My therapist weighs 1200 pounds

Tristan and Isolde, by Edmund Blair Leighton

It seems like the old sun never shut down this weekend, except for a few short hours on either side of midnight. It's hot in Seattle and a record high expected today, which doesn't make for very good sleep in our UN-air-conditioned part of the country.  Well, who needs much this time of year, anyway?

We went downtown Sunday afternoon for the last symphony of the season.  The program included the beautiful orchestral preludes from Wagner's operas, Tannhäuser and Tristan and Isolde.  Since just the introductions fill half a symphony program, that gives you an inkling of how long the actual operas are! But it was nice to sit in cool Benaroya Hall for a couple of hours, and now we don't go back until fall. 

I volunteered at the Little Bit horse show on Saturday morning and had a job in concessions (keeping the popcorn machine going, selling t-shirts, etc.)  The best part was seeing the horses and meeting some of the nicest people ever at this amazing therapeutic riding center.  Not to mention, they had a nifty little estate sale going on the side to raise money.  It was fun and Nana's toy box has some new treasures for Maya and Nova.

The Little Bit organization recently moved to a newly rennovated faculty near Redmond.  Just look at this tack room-- neat as a pin!

Lovely grounds for the hard-working but contented horses, and kind volunteers in red shirts everywhere.

This is the "barrel racing" class...

And the winner of the "creative costume" class.  These beautifully trained and patient horses are the real stars of Little Bit.

Not many horses would carry "Tuxedo Man" around so happily.

Or take such good care of a "Power Ranger."  I love the look on the face of this sweet 28 year-old mare. She takes her job very seriously. Some of the riders were wearing t-shirts that read, "My therapist weighs 1200 pounds."  So true.