Flashing Lights

Still dreary out there.  Mildish this morning, then rain followed by snow this afternoon.

When I turned the boys out, Rebel headed for the pasture....

and Buddy went for the hay.

After chores I got the manure out of the pastures....

and then I mulched the leaves under the willow tree.  Mid December!  Got it done before getting hit with some real snow.

I decided to make a cauliflower casserole for dinner and then took the afternoon off....again.

Rebel and Buddy were already wet from the rain and got even wetter from the snow.

I added a little more cheese and the hard boiled eggs to the casserole and popped it in the oven before going out to tuck the boys in.

When I went out, there was all kinds of activity on the road.

A car was in the field across the street and something must have happened to a school bus.  It took quite awhile for them to get things cleaned up so the traffic could pass through.

I will be so glad when it stays light longer.

Will never understand why these two don't go under the shed roof when the weather is like this.

Soaked.

Although he did not need a coat this morning, he needed it tonight since it was snowing.

The casserole tasted great.  Nice to have a vegetarian meal once in awhile.

Night all.

 

Whoa! Almost Dark at 3:30!

A very dull day in the low 40s with very strong wind.

I decided to put the hay out in nets so it would not blow away, and the boys hardly touched them.

Rebel went straight out to the pasture and did the usual.

They are still getting some grass.

Little Wonder did not need his black coat.....

and kept me company in the barn so he did not have to deal with the wind.

After chores I had a burst of energy and did a couple loads of laundry....put fresh sheets on the bed.

Gary went to yoga and lunch, then he had a Summer Serenades meeting.

I dug out some ornaments that our granddaughters made many years ago and put them out on the  kitchen porch railing.  Ariana will be here on Saturday and Stephanie will be coming next week.  Let's see if they recognize them.

Gary's coffee pot bit the dust so I went shopping this afternoon.  Got him a nice one, an electric mixer and two tarps.  I got out of the store a little before 3:30 and it was almost dark!  What the heck was that all about?  By 4:30 you could hardly see the boys in the front paddock.

Got them tucked in and sat by the fire for awhile.

Gary got home from yet another appointment around 6 and made us scrambled eggs and toast for dinner.  We just were not very hungry.

Night all.

 

Dear John...

Yahooooo!  We hit the mid 40s today!  However, the wind was blowing like crazy by tonight.

After chores I cut some pine branches off one of our trees to bring a little Holliday cheer into the house.

This is the wreath Gary picked up a couple days ago.  We always put it on a sculpture that is near our kitchen door.  We have Twinkie lights in our house year round as I love the atmosphere that is created, but we have not had a tree for decades.  Instead, we have decorated bare tree branches or created big mobiles full of hanging ornaments.

This has been hanging in our kitchen for years....it also has Twinkie lights.

At noon, Spa Day Alice picked me up and we went down to Barber's for lunch.  The place was empty except for the people working and this one man sitting at the bar.  We planned this last week as we wanted to do another pay it forward mission and pick up the tab for someone's lunch.  Totally ironic!  When we walked through the door I could not believe the person sitting at the bar.  Many months ago when we were there we were going up to pay our bill and he said "I've got it!"  We had never met him before and were shocked.  We thanked him and bought him a beer.  Many weeks later we went to Rorbachs with the intention of treating someone to lunch.  We looked around and decided to pick up the tab for an elderly couple sitting a few booths down from us.  Then we talked to our server and told her what we were doing.  She ended up telling them that we were the gift givers and they came back to thank us.  We had a great talk and it felt so good!  This time, we decided to go back to Barber's to pay it forward again and could not believe that John was sitting there.  We had a great talk and offered to buy him lunch, but he declined.  He has been generous with so many people!!!  Such a great vibe between the three of us.  

So we had lunch.  I had a great salad and Alice had

half of a Balboa with some tater tots.

Before we left, this sweet bar tender helped us set up a gift/tab for John.

Another feel good day.  Fate brought us back to him.  Have you ever done this?  We will continue to do it as it is so appreciated.

Took a nap by the fire and then did chores.

Dinner was delicious,  Chicken with carrots and caramelized onion, mashed potatoes, fruit salad and I finished off the cranberry orange relish.

Night all.