It was so cold yesterday and today, that I can not keep my outside cats water bowl unfrozen for longer than about half an hour. Actually it’s sort of amazing me that it’s freezing that fast. Ever 15 min. I’m going out the to punch a hole in the ice, or dump out the whole bowl and refill it. The sun is out this morning, but it’s not helping much. I dread going into town for groceries, believe me. This cold weather just plain hurts.
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What a wonderful house
I really would love to live here. It reminds me of a fairy home!
Mulch from recycled rubber
When I arrived at my friend’s riding arena today I noticed that what had once been a soft dirt floor had been changed. She told me about a company called Rubber Mulch, and raved about it. She knew I had plans on turning our biggest empty barn into a place where the kids, grand kids and I could ride in the winter time and on rainy days. We are nearly finished gutting out the unwanted bins and stalls that we aren’t using, to make the arena. It has a dirt floor, but I was afraid if one of the horses shied or something made one of the kids or even myself fall or get thrown off, any number of injury’s could happen, landing on the packed dirt floor since it really was hard. I also worried about the horses legs due to the impact.
While examining the mulch my friend was using, I was surprised how shock resistant it was, not only beneath my feet, but also how her horses seemed to have a much better gait, even while taking jumps and turns. It wasn’t even dusty like the other floor she had had. Right then I decided to look into it more thoroughly.
While checking into the arena footing, I discovered that it was non toxic, never rotted or froze, and that is just to name a few of the great aspects. Plus, it also had a life time guarantee. It was said to improve performance, something all horse owners and riders are always looking for. It’s not just for riding arenas either. It can be used on play grounds…a great plus, and all kinds of other places and even used in landscaping. This stuff sounds great and from the way my friend’s arena seemed to have been transformed, it looks good too!
A long day
It feels like it’s been a really long day, even though I just sort of putzed around the house and did lots of laundry, the regular desk cleaning and make a big supper for everyone. Have to say, I’m tired but not sleepy. I don’t like it when I’m not in the sleepy stage. Tired is one thing, but sleepy is another. Go figure. I might take the dog for a walk, though its getting really foggy outside again for the fourth day in a row. I like it, actually. It is rather surreal walking in conditions like that. We’ll see about my dog buddy and what he thinks though.
Goodbye Indian Summer
It feels like the awesome weather we had for nearly a week and a half is now over. I walked outside to a shower of leaves coming down and a definite bite of frost in the air. It was nice while it lasted, but now it’s time to gear up for winter. Something I am not looking forward to at all.