Sunrise was bright and sunny as I let Harley out and fed the cats after 7, although the blue skies didn’t last long and the clouds soon rolled in. I made my coffee and got right to the blog, publishing the smoky vacation Monday post.
S was up making his coffee around 9 while I was already outside, weeding and digging in the large raised bed and hand-pollinating the zucchini. S settled onto the deck with his coffee and laptop while I moved on to weeding the area with the bar weeder. I tell you, you have to stay on top of these weeds—holy moly, they can take over in no time!
From there I moved into the garage, which was long overdue for some attention. My work table and little feed table had become catch-alls for all sorts of things, so I spent some time organizing, putting things away, washing the sink and cleaning the doors. The Mexican saddle got another coat of oil too, although it is still soooo dry. That leather is definitely thirsty!
S had returned to working on the Fireball, so we were both busy with our projects. I popped inside for a sandwich and got the robot washing the kitchen floor while I published Tuesday’s blog. S pulled the pump he needed and came in for a sandwich and some more YouTube research. I found him some black spray paint and a paintbrush to use with gas to clean so he could carry on with his pump progress, then headed back outside to do more gardening.
Jimmy was especially pleased with me pulling more pea plants. Apparently fresh pea-plant cleanup makes a very good horse snack!
Back in the garage, S was struggling to get the pump back into the Fireball, so I gave him a hand but mechanics is not his dream job nor is patience—so I wisely came inside to get supper started.
The roast went in first, followed by the potatoes I had dug, yellow zucchini and onions, all prepped and ready to go. After all that work, supper was super tasty, with plenty of garden goodness on the plate.
Afterward, S took the Fireball for a drive down to get the mail and came back with good news—the repair was successful!
Harley was taken for a well needed walk then S helped man the gate as I put the horses in after tossing their evening hay.
We finished up the comedy movie we had started the night before and then headed off to dreamland.
Sheldon also sent me a bunch of photos from last weekend, so you might want to go back and check out his shots. He even took this one of Har.
Another day of weeds, gardens, garage projects and getting things fixed, with a homegrown supper in between. The ranch never seems to run out of jobs, but there is something satisfying about ending the day knowing a few more things are checked off the list—and tonight, the Fireball leak was fixed.
Ranch life is always busy!
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