letting it all hang out

Haha,

I just hate it when my horses get loose and eat the turf.

JK.

I live in suburbia but living vicariously through YOU. Those pics are heavenly, looks so serene, would have never imagined your home management work wasn't complete.

Enjoy your weekend.

I've just got up to see the blue sky & read your blog.I'd leave the horses there, then you won't need to cut your grass. I feel like a good day will happening for me, grass is cut, plants are planted so look forward to a pleasant weekend, with the grandchildren coming to visit. Hope you enjoy your weekend.

It's lovely to see, that there is room for everyone in´your garden – a happy summerday:-)

Your words describe chaos, the images show an idylic scene. How lovely. I hope it hadn't rain much recently as the hooves pug up the turf.
I often find that cattle have escaped into my garden leaving piles of 'fertiliser' and pug marks everywhere. If you don't stomp down the pug marks when the ground is soft, they dry out to leave nasty holes that turn your ankle.

Dear Sharon,

Well, like canny "Anna", I'd be completely thrilled to wake up and find your horses on my lawn. You've certainly got some lovely animals (dogs included), and you have a fine eye for taking lovely photographs of them.

As you'll notice?…..I'm posting this at 2:44 in the morning (USA time). At age 50, I've suddenly been put on hypertension medications (2 dang pills per day? how silly…). I'm told there's nothing "wrong" with me….except for being a typical, "type-A", bossy American male (50% of whom, I'm told, are on the same medications, if they happen to have insurance).

Im any case, I'm WIDE AWAKE at this ungodly hour (the terriers are terribly happy about this), having taken my new&improved; medication this afternoon before falling asleep for six hours. I think I'm going to speak to my very smart lady-doctor about this. she's about thirteen months pregant, big as a horse, and I can't figure out how she has time to listen to me, but she does.

In any case, I just decided that, as long as I'm awake, I might as well continue packing books for the upcoming move….and I went to your blog.

As usual?…it was refreshing and really quite lovely. It makes me think of all the mornings (and I'm regularly in France at my in-laws' house outside Tours) when I wake up and find my teeny-tiny mother-in-law opening all those big shutters (they're on all the windows and doors)….and, suddenly, the whole house is filled with light and birdsong (there's a large cherry orchard behind the house, and many marauding birds). Obviously, that doesn't happen in the winter…but I do love those summer visits, when every morning begins this way, and folks regard breakfast as a pleasure, rather than some gulp-down-your-coffe-&-get-your-ass-to-work duty.

thanks, as ever, for the lovely and evocative posting. And, yes…I know….I regularly use the word "evocative" when describing your postings. In my defense, I'd simply say that I can't think of a more appropriate adjective.

and, yes, I was very glad today to see how many folks (in response to your previous, obviously sincere posting) wrote to tell you how much they appreciated your blog/your work.

you're much too polite to ever say this yourself, but?…..just recall the good & appreciative comments…..and also recall that bumper-sticker: "Mean People Suck".

An alarming number of folks never seem to have graduated from high-skool, where' it's so easy to just be nasty to other folks. So?…let's do just ignore them (as many of your readers have suggested).

'Nuff said….

—-David Terry
http://www.davidterryart,com

One perfect day……….
Bon weekend

Hi Sharon, such a peaceful scene! May you have a delightful weekend.

OMG…can I please make that picture my screensaver!!!!!! AMAZING. How I wish I could wake up to "unruliness" where horses are grazing 10 feet out of my front door…lol! What a fantasy…the pictures are fabulous, what a spectacular sight. Enjoy your weekend.

Olá Sharon, lindo dia! Lindas palavras. Tenho tanto a fazer também, mas… certamente não tenho uma vista tão linda como a sua.
Linda as suas fotos.
Se me permitir gostaria que minha mãe, que é artista plástica, tem 70 anos, pintasse essas fotos.
Se for possível, ficarei muito grata.
Tenha um lindo dia.
Rose

Você já faz parte de meu blog: https://amigasqueengordam.blogspot.com.br/

These beautiful photos made me laugh. What could be better than a relaxing dog and a couple of grazing horses in your front yard! It's a beautiful, relaxed, happy scene! Love it! Thanks for sharing.

Simply beautiful. You are living my dream! Always have wanted to live in France.

Your version of family chaos is my idea of perfection – lol!
Paula x

Still sounds great. We all have weeks like that.

Still looks like a dream to most of us.

Best,
Kathy

I think 'a little piece of heaven on earth' would best describe your lovely photo! We should all have such chaos…enjoy!

They are my favorite kind of days, too. Enjoy!

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! =)

hi Sharon
That's a picture postcard for sure!
Your house and horses are just so beautiful
and your Gibson, well, I love, love, love, him.
Have a wonderful happy layback weekend.
Darlene North

One can only dream of waking up to a couple of horses and a dog on the lawn. The housework can wait. I'll grab a lawn chair, a cup of coffee and join the animals on the lawn.

Thank you Sharon. Love you blog and website. The beautiful pictures of the countryside and places around where you live in Normandy are truly magnificent.

Oh your place is heaven and soo beautiful, I love the way you let your horses graze freely on your lawn, it's bliss living in such harmony with animals.

I wish they were at my house!! I'd be out there with them. I have the 4 g kids and a dog. Dog destroyed his cage while we were swimming, pooped in living room, boy spilled gallon of milk in the kitchen. Two boys hit the ice cream truck after just having dessert. Welcome summer!

oh, this looks like bliss to me! I'm in love with your beautiful home.

Such beautiful images! Your home is lovely + horses. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

So thats how you keep that lawn looking so good. Secrets out now! Although I think the horses need a little more practice to get the perfect striped lawn.
Paul

The horses, the dog and the house make an idyllic picture. What a wonderful place to live regardless of 'days like this':)

Hoorayyyy!!!!!!

Tuo on oikeaa elämää!! Ihania kuvia!

Teillon sielä kaunista.

I just have to say how much your pictures and your writings mean to me, I know you hear this alot. I hope you know this is a big part of my day to see what you are doing and of course the wonderful pets. I so look forward to see what is going on in your life because it seems so interesting. Enjoy you so much and wanted to say thank you for sharing.