Birthday Breakfast

Today is Diane's birthday and since mom can no longer go on the walk with us she cooked Diane a birthday breakfast that we all got to come in and share. The bright blue juicy blue berries, the sweet red ripe strawberries and the delicious fresh squeezed orange juice made for a very colorful plate.

The fruit along with farm fresh eggs, rye bread and salty bacon really hit the spot. The ice is just about all melted and should stay that way for a couple of days. We hardly needed our jackets on the walk today. After breakfast I drove to Sam's club to buy the organizer Philip needed for the work shop at Meisters. One just doesn't buy just one item at Sams, $90.00 of groceries and other necessary supplies were also picked up, such as toilet paper. There are now 3 bathrooms that must be kept stocked. This morning walking into the barn office bathroom to get the hose I discovered that bathroom was out..Not any more! Both applications for the IL Horse Fair were filled out and mailed. One for the vaulters and one for the Friesians. We have ordered 8 stalls, 6 will be used for the horses, 1 for a feed and tack stall and 1 for our dressing room. Speaking of the IL Horse Fair, this year it will be for 3 full days, March 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The vaulters will be performing The Pirates of Horsemeister while the Horsemeister Friesian riders will be continuing the saga of The Evil Queen of Maquon vs the Lady of the Lake. Both will be in the coliseum on Saturday and Sunday. We haven't been told the time yet but as soon as we know we will post the information here and on the website. This is one fair you won't want to miss! Karin only had time to work Indy and Ayanna before the scheduled vaulting practice. Ribbon was excellent for that tonight. Her canter is getting balanced enough that Mykala and Mitchel could practice their mount in the canter and the other 12 were able to practice sitting her canter. Karin has a big team this year but all of the vaulters are enthusiastic and fun to work with.