Wow! It's already FALL....
Have I been lazy or what? I obviously haven't posted anything since we got back from Alaska in June. Sorry about that...this summer has FLOWN by. Let me see if I can give you a quick synopsis:
GARLAND CAMP: We flew Kate, Sara Paige and Jenna out here for a week of fun in the mountains, and we certainly had that! The girls did really well (Never once said "I want my mommy!") and we stayed really busy fishing, swinging, playing, riding ATV's, sliding, making s'mores, seeing alpacas and more. Jenna was a huge help in keeping up with them and we had a blast!
MIMI IN McKINNEY: I flew back with them to Dallas and spent a week at THEIR house in McKinney! I managed to squeeze in visiting with family and friends and catching up on shopping! Fun trip!
SHOOT AGAIN: Henry and I spent some time shooting sporting clays, prairie dogs and targets in my effort to become a marks-woman (?) in several different firearms. We've made a couple of trips out to the NRA Whittington Center near Raton, NM and enjoyed the heck out of it!
GARDENING: We have been inundated with tomatoes ripening faster than we can eat them (from the greenhouse). Went through all the onions (Texas 1015's) pretty fast, have lots of herbs, and a few peppers. Gardening at this altitude (9400 ft) and this climate (dry, wet, cold, hot) has been challenging...but we've had pretty flowers on the decks, and lots of veggies in the greenhouse.
Here's my little flower cart (done HDR style, which I am learning) that sits in front of the greenhouse:
We've also stayed busy doing things with friends, playing CSI:Taos Pines (turning in poachers and suspicious vehicles), hauling slash and cleaning up the lot, doing Chipper Days, and trying to be outside as much as possible to enjoy the great summer weather!
Here's a picture at Eagle Nest Lake:
And the most recent news and the saddest, is we lost our awesome boxer Allie yesterday. She had been sick for a while and the vet was amazed that she lasted as long as she did, but she went to doggie heaven yesterday. She was a great friend and companion, and really---a family member. It won't be the same around here without her. We love and will miss you, Allie! We'll go snowshoeing on clouds one day!
