RIP, Mr. Snodsmith.

I came home from meeting with Ron's Doctor and staff to Ralph down in his stall. I couldent get him up myself so I called the feed store where I work. The owner's husband and some of the guys were there and they came right away. We got him up but I could tell his gut had twisted, no vet could come for at least two hours. The guys had a gun, around here all the guys have a gun. I made sure he knew how to kill a horse. I kissed him good by and it was a one shot deal, done with love and respect. They called a friend with a backhoe. He will always be in my heart.

I had to reorder in a queen. I have had numerous king size duvets before and they're always the right size, but this one is too big. I realized that I now have a Tempurpedic and a low profile box spring, which drastically cut down on what width you need. So I'm waiting for the new size. The crazy thing is that RL website has the duvet for $425 when Saks is doing a pre-order (it won't be available at Saks until mid October just like Bloomingdales) for $300 with free shipping. The shams are basically the same price on both. I'm calling RL to complain today because that's an insane difference, and having now seen it in person, I'm not sure it's worth $425. It's nice, as RL stuff always is, but it's just cotton. It's still made in China. The bolster pillow will be ready in two weeks, and I've decided on the quilt or bedspread that I'm going to use. I just went to Country Curtains (the same place that I bought the velvet panels before having the trim sewn on), and they sell coordinating bedding colors. So I thought the quilt/bedspread in the same sort of color as the drapes was a good idea. Ever other one I saw was too cream or khaki colored. The ends of the bolster will be the same velvet as the drapes.

She can't be all bad. She has two copies of "I Married Adventure" by Osa Johnson at the top of the blue bookcase. :) And I actually bought the book to read (two or three times) and not as a decoration. http://vintagegirl1.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-married-adventure.html I'm sure her collection grew as time went by and doubt if she even "sees" it anymore. None of her "junk" means anything to me so it is just junk but I imagine she can tell you a story about most everything. I want to go to Roundtop, TX (a huge antique and junk fair like Brimfield) in October but I don't "need" anything and know I will find stuff I just have to have and then my house will look like hers so I will probably have to skip it again.