Alas, Pretty and Number One Son Drew are winging their way toward Las Vegas on this Friday the 13th. and all of us at Casita de Cardinal will be happy to know they have landed safely tonight. Charly, Spike and I were quite the forlorn threesome when Pretty and her suitcase rolled out of the house this morning. Luckily, I have had an epic Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Semifinal match that lasted over 6 hours to keep my mind occupied today, but tennis has not been a source of comfort for Charly and Spike, I’m afraid. Sigh. Oh, well, it is Friday the 13th.
In times like these, I often resort to pictures of previous places I have been that make me happy to revisit. One such place was on a trip Pretty and I took 9 years ago with two of our favorite friends, Linda and Beth, to a dude ranch called the Hideout in Shell, Wyoming. Yeehaw. We cowboy.
Beth (l.) gets credit for planning the adventures
Pretty embraced the concept…
Linda (l.) and a wannabe cowgirl Kristi the Kid from Scotland
another wannabe cowgirl (me) on the left with
real cowgirl Linda and guide Stewart on the trail
my horse the oversized Wapiti who was wonderful,
but oh, so very WIDE…ouch, my aching butt
this cowgirl needed lots of breaks
this cowgirl didn’t ever need a break
the views on the trail were almost as gorgeous as the smiles
BUT as fate would have it, I was happiest when I was playing Scrabble…
…and Wapiti was in the pasture having fun with the other horses
I hope all of my friends in cyberspace have a safe Friday the 13th., a great weekend and wonderful memories of your own Hideouts when you need them.
Stay tuned.
P.S. We miss you, Pretty.
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12 responses to “the hideout – revisited”
A fun place to visit, let alone revisit! Suspect that’ll be the end of final set free-for-all matches at wimbledon! Almost painful to watch 😉
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Yes, the last few days brutal – final set needs tweaking for sure. I am sorely disappointed for Nadal. Just turned off the final for the first time in as long as I can remember.
My hopes are pinned on France today!!!!!
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Looks like you may be lucky on the footie front! The men’s final was as embarrassing as expected. The real final was yesterday and we were as disappointed as you 😟
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😦 🙂
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Your posts are full of the joy of truly living life. Love to all of you.
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Thank you so much, Cindy – we are truly grateful for our family.
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FANTASTIC YOU GIRLS HAVE GOT WHAT IT TAKES, WISH I HAD OF BEEN WITH YOU, CHINA ALEXANDRIA AUTHOR
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Thank you so vey much! It was a really great trip for Pretty and me…I highly recommend it!
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Phone home Pretty!!
Wapiti, while stout, was probably a very good pony to dude on. Pretty as usual, looked awesome, but you look like you know your way around a horse. Fun photos, Sheila!! 💕
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Pretty phoned home…she made it to Vegas and is now going to try out an Italian restaurant that comes highly recommended!! Wapiti was the perfect pony for me…so sweet…I loved him.
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Glad she’s safe and of sound mind, evidenced by choosing Italian! Hopefully you, Spike and Charly can settle in for a TV and air conditioning binge.
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Spike, Charly and I are keeping a low profile for sure in this heat. They are reluctant to leave the house except when heeding the call of Mother Nature!
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