What a long time!
I hadn't realized just how long it's been since my last update.... Lots of exciting things have been happening and I haven't had time to get my site caught up. So in more-or-less chronological order, here's what happened since the last update:
- We had company for Memorial day weekend. It was fun to see our friends from southern California. We cooked a lot of food and ate a lot and hung out alot.
- I drove to the Los Angeles area for some work. A scientist and friend has some work that I can do from here in Nebraska, but I needed to find out how to use the software and exactly how to do it. I planned to be gone from home about 10 days, but it turned out to be about 2 weeks. I got to stay with some equestrian friends and did some riding - I actually rode more there than I've been able to do here at home.
- On the way to Los Angeles, I dropped in at the Varley's Tiger Horse Farm in Santa Fe. We had bought some mares from the Varleys and I wanted to see them and learn more about the breeding program.
- Since getting home, we've been working on getting the place ready for the arrival of our new mares. We got a 12x32 foot run-in shed, with some swinging panels so that I can keep it as a big shed or convert it to two 12x16 foaling stalls. We also installed two gates in the turn-out, which meant that Dick had to dig several fence post holes, each about 3 feet deep.
- I cut my finger - not horrible, but it did take 2 stitches. It healed within 10 days! So it wasn't that bad, but it sure reminded me to be careful. I was using a hand sickle to cut some long grass, and let my mind wander.
- July 3, the Tiger Horses arrived!
