Its all about me

I am trying to keep up now with all the latest news on our new government. So I will be posting political things every once in a while, Doug my husband is on X posting his. A quote from the news today about the new health Secretary a Kennedy and this is from Trump " For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation and disinformation when it comes to public health," So very true, in fact a lot of us are still believing that carbohydrates are healthy. That the Covid shots made us immune from Covid and a lot more. Big money was involved as it usually is! Including the media and what they write to sensationalize. I notice that blog friends who commented before the election are now not commenting, which I am trying not to take personally. I am also still reeling from the personal attack by my step daughter and her two daughters about me supporting Trump. One of the things brought up was that I was voting for a rapist and I am teaching my daughter and grand daughter that sexual assault is OK. Trump would never have raped ... the accusie was actually paid by Bidens henchment to start a law suit. She had also accused 7 other men hoping to get big money. There is lot more evidence about this women. The one girl in my family said that she had been sexually assaulted. Well so have I more than once. I wont go into the details, but I was never raped. That was how men and boys were in the 1970's when I was a teen. Values were different then ( this is in the UK) I narrowly escaped being gang banged. I started wearing a safety pin on the fly of my johdpurs, so that they could not pull it down if I was thrown down in the barn in the hay again. So Greg, Jim and Scobie and others you know what you did. I have said this to Scobie in catching up recently. Most are dead, but Scobie is my friend on face book, in his 70's now. My own father was put in jail in Germany his native country, for being a pedophile. he never touched me or my two sisters. But supposedly did molest my three half siblings including a boy.To this day I am still trying to find out the truth !

I am shaken and upset

I am still very shaken and upset this morning by the words I have received from people in my own family, and unfortunately this will be a lasting family rift. This is political and my calling out of those who believe what is written and seen in the media. It then became a personal attack about my life, my education, my work, and my family and more. So anyone out there who contradicts the present election and supports and voted for Trump beware ! This is the new generation of young and not so young who feel justified in hurting and trashing others to the fullest extent. There is a new acronym to describe it TDS Trump derangement syndrome.

High Winds and a new beginning

We have high winds forecast for today and tomorrow. Symbolic of blowing away the old this morning, the day after our big election and welcoming a new and awesome beginning. No more high gas prices, no more undocumented immigrants, no more unlimited trade with China, abortion choice according to state and no more senile and inept people running our country.

A Heat Wave and Wildfires starting up in CA

 We have just come through about five days of what is called extreme heat here in southern California. We have no air conditioning in our house. Originally it had what is called a "swamp cooler" but we never used it as it was not that efficient and started to malfunction in later years. So to with stand temperatures that were on average 107 F outside I had to do some things in the house such as make sure all the blinds were down in the front where the sun rose. All the ceiling fans were put into action as well as the two auxiliary fans that I have,  they were moved around as necessary. The worst was at night when temps staying in the 70's. Humidity was not that high, but high enough to make me feel as if I needed to be cooler. In the house the temperature mid and late afternoon was about 88 F I am comfortable up to about 85F. The final comfort step was to then get some hand towels and soak them in cold water and put them on me.

Out at the horses because humidity is relatively low we were good. No sweaty horses except after being ridden,but some tepid hosing afterwards helped me feel that the horses were more comfortable. As for me,  having to wear breeches because I ride English with short boots, a shirt worn over a spaghetti strap top was soaked in cold water. I also sprayed water over my upper legs, and not to forget my hair and head. I am sure the other people out at " the barn" were somewhat amused, but I don't care ! 

The heat and the beginning of the fall winds has started up the usual wild fires. Fortunately a long way south of us at the moment. We can see a smoke cloud over Mount Baldy which over looks Los Angeles.  My daughter also had some wild fires

My living room with the ceiling fan going full blast because of the heat.

The pond in my garden

Me the gardener

Part of my garden

in her area near the Reno Susanville area. She and her husband had to evacuate all their animals including horses a year or so ago.

A custom Pedigree for Sit Down Grandpa

  I am enjoying very much making a custom pedigree for retired race horse Sit Down Grandpa. Here is his pedigree so far. Someday I should compile a list of the many custom pedigrees that I have put together of OTTB s  plus many other breeds including Quarter horses, Morgan Horses and Paints. I was able to find contact information from his original breeder and owner. I was curios about why "Gram" was named Sit Down Grandpa. Plus I want photos of the dam and grandam.

The finished pedigree

Our cat finally crossed the rainbow bridge at age 15

Here is the obituary for Smokey our cat. He will be the last house animal.

Smokey as a youngster on the right with Ciel his beloved companion

 Our precious little cat Smokey crossed the rainbow bridge this afternoon at the age of 15. He left us peacefully while in a deep sleep. He had been ill for a while but rallied bravely until the end. RIP our little boy you were the best cat we ever had. Thanks to Coral Cremation of Thousand Oaks for their immediate response.

Family visit

The family at a Korean Barbecue in LA

We had my son and family and daughter come and stay at our house. We are fortunate to have enough bedrooms. My son came from New York and my daughter from the Reno area. We are also fortunate that the airport is only half an hours drive away. From left : my husband Doug, his grandson, and son, across the table my daughter, daughter in law who is from Korea, my son and grand daughter. Below is a better photo taken by a kind food server with me in it.