Alma de Color

This summer heat is melting me. And as I was waiting for my eye appointment at 3:00 today, I decided to make a trip to one of my fav restaurants for breakfast/lunch. I arrived at La Tinga, ordered a burrito con pollo y salsa verde. I had forgotten how intense the burrito is. I have a very high spicy food tolerance. When we were down in Mexico, I ate some food that was making others cry, and it didn't bother me a wit. This burrito, however, was very, very spicy. I loved it as it burned every pore in my mouth, esophagus, and stomach. Anyway, I washed it all down with some lovely jamaíca tea and headed back to the XA house for a bit of work. I had spent the morning visiting my grandma and giving her a haircut. Back at the house, I did some work around the house, played a few tunes, and was just about to leave for my eye appointment when I accidentally touched the corner of my eye. Instant fiery, torturous pain shot through my iris and cornea, and whatever else feels pain in ...

My last night at the Blue Moon was last night. Rather sad, really, but necessary. The month of July was looking pretty crazy, so I put in my notice. Hopefully, now I can finish what needs to get done this summer. Also, yesterday, Laura, Dad, and I cleaned out our tack shed. When I was little, no one was even able to get in the door because of all the junk stored there...(didn't used to be a tack shed--back in the day it was a blacksmith shed)...and then we cleaned out part so we could store equine gear there. We finally started loading stuff in the back of the truck to head to the dump, and in the process, we discovered various and sundry pieces of history. We also found a lot of JUNK! I had to work before we finished, and by the time I returned, it was completely cleaned out and VERY beautiful. I love it when progress on any project or goal becomes so increasingly visible as the task goes along. And you know, I was pondering the thought that the tack shed is much like ou...