Better Day

No pictures today. It was a rainy dreary day. Not the kind of day you go out and take pictures. However, I had a much better day with Sage even if it was cold and rainy. It feels like snow actually but so far, just rain.

When I went to get Sage to put her out for the day, she said "No you don't get your hands on me." Have you ever heard of not being able to catch a horse in a stall. Bob came and walked right in and put the rope on her. I was so upset. He led her out and around the barn and stuff and put her in her outdoor pen. I was depressed about the backwards way we seemed to be going. HOWEVER, when I went to catch her and put her in for the night, I walked right up to her, snapped on the rope and she led right into the stall like a lady. I got her the oats and she was as happy as a clam. I will have to muck the stall out tomorrow. I was so proud of her today. We will see how the morning goes tomorrow.

Had lunch with my friend Helen today. I needed to fill her in on the happenings and the Licensed Officials meeting at the convention. We always have fun when we meet for lunch.

Tonight for dinner we had homemade vegetable soup from the freezer. It was a good day for soup. I made biscuits to go with it. I think that is all that is in the freezer. Will need to make a big pot and freeze some more. It is hard to make soup for two people.

Blessings.

Life

These two pictures are taken with me just on the front steps. This one turned out really stunning I thought. When we have nice sunsets we have really really nice ones. That was my high point of the day.
The rest of the day was not so good. Sage had a snit and drug me around until Bob came and got a hold of her and took her into the round pen for a "come to Jesus meeting" and then she walked OK with him and then we put her away. She was on her hind feet most of the time with me and I just could not handle her. Maybe tomorrow. This certainly was not a good training day.

Our dear friend Janet had a car accident yesterday and all we got was asking for prayer for her posted by her daughter. We about wigged out. Finally got in touch with her daughter and then Bob called her this evening. She fractured a vertebrae in her low back. They are going to do something with it Friday to fix it. She and her husband are childhood friends. Tom passed away about 4 years ago.

So lest I go on a whine, I will wish you all blessings -

Home

The only picture I took all weekend. A nice little buck as I was just about home. I just had my regular lens on. He was not concerned about me stopping until the flash went off.

Had a nice weekend. Almost always I enjoy the conventions of WSH. There will be quite a few changes that will happen. With the economy and such they are necessary if we wish to continue to exist. I was able to be part of the committee to test new stewards. That was interesting. When I became a steward, I did not have to take a test like that. I am glad. I might not be one if I had. The weather was nice most of the time even though we were inside most of the time. It made it easier to drive home yesterday. I was very tired though and even turned down Bob's idea of going to the Olive Garden for dinner.

This afternoon I put Sage in the barn for the night. She had a little tantrum but found the key and that was her bucket of grain. She would follow that. Will use it if I need to until she remembers that she needs to go in. Ditto will have to use another stall. It won't be long and she will be going in at night. She never gets a good winter coat. Sage has a good coat, I just want her to do these things because I ask.

This morning I went to the doctor because I have had something happening on my upper chest over the collar bone. It hurt, I thought I recognized it and I was right. I have shingles again. Had them on my back about five years ago. So, I am on an anti viral to get this under control. If you have ever had them you know they hurt. Nothing critical just irritating.

We are in the midst of a wind warning storm. I don't hear it like I sometimes do but we probably will during the night.

Glad to be home - blessings

A good crop

Yesterday they kept predicting a little snow on the ground by this morning. This is a picture out of the window on my front porch. NO SNOW.
Last summer when our grandson Lane was visiting there some old withered up potatoes in a basket on the back porch. He asked me what I was going to do with them and I told him feed them to the chickens. Lane asked if he could plant them and I said yes "knowing" that they would never grow. Well, Grandma did not always know right because later in the summer there were some very productive looking potato plants.

Today Bob and I got around to digging them thinking there would not be much there. SURPRISE

Here is Lanes crop of potatoes. Isn't that awesome.

Sage went quite well today on our trek to the barn for her grain. She was going to be stubborn but I picked up the rope Bob used to help me yesterday. She was very funny. She looked at me, looked at that rope and came right along. Bless her heart. She is learning to really like those oats.

Cameron came and worked with Liberty today and with just a minimum of assistance he and she made progress. He has never been around horses too much but is willing to learn and does what I ask. That makes it easy to teach someone who is teachable.

Tomorrow I am off to Ellensburg until Sunday. It is always fun and a requirement for me to hold my Horse Show Stewards card.

My hat is off to all the vets who have served our country.

Bless you all.

No Picture

Sorry there is no picture today but we did accomplish quite a bit. After a battle with Sage. She was pushing my buttons today but I got her into the stall and a can of oats. Don't know what got into her. Bob was afraid she was going to hurt me but I never was. This rearing up is a little (well a lot actually) frightening. Usually though when she has a tantrum like that and I win, the next time is not a problem. We will see tomorrow. I know one thing, we need to work more on manners.

And today for real we got a halter on Emma. Have not said much about her. The last time we had one on her she got it right off. She went down to Shannon's for a couple of weeks but she had little more success than we did. We put her next door and he has an 8' tall chute. This morning she walked in the chute and Bob rubbed her and talked to her and just put it on. All this fussing with her and that was so easy. She leads well. Bob will bring her home tomorrow. We enlarged her pen a little.

Haugen and Cash are in their new pens too. Did not hear from Angela today if the guy over there wants Cash or not nor did we hear from the people who thought they wanted Haugen. All the BLM is charging is a 25.00 replacement fee.

And Cameron came out after work and worked with Liberty for a while. He wants her and she really loves him. Just need to work together. She and Sage ate the same silly sauce this morning.

I have to leave on Thursday to the Washington State Horsemen Convention in Ellensburg. I was pretty well packed so neatly and had to dig in it to look for something I thought I had packed so now I get to start all over. Bob will be home here. Then I think our traveling is over for the winter. I always enjoy the convention.

We are refinancing and they are coming to do another appraisal. I hate having them traipsing all over. Its a good thing for us to do though. Bob has to go renew his drivers license tomorrow too. He is going to go to Davenport to do it. No lines there. Its only open one day a week for a few hours. Its worth it to wait though.

So, that was my day - BLESSINGS

Sigh

Not a good picture but.......it is Sage in a stall. I was taking her for a walk and just thought, Lets see if she will go into the barn, she did so I thought, how about a stall and she did. It scared her but I gave her some hay and a can of oats and she decided it wasn't such a bad place after all. I did not know if she would eat the oats or not because I have been pouring it over her grain and I didn't do that, just poured it into the grain feeder. She ate it all for the first time. I left her in the stall a couple of hours and went to get her out. She gave me some trouble getting her halter back on and then did not want to come out nor did she want to get back into her pen. I may start putting her in at night when the weather gets worse. Bob will laugh but I don't care, she and Ditto will go in at night and maybe Amelia. That will be when it gets way below freezing and snow. I was excited that Sage did something for me that she really didn't want to but I asked. Progress for us both.

Just two of our barn kitties. We have five females left is all. Four are young and Fancy the white one.

We will know tomorrow if the black horse has a home or not and have two people interested in the brown one. We got them separated today so the brown one can get some extra feed and not have to argue about it.

Blessings

Home Again

The early morning sky last Friday. I am not usually awake at sunrise but when I woke up and saw this I was in awe.
It is about a 3 1/2 hour drive to Grangeville, Idaho. Bob lay down on the bed and promptly fell asleep after we got checked in. The flash woke him and we had a good laugh.

The only horse that we had anything to do with all weekend. He is modeling a week spraying device.

Our table centerpiece. A man made them a few years ago and he passed away this past summer. We used them again in memory.

This is a view outside of Craigmont, Idaho. There are a series of wooden trestles along this area but this is the highest. It was built in 1908. It looks just a might blurry and that is because it was pouring down rain. It is Lawyer Creek Canyon. Lawyer was a Nez Pierce Indian.

We had a good weekend and some very good things were accomplished. The banquet dinner was just awesome and I think we all ate too much. After dinner a band came in and played for us to listen or dance too. It was fun. Friday evening when we got down there and settled in we went with a group of friends to a Methodist Church where they were having a salmon dinner. It was so very good.

A report on the horses. I will find out more about them tomorrow but I believe the black one is going to Wenatchee and the brown one has two people that want him. The remaining two appy's the man had were rehomed yesterday. The outpouring from the people who I have told has been heart warming. You are all wonderful. Tony and his wife are being blessed.

Tomorrow is the only day this week without rain (or snow) and I must go spend some time with Sage. I kick myself all over for not being riding her by now. She stands down there and looks at the house and I feel guilty.

Blessings.