Meet Riley

We walked down to see the horses tonight. This is beautiful Riley. Before we were formally introduced, we use to call him Summer. His light coat, blond mane and sunny disposition just made him the perfect Summer.

One thing I just love about Riley is his comfort with being close. He'll rest his chin on your shoulder and just stand with you, taking in the scenery, breathing you in, rearranging your hair if need be.



Here he is breathing in hubby. Hubby is determined to keep his mouth closed while Riley is searching, searching, searching for just the right spot.



I'm not as cautious as you can see. He loves to make me laugh and tickle me with his warm summer breath.

Work Day

After our glorious day at the beach, we approached Sunday with house-chore vigor.



First, we finally got to paint the porch fascia thanks to the warm temperatures and sunny skies!

Between coats, we mapped out our outdoor dining patio. We'll have to build a retaining wall, stairs up to french doors and lay the patio floor. To save money, this is a job we'll be tackling ourselves. I can't wait to get started!

To the Ocean

Sometimes one needs to take in the vastness of the ocean air and feel sand between their freshly thawed winter toes. Hubby and I did just that over the weekend (although Lucy dog was the only one who felt the sand between her toes).

Bundled up for a spring day at the coast, we walked the beach, hiked along the coastline, took in the scenery and ate. We always eat.