A Return To Normal? Starting Tomorrow.

 Fortunately, it was not raining this morning

 and there was drama in the sky.

 After chores I grabbed a quick shower and hurried into the City

 thinking that I needed to be there by 9:15.

 Wrong!  We were scheduled for 10:30.  Two different times were given.

 During our lunch break and 4 of us walked

 over

 to

 the Dinosaur BBQ.

The river was wild.

A nice way to celebrate our last day of service.

 Rochester has many interesting buildings.

 I really enjoyed meeting this crew.  They will all return to work tomorrow while I totally enjoy getting back to my "retired" lifestyle.

 All done and back on the road by mid afternoon.

 I'm ready to return to my country life.

 Mowed the lawn when I got home....

 and had a board meeting at 7.

Home at last.

Night all.

Taaa Daaaaaaaaa!

What a nasty morning.  It was pouring and very cold.

So crummy I kept the horses in until it stopped....around noon.

They were not happy with me.

 I turned the heat on in the Studio around 7:30, before going out to the barn.

 By the time my class arrived, it was not quite warm enough, but they were troopers.

 As soon as they left, I let the girls out and they went straight to the pastures.

 At 1:30, I had an appointment to have my stitches removed.  Here is the before shot....

 and this is the after, right when they were removed.  

Pretty ugmo, but a shower will improve the look.

I was totally happy with the Doctor, the surgery, the hospital and the outcome.

My fingers did not swell, the bandage never felt too tight, I never had to take one pain pill and was able to do chores (without using that hand the first few days) and did not miss a board meeting or grand jury duty (I put a pillow under my arm).  Very grateful...especially since I did not get an infection that could have been very serious.  The Doc knew what he was doing.

I will be so happy not to have to wear plastic bags to the barn and in the shower.

 By late afternoon, the sun was making an effort to appear.

 Gary was able to work on the gardens.

 I thawed out some ham and cabbage soup

 which I served with pumpernickel bread, cheese and apples.

 Gucci's flowers are still very beautiful.  When I see her pictures I really miss her.

 Night all.

The Long And Short Of It...

Simplify....Simplify....Siimplify.

My days are starting to slow down a little....finally.

Added pellet bedding to Abbe and Berlin's stalls this morning.

It was really ugly outside.  Damp and cold.

 The house being built out back is starting to look very large for a ranch.

 In spite of the weather, many of our flowers are in full bloom.

 A very good day to be inside napping.

 The only thing I had on today was the Sunday Jam and we had a full house.

 

I'm so glad I can still play my uke with this hand wrapped up.

Yay!!! Tomorrow the stitches come out.

 You have to know that I really love playing with this group.

As we are getting ready for a performance, our practice lasted almost an hour longer.

Really did a number on my right thumb....it needs to be toughened up.

 Our friends Topper and Carol called around 4:30 to see if we wanted to join them for dinner at Krony's tonight.  Gary was at a concert and did not get home until 5:30, 

but we were able to make it.

On our way to Hamlin, the fog was getting very heavy.

We arrived around 6

and Topper had his camera out before I even sat down.

 So busy talking and eating I forgot to take pictures of the food.

Wings and salads.  After my last gig with the grand jury I have to get serious about my eating habits and go back to Agape 3 days a week.  Actually looking forward to it.

Now I am going to put on some pjs.

Night all.