Happy New Year 2010 Here We Come!

Just want to send goodness out into the universe....This coming year I want to live more and love more....

Because Life is for Living

And Now is the Time

and now for the beauty shot

I love Cheyenne...my adventure buddy

all pictures...all good times!

Christams Eve, the day after Christmas and the last day before back to work...this is what happened

Down on the Farm.

Monday...12-21-09

Well...it is Monday morning after a GREAT weekend!

Saturday morning we headed out for David's Christmas surprise for us! We headed  towards San Francisco and then took the Napa-Sonoma exit...then entered the town of Yountville! Of course that is where Michael Chiarello's Bottega restaurant is and his Napa Style store!
We had a nice stroll around the town, stopped at Bouchon bakery and shared an orange cranberry croissant. Then we headed over to Napa Style to browse. There was an author there signing a book that he wrote when PBS paid him to live in Tuscany and write about living there! Nice work if you can get it!
 Great appetizers laid out for snacking, we tried a few.
Then we went over for lunch.
We had:
Calamari with a squid ink aoli
Polenta under glass with crispy mushrooms on top
Duck confit over gnocchi
David had the Sole and I had the Mediterranean Seafood medley with a tomato base
We shared a good bottle of red wine, lunch lasted a little over 2 hours...wonderful.
Then we walked around town for a while, stopped in some shops bought some olive oil and vinegar and David got some grill rubs at Napa Style. Then we headed home...what a great day!

Sunday we had our Holiday get together with friends...cookie exchange and plan New Years for us gals and the boys played disc golf and exchanged gifts!

Back home on the farm we got the animals fed and settled for the evening and all was well with the world for a minute!

Billy Boy

Billy Boy early on a foggy morning

Train Rolling By

Train rolling by
Writings on the wall
Sorrow comes and and sorrow goes
Happiness lies in the seat of your soul

chords that live

This is the horse that sounds a chord that lives so deep in you that you might never have heard it otherwise.

One day you realize that after all....

All you have to do is stop and listen and you will hear your horses thoughts and desires.

12-16-09

This morning I was greeted by a big black nose and attached to a belly that needed scratching. Frisco the wonder dog!

When I stepped outside I was greeted with the low nickering of Cheyenne the Wonder Horse.

And then greeted by my two kitties...Emmy Lou and Zane Grey...life is good. I am a lucky girl.

12-15-09

Know Yourself
Recognize and Respect our Differences
Talk to Each Other
Be Respectful
Reinforce the Positive
Minimize the Negative
Don't Blame
Be Honest with Each Other
See Things from the Others Perpective
Don't Judge

Have some Fun :)

12-14-09

Well...this past weekend was wet and wild. We are finally getting much needed rain. The baby oats are drinking it up and growing as we speak. Also we had alot of fun on Saturday night. Roy and Jan picked up Farmer Boy and me and off we went to Winters, California. We found a place to park and ran into The Buckhorn Restaurant for a fine dinner. We started with drinks...a Bombay Saphire Gin Martini for me...dry with two olives please and thank you :)  Sierra Nevada Celebration Ales for the boys and Vodka and Grapefruit for Janni. We had calamari for an appetizer;  Farmer Boy ordered a good bottle of red wine to go with our dinner. Mike and Diana showed up and the party was on! Farmer Boy, Diana and Jan had sirloin, Roy Boy had the sirloin burger and I had the Buffalo. Man oh man was it a good dinner. The garlic mashed potatoes were fluffy and the winter squash trio was divine.
Then we dashed across the street to The Palms for the Tom Russell Show. Tom was in fine fettle and  good story-telling mode. So, a fine time was had by all. Farmer Boy bought a t-shirt and CD, he had Tom's wife (the Lovely Nadine) sign it!
To top it all off when we got home the dog was dry! Yippee! Now, that is what I call a good Saturday night!

baby it's cold outside!

Ok, I am grateful to be alive and able to feel the rush of cold weather we are having....Pollyanna -ish enough??? hahahah Yes, it was 22 dgrees two nights in a row. Extra hay for the horses, Kitties  in their beds and the dog in the house.
The cows have left for their Winter pasture in Tracy. The horses and the dog are feeling frisky in this cold weather. Everybody has a good winter coat, and the humans are bundled up in their  Carhart jackets, lined jeans and long johns....a lovely sight to ponder eh?
Well, last Friday was my birthday, I took the day off from my job in town . In the morning Jenni & Maple, CMor & Pogo, me & Cheyenne took off for a jaunt through the bottom. We went through the woods and crossed the dry river bed into Wilton. There we looked out onto the farmers land for spell and then headed home. A good ride . We rode 'til our butts were sore.
After we said our good bye's, I got cleaned up . Then Farmer Boy, Johnny , Cheryl and I went o see "The Blindside"....better than I thought it would be, but, not as great as people have been saying. Then after the movie we went to "One Speed" a good Pizza restaurant in East Sacramento. A good time was had by all, soup,salad, pizza, wine and beer and dessert. Then we drove around and looked at the Christmas lights.
This weekend we are going with friends to The Palms  in Winters,to see Tom Russell. First we will go to the Buckhorn for dinner , a good meaty dinner .

I love my pony, he is especially fuzzy this time of year.
This picture is from when  Cheyenne first came to live with us. I am so happy that he is part of my life. We have a good connection and he is a good horse. I hope I am a good human.

Before I forget!

Ok, so here is a super easy appetizer /party snack!

Dried Apricots
Goat Cheese
Crushed Pistachio nuts

!!!!!!!! How easy how tasty!
If the goat cheese is too strong for your palate try mixing it with a little cream cheese! Yum!!!!!

New Years is almost her 2010. Time to think about what was , what is and what  may possibly be.

The future is wide open. What kind of life do you want to live? What road will you travel?