Busy days, all good

 

 

 

We all went to a home track meet at Liberty Bell High School on Tuesday afternoon. The school is on the outskirts of Winthrop, about 6 miles from Twisp in a beautiful setting surrounded by miles of biking and ski trails. 

 

Of course the kids, having grown up here, take all this for granted. Many of the teenagers (although certainly not all) can't wait to "get away" from the rural lifestyle and make a life in the big city. This is a story as old as time.

 

Nova is a natural athlete and competed in a couple of events, although frankly she doesn't care much for track and would rather be working at the riding academy. Or practicing with the wresting team. But it was fun watching that young energy race by the stadium, although the bleacher seats got pretty hard after a couple hours. 

 

The dream machines came on Wednesday, delivered by a couple of nice kids (a boy and a girl) from Home Depot. They schlepped them all the way down the driveway without a complaint, using those brutal body slings. The power lines were too low for the truck to pass under.

 

I think I died and went to heaven. No more carrying bags of dirty laundry back and forth from Seattle. They work beautifully and best of all, they sound quiet in this small house.

Last but not least, I took Nova up to the ranch last night do chores and ride Ginger. She is riding in her first horse show next weekend. More on that later.

This morning, back to the big city. A rainy drive ahead.