Bounty!

47 degrees this morning.  I did not have enough covers on last night and the window was open.  

We were invited to partake of some veggies in a friend's garden so that is the first thing we did this morning.  

Little Wonder went with us.

Talk about bounty...all organic.

On the way home we stopped at Scott's house to see what's been happening.  The entire roof is done.

The sky started to change and I thought we would get more rain, but it did not happen.

Washed all the veggies when we got back and prepared a basket for Jenny.  We picked eggplant, peppers (two varieties), tomatoes, lettuce and some gorgeous carrots.

Did some laundry...changed sheets and took a little time off early afternoon.

At 3 I went out to the Studio and messed around for 2 1/2 hours!  First I had to replace the flowers as they had pooped out.

Then I started working on a sample for tomorrows class.  I continue wanting them to loosen up and this will just be a fun exercise.  We will divide the paper into 4 sections and start applying paint....a little wet on wet.

It may end up looking like something or could be totally abstract.

My favorite is on the top right and I added a beak because it reminded me of a bird.

After much layering....I let them dry and then started mixing up the media.  Left the bird alone, then added colored pencil and ink to the others.  The bottom left drove me nuts as I over painted it

Tomorrow is the 4th class for these students and I will find out how many want to go on for more sessions.  I'm having such a good time!!!!

Still counting by milligrams and am now making a book of meal possibilities.  Tonight we had a grilled turkey burger on a piece of toast topped with peppers and onions along with sauted zucchini with a side of our homemade applesauce (have to make more of that tomorrow).

Night all.

 

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.