Art and Music....

In the 50s this morning.  Wearing a sweatshirt was fine with me.

So beautiful, Little Wonder and I went over to the Studio so I could add a little more to my painting sample.

As soon as we got there I turned on the music and it creates such a great atmosphere.

He seems fine with it.

Eventually he got up on the couch and took a nap.

I did go for a trike ride before lunch.  So different when it is cool outside. 

 Ride #33 ...through the rear view mirror.  Jack Johnson/Belle

I've been communicating with some friends since yesterday about an emergency situation they had with their horse, who was taken to Cornell by my friend Andrea.  Unfortunately, he did not make it...which I found out when I got over to their house with some sauce and veggies.  They did everything they could to try and save him.

Here he is, in a mural painted by a local artist....with his Mom, pasture mate, dog and cat.  Never easy.....as all my horse pals know.

While I was there, Tina showed me this Poo Bear and reminded me that when Cooper was 3 years old (we were swimming at their pool)...he picked it up and wanted to carry it around (now he is 21).  A very sweet memory.

Speaking of Teddy bears....the little guy in the photo below was among many other little buddies at Jenny's garage sale.  I think I got this for one of the boys when they were born and wanted to keep it.

Tina....I think these other two came from you.  They are always with me in our library.

So is Little Wonder.

              

Gary has done an amazing job on the front paddock.  Spent much of the day out there.

I checked out all the numbers for my dinner tonight.  It qualified and tasted so good.

Poached eggs, two pieces of toast, and 1 medium potato.  Not much sodium, but more potassium and still manageable.

Night all.

 

Go Bills!

The weather was weird today.  Started off real nice then we kept having lightning and heavy rain warnings off and on this afternoon.  Gary went out for coffee and Little Wonder and I did our usual.

I finally put together a bowl of watermelon and grapes so we would have something for snacking.

  Also added a lot more items to my list of foods....sodium and potassium.  Learning a lot!

Our cherry tomatoes have finally arrived.  Too bad I can't eat very many tomatoes.

I spent a LOT of time on the phone today.  A friend's horse had choked on some hay last night and was going to have to be put down this afternoon if we could not find someone to haul him to Cornell.  Connected them to my friend Andrea and she was able to get him there a little before 6pm.  Hopefully they can save him.  Then I spoke to a friend about making croutons and her water color painting.....after that Barb, who used board her horse here, called about going out to lunch..which we do at least once each year.  Then we watched the Bill's game.  94 degrees in Texas.  They always drive me nuts during the 4th quarter and today was no exception.  It was a win.

After that, I spoke to my blogging friend from Minnesota for almost an hour.  A record breaking day.

Dinner was good.  I'm trying to eat less and savor every bite.

Gary found a package on our front porch that must have been there for awhile, as we don't use that door.  Someone sent me this....they must read my journal and I hope they fess up.  The ironic part....I looked at this cook book on line today.  Need to buy a lottery ticket.

Time for us to rest.

Night all.

 

The Dog Wash

A nice crispy morning.  Scott arrived before 9 to drop off Gary's painting gear that was down at Jenny's as she was having a garage sale today and needed to clear some stuff out.

Before leaving, we loaded up his truck

with my last six bales of hay.  The grand finale.

He's going to be seeding some grass and will use it there or wherever.

The fall crocuses were back in full bloom.

I spent the next couple of hours mowing the lawn.

I was supposed to give Little Wonder a bath yesterday, but it never happened.  So today we drove down to the Dog Wash.

                                 I'm pretty sure he remembered it as he was there once before.  There were already a couple dogs being washed and the room we were in had no ramp...just stairs that he would not go up.  So I had to lift him into the sink.

He was very good about getting washed.

I toweled him off and lifted him over to a table to dry his hair.

There was a very powerful dryer there, but he hates it and we requested the smaller version.  We plugged it in and it didn't work.  Tried another one and it did not work.  It was the outlet.  So I got a chair and we did it out in the waiting room.  He did not like it on his face and I did the best I could.

From there we went over to Jenny's to check out the garage sale and sat on an old denim couch we gave her decades ago.  She has really been cleaning house (so much out of the basement) and even tho business was so so, it will all be gone to Good Will or in a dumpster.

Can you read what is written on this chalk board?  Ariana wrote it when she was 5 or 6 years old.  I do believe it should be saved.  I also have something she wrote in the grooming room about 23 years ago.  This one says WELCOME TO THE GRGAS CAKE BAKERY.

We left there around 3:30.

Gary was in quite the mood to work on the front paddock and weed wacked under the fence.

Then he requested that I mow it.  Looks great.

Before dinner I picked some raspberries.

I spent more time this afternoon looking at food stuff.  My goal is to figure out how much sodium, potassium and phosphorus I am consuming in a day.  That means some meal samples.  I need to find a dietician to do all that work for me.

We had big salads tonight. Last night we saved half of our chicken to put on here.

Night all.

 

Nine Eleven

Last night while I was in bed, at 11:30pm there was a ding on my phone and I checked it out.  It was a message from my friend Andrea (Glen Darach Farm...where Buddy is) and this was a photo she had taken of the sunset while sitting outside with some friends.  They were there as their horse, who passed on this day a couple of years ago, is buried under a big tree and they go there to remember her.  Berlin is under that tree too.  It was so sad thinking about it.

On the morning of 9/11 I was just pulling into Andrea's driveway when the towers had been hit.  I was listening to the radio and did not think it could be true.  Will never forget it.

This morning, the sky was bright and the humidity did not appear.

My day started with a 10am visit to Borg Imaging for an ultra sound.  So glad they have an office in Brockport.  Of course I was concerned about what they were going to see in my kidney (which I found out is on my right side) and bladder...very relieved when I got the results in the afternoon.  No surprises.

Yet another blossom showed up.

Brenda and Al C. stopped up with some kindling for Gary and we sat out on the porch for awhile.

They also brought us some peanut butter cookies.  Perfect.  I've had nothing sweet for over a week.

Little Wonder and I took a lunch break...

and then I went out to mow the small pasture.  The grass was not as high as it is in the big pasture, but it 

still looks like a hay field.  Have not heard back from our friend who started on the big pasture and I hope his tractor is ok so he can finish one of these days

I made more apple sauce.

and hope to get more apples.

Dinner was delicious.

We both saved half of our chicken and we will have it on a salad tomorrow night.

For anyone who lives in Brockport, Jenny is going to have a garage sale tomorrow with her neighbor.  I created a FB post to advertise it and absolutely laughed my head off.  (We are Swedish, live in the Town of Sweden and she lives on Sweden Hill Road)

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO SWEDEN?

On Saturday, September 12th come on over to Sweden Hill Road between 9am and 4pm for a GARAGE SALE. 84 and 88 will be there to greet you.

Jenny's version.....

GARAGE SALE THIS SATURDAY, 9/12 from 9am-4pm. Come by 84-88 Sweden Hill Rd., Brockport. Neighbor Jen and I are doubling up our garage sale efforts for a SUPER SALE! 

— with Jennifer Ramsay.

Night all.