Fire Starters

 I used the last of the fire starters this morning to get the wood burner going.  Right after breakfast I decided to make more. There are still 5 or 6 big fat candles from Diane so 3 of them were put in a pan and put on low to start melting.  I was only able to finish some of them before needing to leave for mom's house. They work so well. They are just rolled up napkins dipped in melted candle wax and set on paper plates to dry.

The Prius was taken over to mom's. That has snow tires on so I had Karin take my car as hers does not have snow tires. Karin had a few of her drawings on the table. The first is for sure Riley Jane. 

Ruth was also easy to recognize.

The third I'm pretty sure is Brian, Caleb and Emily's son.

Her portraits are really good.  Mom and I had a good morning. Molly was funny, she wanted up on mom's lap then scooted on to the pillow.

Karin made it home just after 1:30 pm and had no problem getting up the drive with the snow tires.  The man that bought the truck wanted to swing by to pick up the second key we found and was waiting to hear if Karin could make it up. He was glad to hear and arrived not too long after.  When I got home I finished the fire starters and cleaned up the kitchen.

There are now 120 of them and way more than we need for the 2024 cold season. We likely won't need to have fires for the next 120 days so what is left will be stored until next winter. Some exciting news came in on the Midwest Horse fair. There will for sure be 2 Valiant's offspring in the Friesian Heritage Horse demo. Ribbon's last son named Titan is going as is Easter Lilly's 2021 son by Valiant named Maverick.

Below is a recent picture of Maverick.

Lily's 2021 filly by Valiant is on the waiting list and if someone drops out she will go also. That is amazing to think 3 of our foals could be showing at the Midwest Horse Fair in 2024. Mark and I left for church a little early. The fog tonight is as thick as pea soup. Cars could only go around 35-40 miles per hour on the way to church and even slower on the way home.  Gregg Rumbold had the message on 1st Corinthians starting at chapter 3 verse 18. IF you would like to watch that click HERE.