Inquiring Minds Ask: Aren't You Bored Out There in the Country??

Never!!

This afternoon I made a Boston Cream Pie, one of my favorites, something I haven't made in a few years. I hope it lives up to my expectations! I usually just use vanilla pudding for the cream filling, but I didn't have any boxes in my pantry, so I made my own from scratch... TWICE. The first recipe didn't thicken up adequately, so I had to make it again. 4 eggs and 3 cups of milk later, I'm sure I would have saved a few cents if I had just used a box of vanilla pudding!

Yesterday, I finished my fall arrangement for our back porch deck. I bought 2 mums, a few pansies, and one ornamental kale, plus a pumpkin. Then I went across our lane to cut down some grasses and wild sunflowers for my dried arrangement behind the pots, plus I gathered a few pieces of limestone for more visual interest. And how do you like my lil cowboy roper metal art?

Sunday evening we saddled ole Murphy up with my new saddle and I got a few riding lessons from the hubby - sorry, we didn't have the camera, so no pics! Then he jumped up on Murphy and showed me some of the fancy stuff that he and Murphy used to do years ago. That was fun -- Murphy will even stand still while hubby runs and jumps up on him from behind!

He's 25 years old (Murphy, not hubby) and we've been feeding him Purina Strategy the last few months -- boy does that feed make a huge difference! He is so sleek and trim and muscled. We just switched him last week to Purina Equine Senior, and it will give him even more nutrients than the Strategy feed, so he can only look and feel better.

Stormy went to a trainer for the next month, so she can be finished to be a good header horse (team roping) for Tom. It was sad to leave her there yesterday; that girl's been on pasture all summer, so she's had a real easy life lately, and she's a bit overweight. I'm sure she's going to think she's gone to hell when the trainer starts working her - isn't that how we feel when we first start to exercise?!

This morning I put Kilz on the OSB board on the inside of Stormy's new shelter; this took a few hours, as the OSB board really soaked it up. On the outside of the shelter, hubby scraped sticky residue off the metal - he made the shelter with scrap he had on hand, so right now it's different colors. Once we get the sticky edges all cleaned up, and he finishes caulking a few corners, I'll be painting the outside a light stone color. There will be before and after pics once I get it painted!

Sooo, the answer is NO, I really don't get bored out here, very rarely. There's more to do than there is hours in the day. Even when I'm not working a full-time job, I still don't seem to have enough hours to do everything I want to do.

26 comments:

  1. I just posted a recipe)..first one on the poetry blog anyway. This looks good and its from scratch..even better! Your life out here sounds really appealing! Your animals- so cool- hope you have a great week-

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  2. I found that if you own horses, there are never enough hours in a day! I feel your pain...and your horses..with leaving her at the trainers...always a tough thing to do especially when you can't be with them 24/7 making sure everything is aok! There is never a boring time out in the country!

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  3. Yeah, I'm thinking boredom is not an issue. Must be most fun to surrounded by such large life.

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  4. I was just going to answer your title question and say NEVER! But you beat me to it! I could never get bored in the country! It is my life, my only life. I hate the city, I don't even like going to the city. We avoid it as much as possible. I know people think we are weird, but there is just something about being out in the country, less people, less traffic, less noise, just what I need! Less of everything!
    Love your arrangement! Oh, and that pie, yummo!

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  5. You're certainly a busy woman! The cake look delicious and I love the arrangement. I wish I was that ambitious but right now I'm in the "do only what I absolutely HAVE to do" mode.

    Next time be sure to take a camera, better yet, a movie camera so we can see your hubs run and jump on the horse from behind. He must be in great shape!! *hubs, not the horse* We feed our old mare Senior Equine too and it made a huge difference for a while but now she's just so old she's skin and bones no matter how much she eats. Makes me sad.

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  6. A day in the country is never boring. Thanks for allowing me to live vicariously thru you! The cake looks yummy! I really need a horse hug, please post pictures of them.

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  7. Sounds good to me! I think many folks get into trouble when they have too much time on their hands. It's important to find satisfaction in a job well done and to live life simply. Boring to some-but highly satisfying to the folks who have figured it out!

    Chester's Mom ;0=)

    *Chester sends high fives to Ringo!

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  8. Countryside living is fun. Love the autumn arrangement - and that cake.. oh my!

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  9. Speaking as someone who, in the last twenty years, has lived on two acres with three horses, to a perfectly nice house sheltered on three sides by woods and one by lake...to a lower middle class house in smalltown suburbia...I'M SO JEALOUS! Your fields, your horses, your wildflowers, your wide open spaces, no neighborhood rules, your from scratch boston creme pie (my favorite after key lime pie). Could you be more blessed?

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  10. I love the decorations on your porch. I put out some pumpkins and one mum but haven't really done a lot yet. I love decorating for fall and Christmas. My favorite times of the year. The pie looks wonderful and I think the last time I made pudding from scratch was in high school home economics class (back in the dark ages). You are an amazing gal.

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  11. I bore more easily in the city myself. Now can we revisit that cream pie? It would look awfully sexy in a priority mail box. ;)

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  12. What a life!!! Sounds fabulous!!
    Really enjoy your site and your pictures!
    Take care.

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  13. Owning horses must keep you a very busy girl! Never a dull moment.
    I wish I were your next door neighbor. I would drop by each day to see what's cookin'....

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  14. Love that fall arrangement...gorgeous! I didn't know that Purina made food for horses! :)

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  15. Susan, I am laughing so hard at the question, I cannot even answer!!!!
    Fall arrangement is beautiful! I need to start all mine.
    I bet you shed a tear leaving Stormy at the trainer! It's hard to do..I always feel like a bad mommy!
    Misha

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  16. Loved your porch decorations. And the creme pie. Ooo, yum. :)

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  17. You made Boston Cream Pie? But...I thought you were doing the p90x program? Or is that part of the nutritional segment? Man, I gotta get those videos!!

    (Yum.)

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  18. Your Boston Creme Pie looks...TO DIE FOR! Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

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  19. Now I'm so hungry! I'm betting you have to prioritise a lot to fit everything in

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  20. Now I'm craving boston cream pie. So not cholesterol free. I can identify with people not understand what life on a farm is like. I get asked all the time, "what do ya do out there all day by yourself?" Ha, while I'm thinkin' just follow me around a day. Love your decor on your porch.

    Have a lovely fall day!!!

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  21. Never! You've got that right! When I told my boss I don't have cable, he almost felt sorry for me and said, "That must be difficult." Difficult?? Who has time for tv in the country??!!!
    Be well! ~Andrea~

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  22. I used to live in the country and owned horses but now I forgot what I was going to say. All I can think about is Boston creme pie. Maybe I'll settle for a Little Debbie

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  23. Amen! Never bored out here, and never enough hours in the day (sighhhh). Love it and wouldn't trade it for anything! Oh my.. that Boston Cream Pie looks divine :-) -Tammy

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  24. The pie looks great. Anyone who thinks you could be bored is too used to being overstimulated!

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  25. I've been catching up on your posts and the food pictures are making me hungry.

    I don't understand how anyone can be bored in the country. There are always chores to do and wonderful animals to care for.

    Loved your fall arrangement for the porch. And I loved learning more about your horses.

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