While Tony showered, I fed the dogs and cooked his breakfast, while enjoying a delicious cup of Green Mountain Donut Shop Coffee. Then while Tony ate his breakfast I showered and got cleaned up. While he packed for his trip, Hazel and I vacuumed the entire trailer and dusted it, because Donna Hatch, a fabulous writer for the Kerrville Daily Times, was coming out, at 10:00, to interview Kinky and me about our rescue ranch and upcoming Concert for Utopia.
Around 7:10, I was totally awake and Tony was packed and ready for his trip to, Port A, to pick up the bee equipment and hives that Rick was giving to him. With all of our earlier accomplishments, we then went outside, as planned, to do the morning chores and it was still pretty dark outside, but we got it done in record time.
When Tony and Chet left the ranch at 8:30, I returned to The Cabin, so I could wash a load of clothes, answer some e-mails, etc. before the volunteers started arriving.
At 10:00, Donna Hatch arrived, while I was outside visiting with Kris' husband Jim. When Donna got out of her car we instantly liked her, so we immediately struck up a fun conversation with her. While we were waiting for Kinky to arrive, I told her about how much I had enjoyed reading her great article about George Fischer, The Last DK Cowboy and so did Jim. Then Donna told me that she had just written a fiction book For Every Goodbye and she wanted to give me a copy. Then she took off for her car to get a book for me.
When Donna and I got into Kermit, to take us up to The Cabin, I was telling her about me being an author also when June walked up with two friends and she said, "Nancy, do you remember Jane and Bob, from Canada?" My mind started racing, but it never made it to the finish line, because June said, "They were the first people to ever take me out to the rescue ranch, over ten years ago, and if it wasn't for them, I might not have never known about y'all."
"Wow!" I said. "I have to admit that I don't remember y'all, but thank y'all so much for bringing June out here, because of June, she has recruited everyone of our volunteers, except for Kris & Jim, The Mineral Man, because Tony and I invited them to come out and volunteer..."
A few minutes later, Donna and I went into The Cabin and she loved our old trailer and then I gave her signed copies of my four books. Then Kinky arrived for the interview. For forty-five minutes, while Roy slept under the kitchen table by Donna's shoes and Belle slept next to my pink boots, Kinky and I had a wonderful time visiting with Donna and being interviewed by her. Here is a picture that I took of Donna interviewing Kinky.
A little before noon, the interview ended and the three of us went outside, so Donna could meet our super friends/volunteers and take a few pictures for her article about our rescue ranch. Donna visited with several of our volunteers and then she took a group picture of us in Rufus' and Roxanne's pen.
Then Donna thanked all of us for our time and then she went over to the Lodge, with Kinky, to visit with him and to meet The Friedmans and all of us went up to the Medina Highpoint Resort to eat lunch together, which of course was a lot of fun.
When I got back home, I took a short nap with Mama, Roy, Belle and Beau and then I went outside and push-mowed some small patches of tall grass, in three dog pens. Then I spent two hours killing Thistle, before returning to The Cabin, so I could trim some of Mama's long, white hair.
Around 7:00, after I had put the chickens up for the night, I started reading Donna's book For Every Goodbye and I love it and I can't put it down, so I hope that you will check it out. So that is about it for tonight, because I plan to read her great book non-stop, until it is time for my special slumber party, with all four of our dogs.
Y'all have a great evening!
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