Book Board Chat

We had a lovely visit to Washington Island. It’s a beautiful place. I haven’t seen such spectacular sunsets since I was in Florida and these lasted over an hour. Only wish the trip could have lasted a little longer. Laurie/Wellington lent me The Help, so I don’t have to wait for the library copy now. I had planned to take lots of pictures, but I was having so much fun watching Teddy, I didn’t even get a picture of him. I will next time.

Laurie was such a gracious hostess, the horses were beautiful, and Teddy the wonder dog was amazing. He waved, bowed, jumped through hoops, scrambled through tunnels, rolled and danced. What a cutie! I got to ride through woods and fields and on and off roads, and Laurie knew the name of every bit of flora and fauna we saw. I was a little nervous. I used to ride a lot when I was younger and thought was maybe I was too old to take it up again, but the Icelandic horses’ gaits are so smooth I didn’t even get saddle sore or have any aches or pains the next day. If we were closer (it’s a four hour drive and ½ hour ferry trip) I’d be hanging around all the time. The horses are hypoallergenic which was great for an animal lover like me who’s developed allergies to fur and feathers. Here we are tolting on down the road.

I was so sorry to hear about the problems many of you Easterners are having with flooding and rain. I thought things were improving with the weather there, but apparently that’s not the case. We’ve been really lucky. Our only problem in Wisconsin this year was the terrible heat of the summer, but we’re having perfect weather now. I hope it gets better there for you all soon.