Horses, Flowers, Frogs and the Land of Nod !

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Did you know that there really is a Land of Nod ? I thought it was a fictional name . . . but my good friend Deborah Burnham actually lives in the Land of Nod. You can visit Deb's Blog here . It certainly lives up to the fantasy. My two children and I visited Deb yesterday and were treated to a lovely afternoon with horses, flowers and wildlife. What a beautiful place to live!


Deb's two horses Slim and Clancy were quick to sense company and ran over to greet us :-)

I must say these two horse were very patient with us

(dropping the treats!!!)

Pulling away just when Slim thought he was about to receive a yummy mint.

The look on their faces said . . . Hey Mom . . . please show these Newbies how to hold a treat.

So Mom stepped forward and showed us how to hold our hands flat and let the horses nibble away until the treat is found.

OK . . . . much better . . . nodded Slim and Clancy.





Maybe a Dandelion would be interesting . . . .




Then we got really brave . . . . inside the fence and everything !

Big smiles all around :-)


A little fresh hay (Hmmm . . . . I think Clancy likes the mints better)

Then on to the River we went . . . . in search of frogs and butterflies.

My son found the frogs . . . but guess who had to catch them ?

Super Sister !!!! Over here . . . over there !!!! go, go, go!

It was an absolutely wonderful day ! I also picked up the gift that I commissioned Deb to make for my Mom's 65th Birthday. I will post pictures of that later (I don't want mom to see her present early). Thanks again for a wonderful visit Deb !!!!

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I will be away from Friday July 25th to Thursday July 31st, visiting my Mom in Nova Scotia. My Friday Flea Market post will resume on August 1st.  See you next week : )