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[kirkcudbright]

Mem Day parade, representin' tha Ponderaia. I was supposed to be a leader for Stjarni, who was actively interested in the native rituals of USians, but not inclined to wig out. No, the wigging out was reserved for Shadow, whose 14 year old rider dismounted and led her through the whole parade. As for me, I took up the pooper scooper position (bringing up the rear!). Kylie and Francie took the pole position, i.e. carrying the banner.

Bathed the horses, gave gatorade to thems as wanted it (had to pull Royal's face out of it, and pretty nearly Stjarni as well), hung out for a long time with the kittens and the horse people.

Mowed, dug some more around the boxwood root (but failed to dislodge it), and made veggie curry for dinner (another quick recipe that somehow ended up taking two hours).

While I was digging, at my tired-and-grubbiest, Kylie flagged down the ice cream truck. The driver flagged me down for some water for a leaking radiator, and gave me a lemon ice in exchange. Bonus, eh? Kylie and I sat in the shade, surrounded by chickens (who are not crazy about Italian Ice, btw), looking up at the sky-blue sky, and watched a hawk wheeling overhead. Who was no doubt watching us and said chickens, but it didn't get nobody.

A good day for everyone. Except maybe the hawk.

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[deguspice.livejournal.com]

"dug some more around the boxwood root (but failed to dislodge it)"

If you can get a hose near the root, I've used a narrow, high pressure stream of water to blast away some of the dirt around a stump I wanted to remove.