Afternoon All, good progress made on the homework, Gypsygirl got a looong walk, quite nice out now. Couple newdogs in theshire, Golden and not at all sure. Heading out for some BBQ, perhaps some catfish.
OT-purple and white Go K-State. Everymanawildcat. :-)
g'nad; how did work party and shooting party turn out. Didn't hear a thing up here, must be a good sign.
Hair - the horselady ever show?
Uhh...yeah, okay. But my stooopid Tar Heels are still in.
Picked up the latest copy of Primitive Archer at Borders today, bedtime reading, I guess. Nice artwork on the covers. Guess I'll have to subscribe.
Haven't had a chance for any more bowmaking lately, but all guests these days are subjected these days to a lecture on the subject, along with the chance to shoot my bow in my (now operational) backyard range. With instructions not to shoot high. I stand right next to them to make sure.
Yes, she did... but not till 2:30. I liked her well enough as a person, but she's a real stranger, a real wild card to leave alone in our house for six days. She also has a little toddler without a lick of sense about staying out from under animals, who I'd worry about.
We now have three options:
"Jackie" the yard worker with the toddler who would be willing to stay here, as it turns out, but has no particular skill with the animals. The horses would have to stay out, rain or shine, because the lady has no particular skill catching or moving them.
"Frosty" a paid pet sitter a friend has used, who may be willing, not confirmed yet, and she'd do it for money, she'd come and feed the animals and is skilled, but would not spend any particular time with the dogs. The dogs would be on their own to find their way in and out for six days, which they aren't real good at yet, and the horses would have to stay out, rain or shine.
"Markie" the 17 year old daughter of a FReeper from the Saddle Club, who would do it as a grand adventure. We'd split her airfare, which would be a little more than the pay for the others, but she's a skilled horse person, she'd be here and really provide a lot better quality attention to the animals, including the ability for the horses to be stalled if the weather turns poor.
Ramius, perhaps show this to dad. I'll call in a bit, we're still mulling all this over.
went well... last time I had seven men with chainsaws, and no utes... this time we had 6 utes, and one guy with a chainsaw...
we dropped and split 6 trees, delivered one load of seasoned wood to an elderly lady that needed it...
the shoot went well, no incidents... I think my safety brief was quite effective... traumatizing, yet effective...