FUN AND GAMES....

Cooper fell asleep on the way up to the farm, and slept through dinner...When we finished, Finn was very anxious to learn how to play the board game SEQUENCE.  He has been waiting to do this for two weeks, and I think he got it!  When Coop woke up, it was all about dessert and Power Rangers.

THANK YOU.....

We have so much to be thankful for......

Many of my blogging friends have written some beautiful things...beyond Thanksgiving, here is a quote I am stealing from Virginia at Teachings of the Horse...it is from author Ann Beattie.

"What will happen can't be stopped.  Aim for grace."  I could learn from this!!!

FORMAL INTRODUCTIONS...

This morning I put Winnie on a lead and walked her around the herd... when her owners got here we turned her loose for about 10 minutes.  Not a bad transition....they all went into the outdoor arena (which currently looks like a place for mud wrestling) and proceeded to trot through the water.  For a minute there, I thought Masterpiece was going to roll in the water....what a mess that would have been.  Winnie went back into her run in /pasture area and I finished the chores so I could get started on some preparations for dinner.

GOOD MORNING FE!!!!

That's Bermuda talkin to ya......

THE MASTERPIECE MARATHON...

This horse and his herdmates will not leave Winnie!  She is in the run in all warm and dry, and they stand outside the gate in the elements.  They have so many options for protection, but they just prefer this.

SHEPHERD'S MILL...

The sawdust gets blown from the mill to this shed....

Darrin and Justine are waiting for the sawdust to be dumped into the trailer...

You can't imagine all the wood that is stacked inside. They make hundreds and hundreds of wooden crates that local farmers use for apples.

Huge logs are automatically rolled over to the main saw....

This is a rescue dog that was adopted from the Humane Society 4 years ago.  He goes to the Mill with his owner everyday.  In the winter, a wood burning stove is going while work is being done, and this pup loves to stay right next to it.

There must be a lot of dust particles in the air...it can't all be orbs!!!!

This is Jim Stymus...he is the owner of the Mill.

Today we went to get sawdust.  Winnie's family volunteered to pick it up, so I went along to show them how to find the mill and secure the tarps so it didn't all blow away on the way home.  What a difference having help...it was unloaded in half an hour.  The stalls are like feather beds.

THERAPY DOG BUSINESS...

Every year, Phoebe needs to have an update from the vet to renew her certification with Therapy Dogs, International.  Going there was one of my stops today.  I have been so busy with Town/Center business it took me awhile to get my act together.  Doc Edwards is by far the best small animal vet I have ever come in contact with and he has taken care of our dogs and cats for many years.

SPLURGE...

Could not resist buying a dozen roses....they were on sale for ten bucks.

HEAD START...

I thought I would get the table set tonight so I can work on cleaning the house in the morning. Because the table in my Studio is very long, we eat special dinners there.  Usually I get a long piece of fabric for a table cloth, but there is nowhere to buy it in town...instead, I bought two twin size flat sheets and made what I needed.  In the past, I bought about 30 black and white bandanas for a party and use them for napkins...so the black table cloth.

TRACKS

A dog, a cat and a bunny?

SKYVIEW....

A mild morning....with plenty of mud.

GRAIN DELIVERY....

500 pounds this morning.

MASTERPIECE AND WINNIE....

This horse has real staying power!  He is so interested in Winnie he will not leave the gate to her run  in.