I’ve gotten complaints that I haven’t been keeping my blog up. Well, it’s true, but I’ve been living such a mad social whirl lately that I just haven’t had time. The picture is an example of my fashion skills. 😎 (I heard that!) But anyway, we had a Red Hat Garden Party at the Alpen Cellars winery so I invented this one for the event. I thought the bow was a nice touch and very cleverly hides my other two chins! 😛 I drank lemonade. Not because I’m such a tea-total-er, but I just never developed a taste for wines, tho the Groves have won ribbons and medals for it so it must be good. All I know is the the view from the winery is fantastic! We do live in some beautiful country here in Trinity.
Well, I’m off again tomorrow, heading up to Oregon. Taking Randy’s truck this time with a load of stuff that I gave away on Free-cycle. Wish me luck driving an old ford pick-up!

Doesn’t she look real?! I don’t think she can be, tho, because she was eating dandelions instead of my rose bushes! :laugh: No REAL deer would do a thing like that! She comes around every day and spends quite a bit of time in the yard, unless the dogs spot her. She had already left today when they got wind of her. I made her nervous taking her photo, but she’ll be back tomorrow. Yesterday she popped out of the yard between Cori and the tennis ball and Cori never even noticed her. When she’s focused on that ball she sees nothing else. They don’t chase her far. When she runs, they ‘ll run, too, to the edge of the yard. That about poops, Jack, he sometimes doesn’t even bother, and for Cori, it’s just a game, like chasing the cats. That only happens when they want to tease her and run by her nose.

It wasn’t as smoky today, they’re getting ahead of the fires, or at least the closest ones. They aren’t near us but the smoke comes over the alps in the afternoons. More T-storms are predicted for the weekend, tho. X your fingers.

Here is Sis and the shearer working over one of the four who got hair cuts Friday. Only one put up a fuss, he just never has taken to the process. The rest were nervous about bellys and legs but did pretty good. We got more great fleece than we’re going to be able to use in awhile but with my new loom getting warmed up soon, there’s going to be a need for it! Rosy’s wheel will be smokin’! 🙂

Luminor thought he was just too white and pretty after getting his hair cut so took a refreshing roll in the dirt then sat in the sun awhile. They all enjoyed being hosed and did a bit of frolicking in celebration. We were glad too, but too pooped to do much frolicking! 😀

Well, here’s Rosy, goofing off, making faces at the camera while I’m slaving away combing the vm out of Lil Guy’s fleece. :plain: Well, I guess she deserved a bit of a break. Getting that lovely fleece off him was quite a chore. He was fine with the top but didn’t care to have his belly or legs touched. But between the three of us we got it done and he got a hosing off later, which he really enjoyed. Rosy wouldn’t go for the hosing but did enjoy a shower! :laugh:

It is a relative of the hosta and it’s been thriving in this broken pot for three years now and , except for a little damage where a hungry bug stopped for lunch it looks quite attractive, I think. I stick the little hen in there that had dropped off of something else and it too, seems to be thriving, suggesting this was a happy combination.
It is a real humdinger of a July. Hot, hot, hot! But I give these guys a douse with the hose every couple days and they go right on in great shape.
Hope you are all surviving as well!

Grampa struck it rich! One of his customers is moving and their grandsons being grown now, they had no need of these wonderful old METAL Tonka vehicles. There’s trucks and all sorts of construction machines. He got 6 of them to go with the one dump truck (the orange-ish one) we already had. The dirt pile is getting a whole new remodeling! :laugh:
This is their last week. We have to head up to Medford on Friday so they can get back on the plane at 6 am Saturday. Got a call from Eddy yesterday. He and Justin made it home safely early Sat. morning. The last of the summer people in the two neighboring cabins are also leaving today. It’s going to be quiet around here. How shall we stand it! 😉 It’s been great visiting with everyone and we’re going to miss them all.

It’s a Cambridge by the Reed Loom Company. It’s been sanded and finished by the husband of the previous owner who gave the loom to me when they moved. She never used it but I’m going to! I ordered the instruction book and already have a nice selection of yarns and many, many weaving books.
What shall I weave first?!
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🙂 Brother John and wife, Debi, came up to visit for a few days and meet the kids whom they haven’t seen in years. Rosy came down, too. That’s John and Rosy studying the finer points of modern digital photography. We’ve really enjoyed visiting in spite of the heat and mosquitoes. John and Debi go home tomorrow and Eddy and Justin leave on Friday. Karen has a couple weeks yet and then it’ll be back to just us mouses. :hehe:

Eddy and Justin catching grasshoppers to lure a trout. They hope! Swimming in Trinity’s icy snowmelt later in the day. :O

Hope your 4th is refreshing! :laugh: