Status Quo...........As Usual

We leave in mid April back to England and there is so much to do before we go. Besides the spring chores of removing posts and such.........There is the spreading of fertilizer and weed killer in March, so hoping all this snow melts soon..............I will not put up with another year of "slobbers" secondary to clover and humidity. Not sure if I'll have everyone vaccinated before we go or if I'll wait until we're back. Besides the mounds of outdoor chores, Stephen has decided to patch and re-paint the extension...........we're talking a 30 foot X 40 foot room with sky lights and and a peaked ceiling to at least 25 ft. . So that will require the movement of furniture, covers over it and two sets of stackable scaffolding with a ladder........gads.........And rather than start it next week, we are making a trek to Navy Pier in Chicago to go to a Garden Show. I am overwhelmed once again..........And a resounding "thanks!" to perimenopause and the slightly higher blood pressure it has caused me , I have added yet another med to my arsenal of daily meds...........yay! And it makes me sleepy by mid-day. On a good note, we have bought a tread mill, Gold's Gym............I'm starting slow 10 minutes at first, but at a 2.5 mph with a slight incline.......will increase each day................Also the new med seems to be helping with the BP issue so far...........And I have to get stabbed by the vampires once again on Tuesday..........The horses are doing well............I've cut back their hay a little as it warms up. Still have their blankets on. I will consider taking the blankets off as soon as it is consistently warmer. If you haven't heard, Wisconsin is in an uproar.............honestly, I don't care either way. I personally have no bargaining at work and my wages in spite of a raise are going down as they find more ways of taking it from me, now with a spousal surcharge on top of family coverage for insurance, I think I now pay $600 a month for health insurance..............Oh well................Goats are fine, Jenny goat fits right in, however, I have never before seen such a happy goat. She actually smiles and when we give her a special treat, her whole bottom wags along with her tail, really quite a character. Thinking we'll have Zoe here to take of the critters while we are on our trip. She finally has her driver's licence, which is good and she's made a few serious treks in the few short weeks. Next things to do, hair to get done before the end of March and "OMG!", I have discovered LUSH products for myself................heaven.............Anyway, hope all is good with everyone out there............

Murphy's Horse Laws

Murphy's horse laws- Jeremiah sent me this, thought it was funny!

*If you do a thorough check of your trailer before hauling, your truck will break down

*There is no such thing as a sterile barn cat No one ever notices how you ride until you fall off

*The least useful horse in your barn will eat the most, require shoes every four weeks and need the vet at least once a month

*A horse's misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are watching

*If you're wondering if you left the water on in the barn, you did

*If you're wondering if you latched the pasture gate, you didn't

*Hoof picks migrate

*Tack you hate never wears out

*Blankets you hate cannot be destroyed

*Horses you hate cannot be sold and will outlive you

*Clipper blades will become dull only when the horse is half finished

*Clipper motors will quit only when you have the horse's head left to trim

*If you approach within 50 feet of the barn in your "street clothes", you will get dirty

*You can't push a horse on a lunge line

*If a horse is advertised "under $5,000" you can bet he isn't $2,500

*The number of horses you own increases according to the number of stalls in your barn

* An uncomplicated horse can be ruined with enough schooling

*You can't run a barn without baling twine

*Wind velocity increases in direct proportion to how well your hat fits

*There is no such thing as the "right feed"

*If you fall off, you will land on the site of your most recent injury

* If you're winning, quit.

WTF? Welcome To Wisconsin!

Our attempt at a goat rescue this morning. It was successful and Jenny goat is safe after we had to did her out. She was buried in her small goat house. And we had to dig out the water which was still warm water under a pile of snow...go figure...................


The 3 foot drift in front of the door on the deck.........yay, had to shovel that out as well!


The horses made a path and this evening look better. All eyelash icicles have now melted!

Before the goat rescue and dig out........Where the hell are they?

The drifts in the back yard, near one of the sheds ! Gads! At least it is no longer windy! And the blizzard has stopped!

Well, Here Comes The Real Winter Blast!

Well, it started with round 1 last night and I woke to 5 inches of snow to shovel down the stairs. A Border Collie chasing the snow I was attempting to shovel and turning the corner to see these normal "feed me" antics!


After they ate their pelleted grain and I threw the hay in front of their barn so that they may have a little protection, it was total chaos as the horse eating wind noises caused the dopes to flee several times in between bites.................


They made several attempts and this is what the dipsticks did. One grab at hay and a spooky bolt in different directions.

Both of them.........dorks!

An eventual run around the arena and paddock..............I finally decided that perhaps this was not going to work, so I moved the hay out in the middle, wind and all to save them from themselves................ugh!