What are you doing for fun??

Thanks Nancy   Blue and I have a nice bond.  My FIL gave him to me because he couldn't live on pasture at the ranch anymore.  He had laminitis (basically sore feet) from eating too much rich spring grass.  I worked with his hooves and his diet, stripped the weight off him and got him sound.  He also has a mild case of a lung disease called Heaves that I treat with a supplement called DMG.  I keep him comfortable and he takes care of me.  It's a nice partnership.

Chele, reading your posts makes me miss my "horsey" days of my youth so much!! I took riding lessons for 10 years...then went "boy crazy" and gave it up. Still used to love to ride a few times a year on trips to state parks (even did a dude ranch trip with family a few years ago), but my onc has said no more riding due to bone mets. Really miss that (and skiing). So it's fun to experience it vicariously through you!!



Can u post some pics of Blue so we can drool?

Thanks Tina!



Mary, I'm sorry you had to give up riding. I too have bone mets. My oncs advice about riding? "Don't fall off". I envision landing as a pile of broken bits. If I can figure out how to post a pic I will.



Thanks surfdreams!

I'm not a horse person but I love your pics and your horse sounds like a gem!

Caryn

Thanks Caryn and Susan!

The graduation party is approaching, and though I dread the cleaning of the house, making all the food will be fun. Today, I will go to the market to buy the ingredients that we need; some cabbage, carrots, onions, sun-dried tomatoes, etc. Tomorrow my daughter will come over and help me with chopping. There will be lots of chopping. And if all goes as planned, the two of us will chop, and talk, and laugh.

The menu will be two BBQ meats that are being provided by one of her favorite restaurants and then what I make. Looks like haricot vert with hazelnuts and orange salad, potato salad, tortellini with pesto salad, cole slaw [vinegar one, no mayo], baked corn [froze too much Fall corn for Thanksgiving], cornbread [cause the kid wants it], and green tomato relish. I put up the relish last fall. Then we will also have some dill pickles, chips, and salsa. Full range of drinks will hang out in iced buckets so people can serve themselves.

I expect that by Sunday night at 10 I will be totally beat. We are expecting 30 people which is too many for this house.

*susan*

caryn,

If you are in Boston Sunday night, you are of course, invited to come. Start making your reservations now!

*susan*

So I'm leaving Vegas and heading to Nashville to see my 3 month old niece, and I end up sitting behind Scott Hamilton on the flight.  I spoke to him and told him that I appreciated the work he does with cancer research, and we continued to talk about the cancer experience for a few minutes.  What a nice person, and it is amazing how something as crazy as cancer can create a common ground.  As much as I enjoyed the first part of my trip and seeing 3 different Cirque du Soleiol show, this encounter made the whole trip worth it.

Susan, you've got me salivating again! Enjoy the great day!

Tina

This morning hubby, friends, and my two dogs, participated in a 5K walk to benefit a local cancer charity.  My oncologist, who is also a breast cancer survivor, was the Honorary Chairwoman (thus the #1 on her bib).  She is so wonderful, I'm really lucky to have such a great doctor.  Here we are after the walk.

That is a great picture Nancy, thanks for posting! Jo

We continue to be blessed with gorgeous weather in Rome. Many days we start out to do one thing and wind up doing another. It's become a running joke. We begin to walk what looks like a short distance on the map, then find ourselves saying "Let's see what's down there or over there or around the corner." We walk for hours and hours, sometimes in circles without intending to. I try to take breaks, but it's sometimes difficult to find a place to plop down, so when we head home it is a slow pilgrimage.

Speaking of walking, if I have to have athelete's foot, why can't I have an athelete's body?

I've taken scads of photos and have tried to share one or two here via Photobucket but wind up stymied by the process. Can anyone walk me through it step by step? Maybe via another free "cloud" service? Could I try Dropbox? I am on a MacBook and use an ancient version of iPhoto.

Off to Tivoli--maybe!

Tina

Rome, horses, parties, ahhh such a pleasure to read in here.

Susan, your party was everything I imagined it woud be.  I can just imagine the fun/party vibe and incredible food.  Can't tell you how much I loved reading your post because I love a good party.  I think the best parties are when people are spilling into all corners of the house to eat, drink and have fun.  You said that guests were literally sitting on the steps to eat...what an amazing party!! You must share recipes and photos with us!!

Nancy- love your picture. You're such a cutie!



Susan- I love to go to parties like yours! Congratulations to your daughter and to you!



Tina- Rome sounds like such an adventure! Thanks for taking us all along with you! Can't wait to hear where we go today!



I'm on vacation at the beautiful gulf of Mexico, currently on the balcony having coffee and performing dolphin watch.it's a rough job, but someone's got to do it!