Long Hot Summer

 While I have my computer up and running, and I am connected, I thought I would drop by and say hello. It has been a long hot summer. If you have followed me for awhile, then you know I hate long hot summers. Right now, we are having a bit of cooler weather. Hopefully, the cooler weather signals a change of seasons and fall is coming. Chances are that we will still have some hot days ahead. If the temps just get under 100, I will be much better. 

We went to Red Lodge, Montana in mid July to see Jesse. We camped out in Beartooth National Forest land with no water or electricity or phone - boondockers. We did have a generator for electricity and batteries to save the electricity. We have our old dinosaur of a generator that made a huge racket compared to more modern generators that made a nice hmmm. Fortunately, we were not camped too close to anyone and only ran the thing during the middle of the day as to not bother anyone. We had a great time visiting Jesse, riding our E-bikes around Red Lodge and the campground. When we left Montana, we drove to Deadwood, SD, to camp and see the sights and also go to Mount Rushmore. Deadwood was not exciting, but they had a great rail-to-trail up in the mountains.

It was a blast to ride the e-bikes up the trail and the just cruise down the long downhill. And the weather was perfect. From there, we drove across South Dakota to Lewis and Clark Recreational Area, which was a very nice campground on the Missouri River. We were able to visit with an old teacher buddy from McAllen, who now lives in Nebraska, but has a lake house on the Nebraska side of the river. It was good to see old friends.

Jesse came home the first week of August, and we loaded her stuff in a U-haul and hauled it to West Virginia. It was a long way. Morgantown, WV, is a beautiful place. I think she will like working on her MFA there. Although the first week of school, it was announced that they would be closing their MFA ceramics program, which has been one of the best in the country. It seems that higher-ups made some serious bad investments and put the college in the red. Their answer to all problems is to cut arts. They say they will finish out Jesse's MFA, but they may fire several of the professors. The whole thing stinks. On the way home, we swung through Ohio to see the Ohio cousins. We drove through Amish country, which was quite lovely. Once we got home, we were worn out and ready to stay put for a while. 

We have been doing a few pottery and craft shows. Fall is coming and then the holidays when there are lots of craft shows, and people are buying. We are getting ready to sell, sell, sell. We have also been busy on the farm. Toby has been fixing tractors, trucks, fence, etc. We now have six calves to go with our longhorn mamas. I love watching them romp and play. Yes, they all have names:

The Bully Boys, Lightning, Ghost, Navajo, and Brownie.

That was just a short post to fill you in on what is happening. I make no promises on being a regular blogger. Sigh.