Ok ... so I thought I'd show Lea's progress on getting all her wood unpacked ....
The new lathe is on it's way .... all 500 pounds + is being freighted and due to arrive on Wednesday .... that should be loads of fun since we'll have to meet the freight truck in town and then dismantle the lathe off the truck so we can handle it and put it in our van and then reassemble it in the shop .... I can hardly wait :)
So Ozzie, who's only 5 .... pictured here wearing 1 of my Kool-aid silk scarfs .....
has bad teeth and they needed to be pulled. Everyone's happy that 2 of the several teeth pulled were the fangs, now the dog's can rejoice. We love the vet here .... your classic small town vet that makes house calls and gives you his home phone number in case of an emergency. He's even up to par on Andi's "Valley Fever". Besides being incredibly caring and attentive .... he's doesn't charge the high, take out a loan, prices we're used to. Ozzie's bill (5 extractions and the rest cleaned) was only $225. plus he has a nice view from his lobby .....
Sept. 2nd was Lea's birthday ... an especially great one because we were here and not in Lake Tahoe packing up to go back to SMR. Here's Millie helping Lea open presents .....
So today was "Junk 'N Jam" at the park in Hardy. It's where anyone (who pays the $15 space fee) can set up a table and sell whatever they want to and the local bands set up on the stage and "Jam". It's held at the local park which is right next to the Spring River .... here's Lea taking in the river before treasure hunting at the tables ....
So we walk up to a little table where this very cool gal was selling crystals and other healing stones and at some point I pull my PEG out of my pocket to show her ..... she says .... "wow .... I just saw some of those that Mark is selling and they're awesome" .... I got to say .... "well those are mine". I had just taken them in yesterday so I'm happy that they are getting exposure ... now we'll just see how they sell. I just finished a mold for a super large pyramid. Anyway .... here's a shot at the "Junk 'N Jam" today ....
So when we got home it was such perfect weather ... like 75 degrees .... that I mowed the lawns. When I was done it I started thinking that those Box Turtles should have hatched by now. I got Lea and said ... "lets dig em up" .....
I wasn't expecting to find anything .... but I was wrong .....
This was the only survivor as far as we could find. We dug as deep and carefully as we could and there were 3 opened eggs and just this one little cutie who really needed a bath and some hydration ....
So I rushed off to Walmart to buy box turtle food .... yes they had it .... and we put together a temporary house for her (pretty sure she's a she). You can't see her ..... but she's in there ....
We'll keep you posted on her progress.
One last photo .... there's a hiking trail just 1/2 mile down the road from us that is sooooo beautiful to hike and as soon as the colors turn I'll post some great photos of the trail but for now I thought I'd throw in an owl carved into a broken tree on the trail .....
Can't hardly wait for Halloween!!!!!
First off, Happy Belated Birthday, Lea. What a great place to celebrate your birthday--serene, beautiful place as where y'all are now.
ReplyDeleteThat flea market looked like sooo much fun--bet you saw a lot of real neat stuff. I loved the fact that it was on grass.
I'm so glad one of the turtles survived. I had a baby turtle when I was a kid--got it at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas--had an American flag painted on it's back. I don't think kids have turtles much anymore. What are you going to name your turtle?
That is wonderful that you have a vet there you really like and he works that way and doesn't charge an arm and a leg. Recently we had to have Sunny, our 22 yr-old kitty put down and boy that was hard and still is.
Love your posts. I always feel like a fly on the wall who got to see a little bit of your life. The pictures are great. Like I always say, I am jealous but feel too old to do anything about it. I used to have a house on Lopez Island in the Pacific Northwest. Your life reminds me of that time in so many ways. We had 5 acres backing up to a forest and facing the Puget Sound. I was in my fifties and sixties then and could handle all the hard work. Yes, the work was hard, like yours, but the joy was boundless, also like yours. I am glad I had that time in my life and I am thrilled to be a vicarious part of yours.
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