HOT? Been scorching here....
I just don't do the higher temps and humidity like I use to when younger. Bless all of you who love the arid, hot more desert climates... they are not something I would enjoy cause I am NOT enjoying what we lately endure!

Supper is who knows...possibly ziti. Have to use open cheeses and chop meat for meat sauce before end of the weekend.
Tired of barbecuing on the grill.

Been fussing around with a sore wrist for the last 2+ weeks....
Pain isn't bad till I do something I should not of....ow, Ow, OW...Dang, that hurts!
Neighbor saw it last night and was like, "You know, if I didn't know better you've fractured it?".....
To the trained medical professional and add the range of motion thing is a dead giveaway I did something, pictures will confirm how much damage is done. That said, fractured is fractured to me!
Off for x-rays in an hour!

Based on the arm will determine the rest of the weekend.
Outdoor chores may just get done while I get to sit on the tractor seat for a change not be pitchfork guiding the work done.
🐎...

 

Been fussing around with a sore wrist for the last 2+ weeks....
Pain isn't bad till I do something I should not of....ow, Ow, OW...Dang, that hurts!

Wrist isn't broken!

But it does have some "issues".......
We are splinted and passing another 2 weeks to see how it feels.
Ortho followup consult and further testing scheduled "just in case"...
🐎...

 

Like @horselovinguy, it's pretty darn warm here. TMI, but two days ago I could have changed t-shirts four times and decided to be stinky and only changed three times. Yesterday I decided to be stinky all day. Luckily, I wasn't going anywhere and the people & critters who love me didn't care.

HLG, you had better take care of that wrist otherwise I'm sending Mama Rose to you! All joking aside, I hope it's okay.

Like @4horses said in another thread, we could use the rain, but it'll just make it more humid. We could use it.

I know for those that live in the upper East coast, they don't want any more rain. And if you have any friends or families in that area or if you're in that area I hope you're okay. My aunt is in New Jersey and she said she got barely anything.

We're having salmon for dinner. We've got tons and tons of fruit in the house. I think I'll make some fresh corn on the cob, too. A little bit of a weird combination but it'll be delicious.

@aubie, let Remington know that I appreciate them using their 'dainty' little paws to type out this week's thread as you were dictating. 😉

 

Happy Friday!

We finally have a break in the heat. 60s at night. 80s during the day. Still raining frequently, but I was able to mow half the yard earlier.

Wednesday evening a daughter and her husband came out and announced they're expecting their first child! I'm very happy for them. Then yesterday, a daughter who is vacationing in mountains, sent a photo letting us know she got engaged! She doesn't know about the other sister's news because cell signal is spotty up there. What a week.

Going to look at a tractor tomorrow. Hope it will work for us.

Oh! I was walking the east pasture, that was a landfill, looking to check weedy spots, grass, etc. Saw some huge leaves and wondered what new weed i was being cursed with. No. They are pumpkins! Daughter and son in law tossed some out there in some odd game of lawn bowling, and finished with target practice. It was along a spring that comes down a draw. In January. Now we have dozens of ornamental pumpkins nearly ripe! 😄

 

My latest feeble attempt at horsiness is on hold again. Long-ish visit with my much loved brother this week, visit from a nephew-in-law next week, and some mild, partly cloudy weather in between that allows me to get back to scraping, sanding and painting deck structures...on a ladder.

We took a drive through a deep river canyon up to a stunning lake in the Mt. Hood National Forest while DB was here. Weather was absolutely perfect.

Gravenstein apples are dropping from the trees like crazy. We have a constant parade of deer through the front yard, helping themselves. One doe brought a couple of spotted fawns the other day. That was a treat! I need to gather a few buckets to process into applesauce. Also picking thornless blackberries for the freezer to make into jam.

Our weather's been very dry. Lots of things need to be done, but we can't handle much sun anymore, so most of it will have to wait until fall.

 

My sympathies to everyone who is dealing with the crazy heat and rain.
We are still having the coldest summer we have had in a very long time. Good and bad.
I am no longer in the wine industry but I know the grape growers are a little one edge due to the very slow ripening.

I am also going to have salmon for dinner tonight and I was going to do a mango salsa, but now I am inspired to do something with the summer fruits. Thanks Horse and Dog Mom for the idea.

 

Really? Friday already??? Work has been nuts ... I'm ready to retire, but have another year to stick it it out.

@horselovinguy hope you get some relief for your wrist!

Weather has been nice - warm in the days and, at least in my neck of the woods, really lovely and cool at night. Wish it would continue. Loving it, although we have no rain in the forecast and we need it.

Getting ready for a ranch horse show on Sunday. Been riding at night when I can during this week. Have missed two evenings due to work, but will get tonight in and tomorrow lesson and then show!

We had "mandatory" training at work yesterday ... situational awareness. The guy who taught it is excellent. He did our "active shooter" training last year. Knows his stuff, engaging and found out walking back to my office (and he to his hotel), he used to use calf roping and tie down roping years ago and wants to get back into horses. We talked horses until I had to get back to work, LOL. Always a good thing to talk horses. Anyway, situational awareness is something everyone, but especially women and seniors, should be practicing in our crazy world.

Stay safe and Happy Friday!

 

Good luck at your show. Let us know how it goes!

 

We are enjoying a cool down into the 70s. Today's range is 77 and 57. The horses will be in hog heaven if it really drops down into the 50s tonight. Rained yesterday but supposed to be dry until Monday. Mowing will be on the agenda for the next couple of days. Might be too wet still today.

Stepson and family came Monday. The baby is now a toddler that skipped toddling and went straight to running. LOL I told his mom she was going to have to start weightlifting if she wanted to be able to hold him much longer. He was heavy for me to pick up and I have muscles, she's just a tiny thing with sticks for arms.

Nothing planned for the weekend or supper.

Snapped this yesterday, been seeing a lot of them.

 

Our weather has been warm, muggy, often cloudy with smirr at times, it's a comfortable 18C today.

ETA: Weather warnings for wind and rain given for Storm Floris, due to hit on Monday and Tuesday.

No plans for the weekend as I'm working through to Monday - early starts and very late finishes so I rarely have the energy for anything else.

Yesterday, I joined friends for a long hack in the morning and spent the afternoon cleaning one of the fields and holding a young horse for the farrier. Then I'd an unplanned ride in the late afternoon on a head-strong horse who needed exercising. He's always been a fidget who hates standing for anything, but it's not ideal around traffic.

This morning I visited the yard early, returned home for breakfast before walking the few km into town to pick up some food items.

I'd a couple of decades scared off my life when four deer exploded out of the undergrowth beside my path. If I'd been riding we'd have ended up in the next Shire. I managed to catch the last deer before it walked away.

It's the start of the Edinburgh Festivals. Although it's well to the south we feel the impact as tourists triple and natives leave Edinburgh in droves to avoid the curfuffle. Work is already horrendously busy but we'll still get an increase on the thousands through the door each day. The roads at best will be a nightmare, at worst dangerous as they forget which side they should be driving on.

Tea is chicken and veg.

 

Our weather has been warm, muggy, often cloudy with smirr at times, it's a comfortable 18C today.

No plans for the weekend as I'm working through to Monday - early starts and very late finishes so I rarely have the energy for anything else.

Yesterday, I joined friends for a long hack in the morning and spent the afternoon cleaning one of the fields and holding a young horse for the farrier. Then I'd an unplanned ride in the late afternoon on a head-strong horse who needed exercising. He's always been a fidget who hates standing for anything, but it's not ideal around traffic.

This morning I visited the yard early, returned home for breakfast before walking the few km into town to pick up some food items.

I'd a couple of decades scared off my life when four deer exploded out of the undergrowth beside my path. If I'd been riding we'd have ended up in the next Shire. I managed to catch the last deer before it walked away.

It's the start of the Edinburgh Festivals. Although it's well to the south we feel the impact as tourists triple and natives leave Edinburgh in droves to avoid the curfuffle. Work is already horrendously busy but we'll still get an increase on the thousands through the door each day. The roads at best will be a nightmare, at worst dangerous as they forget which side they should be driving on.

Tea is chicken and veg.

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@Caledonian, we are starting to refer to our place as the Deer Park. DH made an opening in the fence to make it easier for the does to bring their fawns through. We're now referring to that as the Deer Door. With apples falling like rain from our ancient trees, we have a steady stream of deer through the front yard. Most recently, this doe has started bringing her two spotted fawns, and they are as avid about the apples as the grownups! They are all quite habituated to us and although they have a large comfort zone, they rarely move away from us very far. We frequently see them napping in the back yard, or under the apple trees in the front yard.

 

We’ve finally started having our “monsoon” rains. But they aren’t every day like usual and have been coming on at night instead of afternoon. Also have been sparking flash flood warnings although I’m not in area of danger. There was a tornado touch down in the town southwest of us this week. That happens very infrequently, like last one was 6 years ago. Son got to see it. Only damage was to some telephone poles. Yes we still have some around.
Supper will probably be a bowl of ice cream as we ate in town for a late lunch. I realized this week that I’m becoming kind of scared to drive into town. It is a winding, gravel mountain road with no guard rails. And the road is in the worst shape that I’ve seen in our 27 years of living here. The washboards cause a truck’s backend to skitter all over the road. I’m afraid of heights so I grip the steering wheel or whatever on the way down. Coming back up isn’t as bad cause you don’t have the drop off on that side. Your new worry is someone driving way too fast and being on your side of the road! Enough whining and introspection for one day!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend. We have plans to put 100 bales of hay in the barn tomorrow. That, along with what we already have, would probably be enough but I’ll get another 100 to be on the safe side in another week or so.

 

The cool skipped us. Rain is hit or miss. Humidity makes this worse than a sauna.

Dinner is yaki soba, extra veg and shrimp with teriyaki glaze.

Painting tomorrow. 1st day and already tired.

 

So, I mentioned I got a new phone and did my prerequisite backups to allow me to bring things over to my new phone.

Why oh why oh why do I have 7200+ pictures in Google Photos?!

... Yes, I am more than a bit 😜.

 

Happy Friday!
A bit of a break from the heat this morning, had some rain until noon, with smoke from controlled forestry burns. Cleared up, rose to 80F and the granddaughter & I rode in the arena. I set up a few ranch trail obstacles, the log drag, log lope over and "L" back through/sidepass. Ranch Horse Extravaganza Show next weekend, so I've been riding twice a day. My treat is training Trey, he finds the right answers quickly, so very little effort on my part.
I have been surviving on very little sleep, trying to catch up on orders, they keep coming steadily, my efforts are paying off. Now to figure out what to purchase for my business so I don't show a profit. Probably nicer branded packaging since my last bundle is getting low.
It's a long weekend here, BC Day, so hubby is out at the lake with his family. My dinner will be prawn salad and nectarine margaritas. Bought a case of them, we couldn't eat them all, so I cut them up and froze them, perfect for fruity, boozy drinks. Enjoy your weekend everyone, happy BC Day!

 

Waresbear let us know how you do at the show.

 

At last a break in the heat for us! Beautiful dry clear day today, in the low 70s, and the pattern is supposed to hold for another few days or so. I am so glad - last swim I had on Wednesday in the lake was just... so hot. Too hot, like, if I had to do 5K in that water I would die, and if it's hot like that before my big swim (August 23rd) then it's going to need a change of venue lol. I will accept the nice weather and enjoy it.

Plans... tomorrow I have work, which I am not happy about. Not the work but that I have to deal with nonsense of not my own making, that I should not have to deal with. But Sunday and Monday will be off and still beautiful out so I will make good of those after ... whatever happens tomorrow. Monday is dance night as well.

Had spaghetti with jarred sauce and sausage for dinner. My dad went to the ED with Hives last night and is still pretty blown up and welted (they think it was his BP medication), but no longer itchy. He's hoping they dissipate before Sunday (or at least improve) because he's supposed to spend a couple days with his gf, then next weekend go to a film festival in NY.

@horselovinguy glad it is not broken! Stinks about the pain. I found out like a year ago that I broke my wrist at some point (no idea when!) and it developed a calcium deposit among other things. I get rounds of nerve pain now and then from the tendon catching on it.

 

@redbadger: Sorry about your Dad. As I've aged, I've developed allergic reactions to a couple of meds. 95% of my allergic manifestations have been in the form of hives.

Enjoy your days off!

 

@horselovinguy: Feel better SOON!

 

What's for supper?

Plans for tonight this weekend?

It's been too hot to cook here, don't want to heat the house and too hot to grill. So tonight I ate a protein bar for supper and just finished a piece of cheese toast. Good enough.

Plans for this weekend, go feed and grocery shopping at some point, not much else.

HOT? Been scorching here....
I just don't do the higher temps and humidity like I use to when younger. Bless all of you who love the arid, hot more desert climates... they are not something I would enjoy cause I am NOT enjoying what we lately endure!

Supper is who knows...possibly ziti.

Been fussing around with a sore wrist for the last 2+ weeks....
Pain isn't bad till I do something I should not of....ow, Ow, OW...Dang, that hurts!🐎...

Wrist isn't broken!

But it does have some "issues".......
We are splinted and passing another 2 weeks to see how it feels.
Ortho followup consult and further testing scheduled "just in case"...
🐎...

It was in the 103-107 F range last week, with the humidity making it feel like 110+ F by noon every day. I don't mind the heat, in fact I actually love it. The dogs and horses, not so much.

I was just telling DH that I miss the desert and being able to hop on a horse and ride for days and never see another living soul. I qualified that with 'living' because deserts are notorious dumping grounds and being the Magnet I was, I found a few 'not alive' ones when I was out riding around. I don't miss that part but I do miss the desert.

We had a favorite Italian restaurant in Apple Valley that made a "to die for" baked ziti and sausage....yummmmmmm! And I've never had a better Tiramisu than theirs, they made it from scratch, including the lady fingers.

I'm soooo happy the wrist isn't broken but follow up anyway, it might have a little crack that's just hiding out. Get better soon!

My dinner will be prawn salad and nectarine margaritas. Bought a case of them, we couldn't eat them all, so I cut them up and froze them, perfect for fruity, boozy drinks. Enjoy your weekend everyone, happy BC Day!
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Good luck at your show! Hope you do well in whatever you enter.

Your supper sounds delicious. I don't even drink, particularly Margaritas, and I would try some of one of those Nectarine ones. They sound delightful!

Plans... tomorrow I have work, which I am not happy about. Not the work but that I have to deal with nonsense of not my own making, that I should not have to deal with. But Sunday and Monday will be off and still beautiful out so I will make good of those after ... whatever happens tomorrow. Monday is dance night as well.

Had spaghetti with jarred sauce and sausage for dinner. My dad went to the ED with Hives last night and is still pretty blown up and welted (they think it was his BP medication), but no longer itchy. He's hoping they dissipate before Sunday (or at least improve) because he's supposed to spend a couple days with his gf, then next weekend go to a film festival in NY.

@horselovinguy glad it is not broken! Stinks about the pain. I found out like a year ago that I broke my wrist at some point (no idea when!) and it developed a calcium deposit among other things. I get rounds of nerve pain now and then from the tendon catching on it.

Every job has its share of nonsense, especially frustrating when overall it's a great place to work. I totally loved the Sheriff's Department I worked for, and for all of that I would go home some days and threaten to quit. It would all blow over eventually and I'd stay another 10 years. Hang in there! Have fun Monday night!

Sorry to hear about your dad, there's something in bloom or pollenating around here, I've had hives 3 out 4 days this past week. Nothing major and nothing some Benadryl cream won't fix.

@redbadger: As I've aged, I've developed allergic reactions to a couple of meds. 95% of my allergic manifestations have been in the form of hives.

 

In my dad's case it's likely one of his BP medications that can do this sometimes. He's taken it for a while now but, sometimes things just go pear shaped as @Horse & Dog Mom notes. He is still quite hive-y and swollen, taking benadryl as directed. He stopped the med but it can take some time to clear the system.

 

Gorgeous warm sunny day, 20C. Our nights are chilly, almost a touch of autumn.

Storm Floris has been upgraded to an amber - danger to life - warning. Storms of this intensity are rare at this time of year. I've been told not travel to work tomorrow.

Stopped at the yard on my way home to check and move anything that could be blown around. Tea is lorne sausage, fried egg and chips(fries). It's a warm, hazy evening, so I'm enjoying the calm before the storm.

 

Gorgeous warm sunny day, 20C. Our nights are chilly, almost a touch of autumn.

Storm Floris has been upgraded to an amber - danger to life - warning. Storms of this intensity are rare at this time of year. I've been told not travel to work tomorrow.

Stopped at the yard on my way home to check and move anything that could be blown around. Tea is lorne sausage, fried egg and chips(fries). It's a warm, hazy evening, so I'm enjoying the calm before the storm.

I'd freeze to death if it was only 20C here! LOL! I like the heat and would have to live in a sweatshirt over there.

Be safe in that storm. It's been kind of a wild year so far. There've been a couple storms this year that they've told DH to stay home and not come in to work for. It's nice that this employer does that, his previous one did not and wanted him in no matter what the conditions were.

I've never had Lorne Sausage so I looked it up and it sounds delicious. I might have to try to find a recipe and make it so I can taste it. I love having breakfast for supper.

The picture you posted is gorgeous! Makes sitting and watching for the storm to roll in a very worthwile pasttime.

Take care of yourself.

 

@Caledonian: Wishing you and yours to be safe!

 

Be safe... 🙏

Sure is pretty the "calm before all heck break loose"...
🐎...

 

Stay safe @Caledonian.

 

20C sounds good to me! Lol. It's warmer today with a haze of smoke from Canadian wildfires but the air quality is not awful, it just looks hotter than it really is. Our day here was in the 80s F, probably around 30C, and dry air. Another lovely day for riding, and the lake has cooled down. It warms up so horribly when we have stretches of very hot weather, it's almost not worth a swim. I am going to brag a bit because I made an Entire Circle in the lake today:

Which is more than half of what I need to do on August 23rd for my charity swim (a 5K) (or, Two Circles).

 

@redbadger Good JOB! What's the water temperature?

 

Probably upper 70s to 80 today depending on the location. Cooler than the average Y pool which is around 83-84 usually

 

LOL! Almost warm enough to swim in.