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| Butch & Farah ~ |
Uncle Keith was leaving on a hunting trip & invited us to an early breakfast out. Butch & Courtney took him up on his invite. I was tired & the luxury of sleeping in - sounded good to me. That extra hour & having no rush to get on the road - felt wonderful. By the time Butch & Courtney were back, I was sitting out with Nika & my tea, enjoying a beautiful, if overcast morning.
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| On the Pavilion~ |
We took Farah out on a
walk-a-bout of the fairgrounds, then headed to town. I can't possibly come to Sheridan without visiting my cousin Jackie's quilt shop!
We brought along
Jas - the rocking horse we'd purchased in Snohomish many years ago for the Grand-kids. Most of them have had their photos taken on her :-) It was time for her to find a new home - here in Sheridan - at the Quilters' Fix.
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| Jas in her new colorful home! |
We couldn't remember how many years it had been since Jackie & Courtney had seen each other!
Way too may - that's for sure. Funny though - when it's family - in so many ways it seems like yesterday. The two girls were yacking away in no time flat! We both bought fabric & I found another project I hope to find time for - some cold winter.
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| Jackie, Connie & Courtney |
After leaving Jackie's shop, we found a little restaurant for lunch, then did some shopping. There's no place like Sheridan if you're a fan of the Western lifestyle. I ended up with a new area rug for a house I hadn't even seen yet. :-) Our final stop was
King's Saddlery - always on my agenda. This visit I was soon fixated on the Calvary saddles. They had more than I realized, the rigging & design so similar to my
Stonewall.
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| McClellan~ |
Wouldn't it be amazing to know the history of these saddles? Who rode in them, where they've been & what horses they were on? Maybe even which battle?
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| Nice fenders & a really deep seat! |
The artifact below was certainly interesting. I think there's a good probability that this horse was in a battle!
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| Horses lower jaw with entrenched bullet. |
I've preached for years now about saddles with deep seats & the Arabian show saddle below demonstrates that philosophy :-) It was later in the afternoon by the time we returned to my Aunt & Uncle's home.
It was hard to say our goodbye's - but the distance wont' be
quite so far - for us to visit. Back at the Fairgrounds, it was
so quite & the night
so dark - easy to fall asleep. Tomorrow - the next leg of our journey - destination - Chamberlain, SD.
