Ye-haw!

It's raining cats and dogs here today and I guess for the foreseeable future. I so enjoyed the lovely summery days over the weekend but I guess we need the rain so I shouldn't complain. I haven't been able to put my annuals in yet as we have had record cold the last couple of days. It was in the 20's here yesterday with a frost. My annuals are still in my sun room out of harms way.

Yesterday I got to go to Miss T's riding lesson. I missed her first one of the season last week as we were away so was very anxious to see this one. She has been practicing on Kipper giving him some much needed exercise and doing really well. Usually she rides Divit a nice little pony that is small and old. Good combination for this overly protective grandmother to watch. She has very occasionally ridden Sissy a nice little quarter horse mare that's about 14 hands high and she loved that but normally it's Divit.

DIL and I were waiting for her to come out of the barn with the other students and when we saw her we gasped as she was leading this close to 16 hand appy named Duffy! Gulp! DIL almost fell over and I must admit I was a little shaky. I mentioned it to her instruction (who probably wished I would mind my own business) that Duffy was rather big. She explained that Duffy is 31 years old, as gentle as a lamb and the worst thing he would do is fall asleep in the class. I guessed we could go with that.

He's not the prettiest boy on the block and looks pretty much his age but he is a good ole boy and did well by Miss T in the class. When it came to cantering though I saw her shake her head no when it was her turn to go. (sigh of relief from both Grammie and Mama) Here are a few shots of her class.

Her new helmet that she got for Christmas.

Mr. D brought things along to keep him busy. I was asking him to smile and he was telling me the sun was in his eyes.




This is Kippy the barn kitty at the riding stable. She always keeps us company while we are there.

One day on the long weekend we went to the coast for lunch with FIL and SIL. Of course we went to the Lobster Pound our favorite seafood restaurant. Hubby and SIL had lobster and clam chowder, I had the seafood newberg and lobster stew. FIL isn't a seafood lover so he had a nice turkey sandwich. I know you are drooling right now Jo-Lynne!

We have an abundance of rhubarb this year so I have been making pies. My family loves rhubarb pie so I try to make it quite often during rhubarb season and also cut up some for the freezer.

Hey! Who took a piece out of this pie?!!!! I love my fluted pie plate that Nancy of Nancy's Nonsense sent me. It cooks so evenly and the crust doesn't stick to it like some of my pie plates.

Guess that's it for tonight. After looking at all this food I am hungry. I think we will head for the Lobster Pound again this weekend................. :o)