30.6.12

flash(dance) and heat wave

yesterday i went to pick up another sheepie.  this is flash, short for flashdance, who keeps getting bred at a friend's farm despite her advanced age of nine... so she offered her to me.. she's a beautiful shetland and her colour is known as musket, a light almost apricot...  and i love her spotted face.  and she's friendly!!  much more so than my other sheepies, especially the first three who have always been sketchy.


she loves chin scratches, especially when they come with cookies.  but she's still getting her bearings in her new homestead, poor girl.  i do like taking in retirement fiber critters though, it works out well for all of us.



going to meet her new tribe, all waiting and curious..



we are struggling to keep it going in this heat wave.  it's scary for the critters and not great for us either with no AC..  lots of time spent in the pool for the birds and the dogs, although still waiting for the hubs to get our pool ready...  

and btw it's my birthday weekend!  i'll be 44 on monday.  which seems almost as bad as this 115 heat index...  but there are fun plans for spinning and rabbit care today, then visiting my friend sarah at her new place in greensboro tomorrow - i can't wait to see what it looks like since it's a renovated barn!  we're going to explore, let the dogs run, picnic and swim in the pond near her place. and then monday, i want to swim here at home with the hub (the pool had better be ready by then!), grill, have some brews and a northern exposure marathon while stitching some alabama chanin t-shirts.  that's my perfect day.

11 comments:

  1. lucky Flashdance!!! she is so pretty. and, living with no AC is challenging! I did it for the first 6 years I lived here.. therefore, swimming is a MUST. Enjoy your solar return which does sound especially perfect, btw! 44 will be a good year. xo

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    1. thank you laura!! love from dru and flash.

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  2. Little Flashdance is a beauty! Happy Birthday to you! 44 is a special number around my house, based on an old inside joke...we love and laugh with 44...hope you do too :)

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    1. ooh, i'd love to know the inside joke!! but it seems like a good year to me too... thanks for the b-day wishes and hello from ms. flash!

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  3. lucky sheepie & you. i'll try blowing some of our cool breezes & rain your way for your birthday, and some happy happy wishes for you.

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    1. ah i think the rain is finally here, just took a few days!! thanks for the birthday wishes dear c!! xxoo

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  4. It is very hot here too, I go to the swimming pool early in the morning, then I try to survive till night.
    Happy birthday, mine was yesterday, no wonder that we have so much in common...

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    1. happy belated birthday to you, lovely blandina! i should've known you were cancer kin!

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  5. Oh dear, I missed your birthday. It sounds like you had delightful plans:) I hope all was beautiful for you on your day! Seems to me you're doing a great job of 40's! Living, loving, bringing beauty into our world. Thank you. Love you! -S

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    1. thank you for saying that!! love you susan!

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  6. Happy birthday, sweetie! Sending cool breezes from the Pacific northwest.

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