December 1

ARGG! Mice! I can’t get away from them.I am sitting here in front of the computer, and Thomas just brought in one through the dog door. When I said Thomas’ name, he dropped it and now he is tearing the house apart trying to play with it. Meanwhile, I have opened up all the doors (so, now I am freezing!) and am trying not to watch the inevitable murder to come. The alternative of having the mouse free and alive in my house doesn’t sound great either. This is after having to empty all four of my mouse traps at the barn this morning! By the time I had them reset and was mucking, I had caught another one! What a mess! Anyway…

The “weekend” began with meeting my friends; Shawna, Ashley and Lindsay in Boise to check out some horses. I was impressed with the athletic ability of all the horses and got to meet some interesting, fun people; but we didn’t bring anything home. I got to teach a little while in Boise and spent some quality time in the Boise Co-op and Wine Shop! Always signs of a good day!

We had a great holiday and I hope you did too! Dinner was amazing; served in courses with everyone’s help and ideas. We started with duck-sage sushi rolls with a maple-bourbon sauce, and then went to mandarin, beet, fennel and shallot spinach salad; chunky squash soup served in squash shells with fresh bread followed by potato soufflé! The main course was duck breast over risotto with chili-chocolate crème brûlée to finish. Wow, what a dinner! We took the leftovers to share in a great forest service cabin the next night after a soak in one of my favorite hot springs.

We returned from the cabin in time to teach a little and enjoy some relaxed time with our guests. Sunday, we had friends up to try some horses. With the excuse of selling horses, we played around jumping around and testing our (and the horses) trick repertoire.

This week is starting out warm (MUDDY!) and foggy with a good chance of snow coming later this week! I am running some horses down to Boise for people to try on Thursday and will teach a few lessons while in the area. I have the two year old, Tryn here at the barn keeping me entertained. Young horses are so rewarding with the speed they learn!

I should run and help Thomas get that mouse out of here! Chiao~