Monday

No post yesterday. I think I read all day.

Barrie went to Lander yesterday to get dog food. She invited me to ride along, but I didn't go. Should have, but felt too lazy.

I helped Barrie move the monster plant from the dining room into a corner of the living room. Made the dining room more spacious, and we can get in and out of the door now.



A drawing from one of my old sketch books. Think I might use this composition for a watercolor painting.

Saturday

Another pup picture, going to sleep in Kasey's lap after five minutes exploring.

My brown thumb

When I bought this coleus plant, the leaves were a brilliant red with just an edge of green. I know you have to keep pruning back a coleus or it will get leggy. But this is ridiculous. How could I turn such a beautiful little plant into this pitiful looking thing? I'll try fertilizer. Can't hurt it.

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By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends

Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

No one is listening until you fart.

Friday

I made deviled eggs for supper last night. Kasey peeled the eggs and smushed the yolks.

But I lost my prep cook when Barrie came up from the basement with a box of puppies.

I"m not sure which pup is which. One is a male and the other female. Didn't get the picture of the dark female, Karma. She is the most agressive and active of the three. The pups explored for about five minutes, then konked out, sound asleep.

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At bedtime, KC came up to show me her elbow. It has an abrasion on it, but was red and swollen and felt hot. We don't know what happened to it. Never ask a four year old "how did that happen?"

While she was upstairs, she took a pen and held it like a microphone and sang Taylor Swift's song "Mean" for us. Then she belted out Zac Brown's band "Toes in the Water, Ass in the Sand."

Thursday

All of a sudden, my yard is in bloom. I wasn't sure what I had left in the way of flowers. My columbine has disappeared, no iris left, and very little delphinium.

The poppies by the front gate are in full bloom. They are so pretty, and they will turn so ugly after they bloom.

The white daisies are bloooming down in the lower corner of the yard, and all along the fence.

Oops! Should have done something with the rhubarb before it went to seed. Someone planted these behind my house many years ago before I lived here. They are planted in old tires.

More white daisies in the back yard in the tall grass. I see some of the purple Dame's Rocket is growing in the back yard now too.

My horoscope today says I should make finishing as many things as I can my primary task. I hate to be nagged.

Wednesday

Barbara brought some old paintings she had done years ago in a class. Vicky and I got these two away from her, and Vicky matted them. Barb is so talented, but so far she hasn't painted during art group. She gets a little closer to it each week.

Vicky brought this cartoon today. Boy, can we relate!

Barrie was working on a puppy pen when I got home today. Then a lighting storm moved through and it started to rain.

Tuesday

This is the male puppy. Eyes are opening. They are 15 days old. Barrie will get a puppy pen built outside soon, so their Mom can go out when she wants to. This pup is a hunk! His name is Kudor.

Found this in my laundry from the dryer. It's a shirt of Barrie's, and I love the design on it
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I didn't take part in any of the Rendezvous activities. Just content to sit here in my cool house and read and work a little bit on a drawing.

Sunday

Another Barrie drawing from an old sketch book. This shows the G&F planting fish. The truck is backed up to a lake (or creek) and the fish are coming out of the long tube. Don't know what that is at the top right.

Kris B. posted on Facebook that this plant was too large for their office, and it needed a good home. So guess who brought it home! Yea, Barrie. I don't know if it's supposed to look like that.

Last week when KC had a bad reaction to mosquito bites, Barrie gave her Benadryl and Ibprofen every hour fours. She was trying to keep her up until 9:00 so she could give her some just before bedtime. Notice Kasey has her horses and dogs all tied up.

Friday

i should have known better than to wait until today to cash a check and buy some groceries. The old Mountain Men would turn over in their graves if they could see Pinedale during Rendezvous. Never saw so many tents and booths before.

It wasn't hard getting to the bank, but getting in Ridley's parking lot was a challenge. A big tanker truck pulling a pup managed to partially block both entrances, and I couldn't get around it to go the correct way in the parking lot. So, like a tourist, I drove the wrong way.


Another old ball point pen drawing from one of the old sketch books.

Barrie drew this once, coming home from Jackson. She was in the front seat, looking at the dashboard of the pickup.

Wednesday

Good thing there are only three puppies. That's all KC can hold at one time.

This is Karma, I think. The others haven't been named yet.

Kiss

Happy kid.

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Paul and Tracy went home yesterday. She called to let me know they arrived. Now she has hours of cleaning camper, laundry, etc.

Small group at art this morning - only five.

Monday

Barrie, KC and I went to breakfast at the Wrangler this morning. Yummy sausage and eggs and a biscuit.

Headed to the lake Sunday afternoon, with some wildflowers Mom stopped and picked for her. Her eye is swollen almost shut from a mosquito bite she got over the weekend. Barrie got some Benedryl for her and put ice on it. Swelling went down right away.

Now THIS is a rare picture! Paul smiles a lot, but seems to know when a camea is pointed at him. I think this is the first time I ever got a picture of him smiling.

Kasey and Daisy bonding in the shade tent.