Low Voltage

I didn't realize it until I tried to heat a cup of coffee in the microwave, but I guess something happened when we had the power outage and now we have a low voltage situation. We know from experience that this can cause damage to appliances and other equipment. We called SDG&E and they are now here working on the problem.

T.R.O.T.

Finally, a good day weather-wise for a trail ride. Joyce and I went to Laguna for our ride today. But first, the power went out while I was at the barn getting Doc ready, so I didn't know about it until I drove up to the gate and it didn't automatically open. Someone had to come down and open it manually with a key.

Just a small kink to an otherwise beautiful day. We rode out to the big lake (about 1 hr. 15 min.) and then rode back the long way. It seemed like a never ending trail because we were tired and a little stiff. Getting old, I guess.

Good News, Bad News

The good news is that Rachel, Flash's dog trainer, brought us 3 kittens. It was good news to her, too,  because I took her 3 kittens.

Cute, huh?

The bad news is that the Power Link has started to raise the transmission towers around our house.

Ugly, huh?

Movie Tuesday

Today was different. Instead of going to Parkway Plaza for the movie, we went to Edwards Theater in Rancho San Diego. Nothing very good was playing in El Cajon but a movie we've been wanting to see was playing at Edwards: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. 


We all enjoyed this movie. It was romantic and fun and there were no car chases or transformers. What a pleasure.

Mini-Date

Dennis and I had another mini-date today. He picked me up at the hair salon where I spent most of the morning getting my hair to behave. We drove to Little Italy and were surprised to see they were blocking off the streets for an event this weekend...an art exhibit, I think.

We bought some cracked olives and cookies at Filippi's, then drove to Seaport Village for lunch at the Greek Islands Cafe. Then we walked around for awhile and had a child's portion of Ben & Jerry's ice cream for dessert--all we could afford monetarily and calorically.

No Trot on Thursday

The rain finally made an appearance on Thursday, so no trail ride. It was raining or cloudy and windy most of the day. I spent most of the day beading

It was supposed to rain today (and tomorrow) but it hasn't materialized as yet. It was warm and muggy, but that doesn't count as rain. We'll see if it rains tomorrow.

Mom invited us over for dinner tonight. She made stew, one of my favorite comfort foods. Dennis snuck in some bakery goods from D-Z Akins. He bought 3 giant ($4 apiece) chocolate eclairs and a baklava roll. We each had a half of an eclair and a third of the baklava. Needless to say, we are stuffed.