Greta

Who is this horse? She likes carrots, if that is a hint..........

..........when Hannah was 11, she got a horse to show. Together they won a whole bedroom full of ribbons and trophys. Then she went to college and was shocked to find the dorm had rules about horses. Her horse was sold to a nice local lady.........

.............last week she got a call from the lady. "You want your horse back?" Yup. After more than ten years,






                           GRETA IS BACK

Greta, in the background, is aging, has been "neglected" in that she has not had much human contact. She is shy but warming up. She has a bad foot from an old injury, but will still take a rider, after Hannah works with her for a while.


What fun for Hannah, who has worked so hard to make a place for her and her horse, Paul, in the deep woods of northern Wisconsin. Now she has her old Greta back, too.

Renee kissing Paul

It works out well because Paul is lonely at Hannah's house and needs a companion.

 

By Uncle Hans

PUZZEL

YOU KNOW WE ARE BOTH ADDICTED TO THE INTERNET.  MARY HAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HOURS I WASTE SURFING THE INTERNET. SO AGAIN THIS SUMMER IT’S BEEN CULTURE SHOCK TO NOT BE CONNECTED.

WE USE LIVE WRITER TO WORK ON THE BLOG AND I HAVE TO CONFESS THAT THE NEW BLOGS YOU READ TODAY MAYBE A STORY THAT HAPPEN A WEEK OR TWO EARLIER, BUT WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE IF WE WERE IN VEGAS YESTERDAY OR LAST WEEK.

WE ‘D LIKE TO THANK UNCLE HANS FOR HIS BLOGS FROM SPOONER.  I KNOW THERE ARE A BUNCH UNCLE HANS FANS THAT CHECK-IN OFTEN.

THOSE OF YOU THAT JUST DON’T CARE TO READ ABOUT MICE, CATS, BEARS, OR RATTLESNAKES …….

SORRY !!!

SO WHAT DO A COUPLE OF “MOUSE POTATOES” DO WITH ALL THAT EXTRA TIME NOT SURFING THE INTERNET?

OLD FASHION JIGSAW PUZZELS.

 

I GOT TO ADMIT THAT 90% OF THE PUZZEL IS COMPLETED BY THE FAR MORE PATIENT MARY, BUT I DO TRY AND FIND A PIECE OCCATIONALLY.

 

LET’S SEE WHAT SHOULD I BLOG ABOUT NEXT?  SNAKES OR MICE?  KEEP CHECKING, WE HAVEN’T BEEN ATTACKED LATELY BY EITHER.

 

AT LEAST I HAVEN’T SPENT A LOT OF TIME COMPLANING ABOUT THE HOT WEATHER.  EITHER IT’S BEEN COOLER THIS SUMMER OR WE HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THE LOWER DESERT EXTREME SUMMER HEAT.

BTW, WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER THOSE BIG PUZZELS, WHY DO YOU LEAVE THE BLUE SKY TILL LAST?

  

“SUNNY & 108”

Forty Three Years!!

Today my son-in-law is 43 years old!!

Happy Birthday, Randy!!

THE GRANDSONS

LOOK AT WHO WE FOUND IN OATMAN, AZ ON MONDAY.

 

 

THEY ARE ON ONE HELL OF A ROAD TRIP STARTING OUT AT THEIR NEW HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO TO OATMAN TO VISIT GRAMPS, ON TO LAS VEGAS TO VISIT WITH UNCLE PAUL WHERE THEY ARE MEETING GRAMMY FOR A ROAD TRIP BACK TO WAUKON, IOWA TAKING BAILEY, THE DOG.  THE RETURN TRIP INCLUDES COLORADO SPRINGS AND THEN RETURNING TO ALBUQUERQUE.  I GUESS THE RECHSTEINER TRAVEL BLOOD FLOWS TRUE IN MY DAUGHTER.

THE COWBOYS IN OATMAN WERE STILL RESTING FROM THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, BUT THE BURROS WERE IN TOWN.

 

 

THE BOYS ARE THE FIRST COMPANY WE’VE HAD AT SUMMER CAMP IN TWO YEARS, AND KEPT THE PLACE HOPPING DURING THEIR SHORT VISIT.  DIRECT TV WITH THE CARTOON NETWORK, THE Wii GAMES THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM, HIKING THE DESERT, AND THE ALWAYS POPULAR FLUSH THE CAMPER TOILET WITH THE FOOT PEDDLE.

EDDIE FOUND A WAY TO STAY COOL….

 

 

AND WE EACH MADE OUR OWN PIZZA FOR SUPPER……

 

NICE TO SEE AIM STANDING IN FRONT OF OUR WATERFALL MOUNTAIN.

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ROADTRIP GUYS, AND THANKS FOR THE VISIT !!!

 

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL HAS SEVERAL HOUSE SHOWS AT THE BIG CASINOS ON THE STRIP IN VEGAS. IN ALL THESE YEARS WE’VE NEVER SEEN ONE BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN’T FIT INTO THE BUDGET.

THIS SUMMER THEY ARE HAVING AN INTERNET SALE ON TICKETS FOR FOUR OF THEIR SHOWS.  WE SCORED TWO TICKETS FOR $125 FOR ZUMANITY AT NEW YORK NEW YORK.

THE SHOW IS EROTIC, FUNNY, AND WATCHING THE ACROBATS MAKES YOU THINK OF OLYMPIC ATHLETES.

A LOT OF THE VEGAS SHOWS HAVE RIGID RULES ON PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PICTURES ARE AGAINST THE RULES SO I LEFT MY CAMERA IN THE ROOM.  THEY HAD SOME STUNNING MODELS POSING FOR PHOTOS ON THE WAY INTO THE SHOW, AND I WAS KICKING MYSELF, AND YOU’RE MISSING SOME SEXY CHICKS.

WE DID GET A CHANCE TO HAVE A QUICK BEER WITH PAULIE AND HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO A VISIT FROM HIS SISTER AND MOM.

WE ALSO BROKE WITH TRADITION AND STAYED OUT ON THE STRIP INSTEAD OF DOWNTOWN, NOT A MISTAKE WE WILL BE REPEATING ANYTIME SOON.