Full Hands

I was quite happy to see this...

(he came running when I called his name... dear boy.)

yesterday morning as I headed out to bring the horses

in from their night of grazing in the upper pastures.

Ollie's hairdo had successfully thwarted his attempts

at removing his grazing muzzle.

Yay!!

And, again I say...  isn't he adorable!

The wind in his hair as he runs across the pasture...

so model-esque!

We all walked back to the barn.

You might think 5 equines might be a handful for a single

person to maneuver.

However, when everyone is exhausted from the previous night,

it's like walking 5 sloths back to the barn... predictably slow.

And, of course, Moonie is in charge of walking himself back to the barn.

(I removed his muzzle before letting him exit the pasture.)

Daphne and Chloe have the run of the entire dry lot at

night while the horses are gone.

And while we are talking about the donkey girls,

Chloe's neck has healed nicely.

For now we are just watching it and keeping our fingers

crossed that she will have no more sarcoid tumors.

[Link to video if needed]

Yesterday was spent out of the sewing room.

I needed a day off.

Actually, I did make an additional 6 face masks first thing in the morning...

all 44 of yesterday's offering sold before noon.

I visited a few of our local Amish dry goods stores 

to procure as much 1/8th inch elastic as I could find.

So, I will be making more in the coming days.

I picked and froze blackberries...

and picked the Mexican sour gherkins and packed

them in brine to start the fermentation process.

They are packed in brine with dill, garlic, a couple nasturtium leaves,

peppercorns, and a large grape leaf on top to help hold the

cukes under the brine.

The grape leaf helps to make the pickles more crispy,

I have read.

The brine completely covered everything to keep mold from forming.

In two weeks or so we should have fermented pickles to put 

into the refrigerator.  (more on that later)

I have been wanting to freshen up our guest room.

We moved into our log home 11 years ago and at the time,

I decorated the upstairs guest room with a Northwoods theme.

The bed had a wool bedspread and flannel dust ruffle.

The rest of the room held antiques that matched the theme.

I felt as though the room needed to be lightened-up a little.

So, I changed out the woolen bed clothes for neutral cotton/linen.

All we need now is a guest!

I have no idea how this has happened,

but, somehow we have arrived at Friday again...

at warp speed!

Our calendar (as always these days) is empty...

but I am sure our weekend will be full!

We'll be back Monday to share the highlights.

Have a lovely weekend!