Tuesday Talk

Don't let anyone tell you that raccoons don't like their comforts! This was taken one summer when I looked out and this little raccoon was asleep in one of the deck chairs. She stayed there for a long time, was still there when I went to bed but gone in the morning. She did come back several times and take a nap and eventually started bringing her babies. I'll try to find a picture of them too.

Many of you will remember the movie Peyton Place that came out 50 years ago. Of course I was just a tot and didn't know about it until about ten years later and watched it on video. It was quite risque at the time, they sure would be shocked now at what is on the TV and in the movies wouldn't they? I guess my interest in the movie and the subsequent follow up movie was the fact that I went to boarding school about 10 miles from there and went through Camden every time I went home. The Camden web site visitcamden.com has a write up and has this to say and I quote:

The 50th anniversary of the filming of Peyton Place in Camden took place last summer on the weekend of June 15 through the 17th, 2007. The movie, which garnered nine Academy Award nominations and launched the careers of more than a few cast members, was Camden’s first brush with Hollywood.

I know there are a lot of you readers out there and this might be a fun read for you even though it is more then 50 years old. Have any of you read it???? The web site talks about the actors that made a name for themselves, my favorite was always Sandra Dee.

The shop where I purchased my gown for my senior banquet was the shop featured in the film, under a different name of course. Camden is a beautiful little coastal town with quaint shops and a beautiful harbor filled with lobster boats. It's one of those picturesque towns that the tourists enjoy but haven't taken over like say Bar Harbor where the huge cruise ships come in and mob the little downtown.

The turkeys are back in full force after the big storm over the weekend. I love how the males fluff up and show off their finery. The ones is these two pictures are fairly old as you can see the tassels hanging from their chests. The older the bird the longer the tassel. I doubt if their life span is very long with all the predators that enjoy them for dinner but these two have been around for a while. The grand kids enjoy finding the long tail feathers in the summer time.

I'm still on barn duty at the stable. Have been feeding and doing chores about every other day to help out. Tomorrow is supposed to be freezing rain and slick roads so I doubt I'll get up there. Jean, the owner, is coming along quite well with her eye but still isn't able to do much as far as lifting or risking getting into the hay dust. Her son and husband are doing everything that I can't do.

The horses all look good and we are thankful that we aren't having a winter like last winter with the outbreak of the strangles. We had a couple of months that were horrendous with all the fevers, pus, sweats and temperature taking. Buddy was the sickest and it was touch and go with him for a few weeks but the old boy pulled through thankfully!!! :o) Our dear gentle giant, what would I do without Buddy????

I'm looking forward to the mini horse show in Ocala next week. I may just have to put a couple of them in my suitcase and bring them home! Brace yourselves for pictures galore! I'll try to restrain myself but with something as cute as minis it's going to be hard not to take tons of pictures.

Someone asked me about the teeth cake in my last post. I don't know who made it, it was a forward that someone sent me with a bunch of funky cakes and that one caught my eye so I had to put it in.