Winter struck us Yesterday. This was an early winter that struck us around 8pm Yesterday. The temperature went down from 32°F at 8pm to 21°F at 2am. A pipe froze and broke, but the rest of the property is fine. Luckily this should be over by this weekend and normal temperature should resume then.   […]

Stone Bridge to the Arena: Now that the arena is built, we have to make it friendly for Rosy to get there. So we built a stone bridge on the way from the stable to the arena to cross a dry wash. We have plenty of rocks, but the trick is to find the right […]

Diva and Rosy are friends. In spite of the size difference and the character of each animal, Rosy, Gina's horse, and Diva, our dog, befriended. They like to play together like sisters, running around the arena. They are so funny to watch and see them interacting...Just like kids. Diva et Rosy sont amies. Malgré la […]

To protect my investment, I joined the fire department. As a volunteer I got to go on wild fires, especially those close to home. check: https://www.portalrescue.com/fire/   Pour protéger mon investissement, j'ai join les pompiers de Portal. Comme volontaire je vais la où il y a des feux de campagnes, surtout ceux proche de chez […]

Suspension problems. The road are so bad around here that the nut that holds the spring of the suspension fell off releasing the spring. I just couldn't drive the RAV4, and I couldn't have it towed as no tow truck wants to go off the road. So I changed the strut assemblies myself. Not too […]

Walk up the hills behind our property: We went for a hike on the hills behind the property for about 2 hours or 3 miles. At the top it is an elevation of  4,950 feet, or 450 feet above our house. It is nice to see our entire dwellings from up there. Marche au sommet […]

Guest Lodge and Ranch: We met those extraordinary people, Alicia and Tom, who have a ranch of miniatures horses (very small ponies), miniatures cows (similar to Scottish Highlands but with short hair), and giant dogs (big Danes). They have regular horses too in their guest ranch for trail riding. It's so nice and homey. Check […]

What do you put in your engine? A Pack Rat I forgot to leave the hood open at night and discover that a pack rat had decided to move in. It chewed on some cables and nested in the air filter. There were some costs to fix the truck.     Vous mettez quoi dans […]

Build her an arena. I love my wife and she loves her horse, so I built her a full size arena for her horse. It's 20 yards by 60 yards with a nice crushed sand floor and a three lines white fence. There is a small gate for her and her horse, and a double […]

Wine Cruise next June, anybody? We wish we had the money to go on that cruise organized by Alexandria Nicole Cellars (ANC) next June around the Mediterranean sea, through the straight of Gibraltar, and into the Atlantic ocean. Ten days sipping on wine, having dinner prepared by Chef Jacques Pépin. Not only ANC makes some […]