So busy

We have been so busy, I can't quite believe it. We went to the Decatur Book Fair in Georgia the first weekend of this month and did quite well, plus had some great meals. Shortly after we got home, one of our riding horses started to founder. So after treating him and getting him right, we've been doing as much riding as possible so that we "ride the weight" off the trail horses. That was going great until the heat blazed back this past weekend. Now the horses want to come in the airconditioned house instead of being ridden!

Spunky had a fight with a woodchuck and ultimately won but in the process he received a couple of bites. One on his leg didn't heal quite right so we finally took him to the vet -- who said it was healing fine but Spunky had pancreatitis. So we've been treating him for that and watching his diet. No more dead deer for him!

And, of course, that's a problem because it's so dry the creeks are drying up. The deer are drinking from stagnate pools and getting blue tongue disease from which they die in 72 hours. We are hoping for some rain this week which might ease the problem.

Sweet Pea has been wonderful with Spunky since he's been sick. He has to walk on a leash and not be let loose. So whenever he is tied up, Sweet Pea sits down right next to him and keeps him company. A neighbor's dog showed up to play with Spunky, who just didn't feel up to it. Sweet Pea barked and growled and finally jumped on the dog to get it to leave Spunky alone. Quite the mother dog.

Please visit www.krazyduck.com to see all the places we will be in October. It's almost mind boggling.