And she stitched!

Garden Grew just a little:

I'm going to try to do a little more tonight. I've started Page 7, but have to adjust the scrolls to finish the bottom of Page 6.

In other news, one of the roomies is moving out: Em's BF is taking a carriage driving job in Portland Maine. I'm sure she's heartbroken, and actually I had a lump in my throat for her as they drove off. So far it's been working out well, them as roommates, not any real problems at all. We've been having tons of rain, so I haven't had to worry about well water. He's just been having problems getting a Massachusetts driver's license, which is a requirement for a carriage license, and most other job opportunities. Apparently, this isn't an issue in Maine, at least for carriage driving and this company is offering more money than he can make, license-less, at Em's company.

Adam on a recycled Boston Police horse named Black Jack. He was labeled "vicious" , and thus was one of the first to go.

Vicious indeed! He & Adam became the best of friends. He was training him to drive carriage.

Em driving:

I think this is Big Charlie. (Yes, there's a Little Charlie, too!)

Here's she's conversing with Jake about sharing her lunch.

Calgon Take Me Away!

I've been chopping & pruning & sawing & mowing for the last 3 days and I'm about toast.
But I figured it would be a shame to waste what are probably the last 3 days this summer that are sunny, and not 75% humidity.
I've got my "No Override" sign out front, and we'll see how long those tax and spend liberals leave it alone. "It's aaaaaall for the children!" my ass. It's all about their pensions and 100% paid lifetime health care- at the local, state AND federal level. Where's my frikkin' bailout???!!!
Sorry those aches & pains are coming out....
And tomorrow I'll have the pleasure of renewing my driver's license. When I've checked the wait times online, the best I've seen is 46 minutes. Yahoo. Taxachusetts at its best.

Seriously

A good friend sent one of those  mass e-mailings to me- you know the kind I mean! But it made a lot of sense:

What a profound short little paragraph that says it all:

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other
half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
.....Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.. The second test average was a D!
No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that....

Damn Stockings!

I'm refusing to go back to the BBD stocking- don't even remember which one it was nor where I left off on it. I made myself 5 minutes late for work this morning by grabbing fabric (and cutting!) & floss for this:

I started it at S & B tonight. I was late for that because Em took Axe on a 3 hour galloping trail ride yesterday and the poor horse was ouchy sore today. So I had to go up after work to poultice her front legs. Hopefully that will help. Poor girl!

Jeanne made this for our snack:  PW Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

If you haven't tried this, you're totally missing out: it was so smooth & creamy & peanut-buttery & cool & summery! Best cream pie I've ever had! And Jeanne said it was easy (as pie!)(I'm so funny!) to make. Can't beat it with a stick.

Wonderful Wednesday Wrecipes

Quick & easy today:

Fruit Kebabs with Honey Lime Vanilla Yogurt Sauce

• Assorted fruits such as watermelon, strawberries, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, pineapple, cultured blueberries, etc.
• bamboo skewers

Cut fruits in ¾” pieces and assemble on skewers

Refrigerate until serving time

Honey Lime Vanilla Yogurt Sauce:

• 2 cups vanilla yogurt (low fat or fat free as desired)
• 2 TBSP honey
• zest & juice from one lime

Stir all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and refrigerate at least 8 hours to combine flavors. Serve with fruit kebabs.

And In Not-So-Disturbing News...

A finish! So remarkable they even held fireworks to celebrate!

Christmas Spot Sampler by Ewe & Eye & Friends

on 28ct Jobelan "Watercress" with recommended GAST threads

Mother Nature At Work

A new franchise of I*Hop has opened:

Mr. Hawk attended the grand opening of the All-You-Can-Eat Bunny Breakfast Buffet. Two days in a row.

 

*SNIFF* WAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!