Lazed about the campsite. Called a stable in NH to arrange trail rides during my vacation. Looked through an abandoned juvenile center on Greenridge territory. It was a strangely lonely place. We went to Cumberland and ate at Applebee's for lunch, then came back and shot at the range. Had a big fire and cooked burgers, rested, then went home.

It was hay day at the stable, so I helped unload and stack bales rather than have a riding lesson. That made me sad, but it happens. Went to Greenridge with Keith. It was a beautiful starry night but freezing.

Last Thursday the hazard lights on my truck went out so I used C10's truck. Its hazards were out, along with a turn signal, the check engine light whenever I put it in park, shaking like a motherfucker and the brakes. OMG the brakes. They were stiff as hell, requiring my entire body with my heel against the pedal to compress. The grip was weak ( Read more... )

I was off Friday for my long weekend. I felt horrible in the morning and called my riding instructor to warn her I'd be late. This worked out well for both of us and I rode Western on a horse named Allie. I sort of sucked at first but then I must have gotten better because the instructor admitted to advancing the lesson halfway through ( Read more... )

Went to Greendridge to have a picnic but our dry wood was faintly damp which necessitated a bonfire. It was slightly windy and I may have been sitting too close which probably explains my singed eyebrows and eyelashes which cling together like velcro. Damned annoying.

SaturdayWas predictably hellish. I ran over by half an hour and had an hour bump on C12. Sure the weather was beautiful, but I barely made it back on time. These sort of days are stressful. Keith picked me up from work and I packed up my things for our camping trip. The whole forest was almost completely booked up, but we had a reliable site. The ( Read more... )

With some encouragement, I crawled out of my bunk late in the morning and gradually put things up. I even found the energy to chop up some hardwood logs so they could all fit in a single bin instead of rolling around the car. Keith rode off to explore a bit while I puttered around, then we had steak, fruit and veggies for breakfast ( Read more... )

I ran out of warning notices halfway through my second community, so I made sure to print some more when I got back. I used up the ink cartridge in the copier. :P One resident has already called in with a false accusation (that's the sort of nonsense they do in petty retaliation) but the PM rolled her eyes when I lol'ed at it. On the other hand, ( Read more... )

It started out raining so I refused to budge from the tent. Keith went with Tim who had driven out to join us. When it got sunny, I geared up and headed out. Caught them on way back because they needed the air compressor in my Grizzly. Tim had flat and bent back his rim with a rock. We continued back out to the trail system and rode mostly ( Read more... )

We rode around on numerous poorly marked trails, despite the drizzle that kicked up. We had fun except for when we tried to go down what turned out to be a hideous, narrow, rocky private trail. That's how poorly marked the system was. *g* If nothing else, I learned the current limits of my riding ability. Both tired, we headed back to camp early in ( Read more... )