They have made so much progress.  This little cape will now have dormers and

a two car garage topped with a great room.  A lot will be done by the time Jenny returns.

Meanwhile back at the ranch....  It was a busy morning.

I mowed the lawn and front paddock.  Finn came up to help Gary with weed whacking, moving manure to the gardens (that have been picked) and they took down two big branches that were blocking the gate to the small pasture.

I went out to Glen Darach farm with Little Wonder to groom Buddy and give him some carrots and apples.  It was hot and buggy so several of the horses were inside where it was cooler.

Buddy was still shedding.  I'm glad I was able to get more hair off him.

The flys were bugging his face so I put on a mask I'd brought out when he moved.

No one else was there and LW wandered around panting.

He was happy to get in the car for the second half on his ride.

We had a different dinner tonight...all done on the grill.  I sliced up a fresh pineapple and basted it with brown sugar and butter.  Also sliced up three potatoes (raw) and they got basted with butter/oil/parsley.

On top of that, Gary grilled two boneless pork chops.  So good.

We are expecting rain for the next few days.

Night all.

Lots of Visitors Today

But...I forgot to take photos!  It was beautiful until dinner time and then it poured for over half an hour.

I was slow on the draw this morning and got a phone call that two friends were in their car on their way to the farm.  I was still in my nightgown and quickly changed to some clothes.  They were here for about an hour and it was so much fun catching up.  Jeanne was visiting from Pennsylvania and her good pal (Alicia) drove her over to see us. We have know them both for over 50 years 

Had last nights leftovers for lunch and I went for a quick trike ride (#25)

 before our friends Tony and Claire stopped up.  They are in Saratoga for 6 months of the year and always pick up some garlic.

While they were here, Greg K. stopped in for some garlic and Gary had none.  Sold out in ten days.

We've had enough rain to keep the gardens in good shape

(On my kitchen table).

Today Gary picked shallots and

dug out more potatoes.

No regular dinner tonight.  Had some oatmeal with walnuts and craisins.

Little Wonder is in his bed giving me the stink eye.

Night all.