riding log and stuff

Rode first thing this morning, but there was a minor problem. I woke up with a very stiff/painful knee.  I put an ace bandage on it and went to ride anyway.  Well...  It really doesn't hurt that much to stand or walk on it once it's wrapped, so I didn't think riding would hurt. uh-oh. I went to apply my leg and that inward slightly back motion almost made me cry. So there was a lot of whip usage on that side today.  I practiced my dressage test for my upcoming show, so now I  know it, and maybe Trump does too.  By the end of the ride he was much quicker off the leg aid; I guess using the whip that much tuned him up a little.  Once I got home again I got out my big neoprene knee brace and put that on. Ah, much better now.  In fact, it doesn't hurt at all now.

After I got done riding, I received a visit from one of my mom's old friends and we talked for a while. She was on her way up to visit my dad and help him sort and box the bookstore.  Of all of my mother's friends, the is one of the two I really like.
After she left, I went back to the Hill and did some mowing with the big tractor.  Then there was a shower and a hour nap before grocery shopping and going out to dinner with J's mom and his two boys. He is sadly away tonight, on his way to NJ for a business meeting tomorrow.  I have pitted the 5 lbs of cherries that J picked in preparation for turning them into jam. But now I must fall into bed, for it is late and there is much to do tomorrow.