Goodbye, Ranch! We are Home Again.....

Louis Dean and I both slept even better Sunday night than we did on Saturday.

The country does that for us.

I woke up first this morning and got up to turn the coffee pots on.

His is in the camper on the kitchen counter.

Mine is out in the front room on my 'cooking table.'

It was a crisp cool morning but not really cold so I took my first cup of coffee out on the front porch.

I never get tired of this view from our 'front yard.'

The country sounds are soothing to my soul......the cows lowing......is that what they do??

The birds twittering and just the sweet calm sounds of nature......is there anything more peaceful?

I lingered long over that cup of coffee thanking God for all his blessings.

If there is anything in this world I want to be - it is to be grateful and to be real.

Louis Dean woke up and he's allergic to what he thinks is 'cold' so I had my second cup in the camper while he had his feet close to the heater Summer gave us. It is a really good one that can keep the 31 foot camper warm and toasty all by itself.

I fixed us a bite of breakfast -buttered  toast with slices of ham and cheese on top and we read the Bible - Proverbs 17 - before we set about packing up and leaving.

We had not brought much so it was an easy job to close everything up.

I vacuumed both the camper and the front room, cleaned the bathroom and made up the beds, straightened the covers on the little sofa/couch and flipped the switches to OFF on the water and water heater.

We drove down to Dean and Sherry's to say goodbye to them and the critters.

This is Rudy.

He's a mean rascal and I'm glad he's in the peacock pen now.

Reaching in to feed and water him in a small space is not easy!

This is the new peacock Dean bought for Sherry for her birthday.

He is beautiful!!!

These are the new guineafowl.....I love that little hen staying in line with them.

A guinea wannabe?

I fed the horses carrots on Sunday....except the black and white one arrived late to the party and I was all out. My favorite thing is to hear them galloping! It takes me back to being a child and watching Roy Rogers and Gene Autry and hearing the horse's hooves thumping along. I love that sound!

I have to admit that I do not remember one single time that we have driven through that gate that I didn't feel a tinge of reluctance about going. It's always a whole lot more fun to arrive than it is to leave. But we will be back and soon! And when we do - we get to stay as long as we want!

Louis Dean drove us home in good time.

 We arrived before 5:00 and went into our usual routine.....

he unloads and I put up. Everything is back to rights. Laundry going and most of it is already done. 

Food is put up. I did some housework that I didn't get to before we left - as in vacuuming.

Keeping house is therapy for me and I am feeling better this evening.

I am grateful for my life.

I have a city life and a country life.

Both are important to me.

The fact that Dean and Sherry have invited us to be a part of their country life is such a huge blessing.

We pay no taxes. No responsibilities. We get to drive down there and enjoy the fruits of their labors.

We do pay our own way so we aren't guilty of being moochers but money can't buy what they have given us......a retreat to restore and refresh our mind, body and spirit.

I can't wait to go back!!