Summer time and me
The leaves are starting to change colour, and summer is coming closer to ending. It's been a busy one, for sure. Working pretty much full time, trying to keep up with the garden (anyone want some squash? I have a ton!) and play with my horses a bit. Full days. Good ones, though. It's been a much better summer weatherwise, not nearly so hot and dry, a big relief for us, especially with the hay. Last summer was awful, so hot and virtually no rain, so this is good.
All the horses are doing well, and the baby is growing so tall. She is just the apple of everyone's eye, really sweet and smart.
We're so lucky.
I spent part of the afternoon raking the huge manure pile in the field. We have to have it hauled away, but it's a huge job, and we have to find someone who wants it, so for now we're managing it as best we can. Darned horses just keep on pooping. Maybe we should feed them less, LOL. I'm getting soft since we hired someone to do the work on weekends, so we now have a barn worker 7 days a week. I used to do stalls two days a week, and my hands were real worker's hands. Now the calluses have gone, so I am now the proud owner of a big old blister on my right palm. Getting soft, for sure. :)
I miss the Olympics..I was glued to the TV (CBC's coverage was great) and am so proud of the Canadian team, especially the women. They totally rocked. Now what will I watch? Back to the multi channel, nothing to watch, damn. Oh well, the new seasons of my favourite shows will start soon.
On Saturday night I joined over 11 million other Canadians watching the Tragically Hip in their last concert of the Man/Machine tour. It was amazing, that feeling of being part of something that spoke to our sense of community through the words and music of a group that is so deeply connected to this country. The sadness we all felt knowing that Gord Downie is battling terminal brain cancer made it all the more poignant, and powerful. He gave absolutely every bit of his being to the music, and to the audience. It was something I will never forget. Thank you, CBC, for a 2 1/2 hour concert broadcast without commercials. Wow.
Then it was done.
All the horses are doing well, and the baby is growing so tall. She is just the apple of everyone's eye, really sweet and smart.
We're so lucky.
I spent part of the afternoon raking the huge manure pile in the field. We have to have it hauled away, but it's a huge job, and we have to find someone who wants it, so for now we're managing it as best we can. Darned horses just keep on pooping. Maybe we should feed them less, LOL. I'm getting soft since we hired someone to do the work on weekends, so we now have a barn worker 7 days a week. I used to do stalls two days a week, and my hands were real worker's hands. Now the calluses have gone, so I am now the proud owner of a big old blister on my right palm. Getting soft, for sure. :)
I miss the Olympics..I was glued to the TV (CBC's coverage was great) and am so proud of the Canadian team, especially the women. They totally rocked. Now what will I watch? Back to the multi channel, nothing to watch, damn. Oh well, the new seasons of my favourite shows will start soon.
On Saturday night I joined over 11 million other Canadians watching the Tragically Hip in their last concert of the Man/Machine tour. It was amazing, that feeling of being part of something that spoke to our sense of community through the words and music of a group that is so deeply connected to this country. The sadness we all felt knowing that Gord Downie is battling terminal brain cancer made it all the more poignant, and powerful. He gave absolutely every bit of his being to the music, and to the audience. It was something I will never forget. Thank you, CBC, for a 2 1/2 hour concert broadcast without commercials. Wow.
Then it was done.