Hold Your Horses!

Lookit what we have here!

Yesterday you saw TPot's dining room.

Someone let the cat outta the bag..

and now she knows..

and..well...honey, sweetie, darlin',

I already TOOK the pictures of

your living room so I might as well

you know...just post them now..

I promise not to show

THE DESK!

Ladies, Listen up...

We don't talk about

THE DESK..

so don't even be asking about

THE DESK!

When I stepped in the front door

I saw this...Hey! I ask-Did you get a horse?

No..why? (blank stare)

Just wondering......

Jokes are no fun when you have to explain them.

I'm gonna tell you a little secret...

TPot really loves horses...

but, sadly, every time she

sees a horse..she sneezes...

and her eyes water...

and she sneezes...

and she starts making this

deep little snarky sucky sound

in the back of her throat..

Yeah...you guessed it..

she has allergies..

to horses.

Now remember this fact because

I am gonna tell you a little

story about that a bit later...

But first I want to show you

what lies just beyond the boots

by the front door.

Look to your left

(remember-dining room on the right)

Ahhh...there it is..

the living room..

A real living room...

A room people actually use and

live in!

See the piano?

The lovely, warm old piano?

That belonged to MyHero's grandmother.

She was a concert pianist.

She taught many, many people

to play. One of her students

is quite well-known and has

traveled abroad giving concerts.

This piano always reminds me of her.

It was part of her estate.

We got it when Grandmother K passed away.

Because TPot played the piano

and loved it well....

We always told her that when

she had a home of her own..

we would give it to her...

When they bought this house and moved in

We gave her the piano..

and are so glad we did.

If you look behind the piano

you will see TPot and TheBrawyMan's

wedding photo.

They got married on a cold February day.

As a surprise to his bride

TheBrawnyMan

hired a horse and carriage

to take them from the church

to the reception.

uh-huh...

It had a nice, warm, cozy blanket to

keep them warm..

Guess what was on the blanket?

Horsehair..just a bit...of horsehair.

Remember the allergies?

Remember the watery eyes?

Remember the snarky throat thing?

Yeah? Poor TPot!

Poor BrawnyMan...who thought

he was giving her the most

wonderful, awesome present ever..

oh...well...All's well that

ends well...

A little fresh air and

she was once again

the radiant bride..

To the side of the piano

along the wall is her sofa.

She bought this when she was

only 22 or 23.

I'd say she had a pretty good eye

for a kid.

It has stood the test of time

and still looks great.

The painting over the couch was one

she spotted in a little cafe

where we were having lunch.

She loved it and called

TheBrawnyMan.

He met us there

and bought it off the wall.

Yes.He.Did.

That was when their marriage

was young and fresh and

sweet.

Yeah..remember those days?

Yeah? Me neither!

As you can see,

I didn't do any "fluff and puff"

for pictures.

The pillows are just like

the kids left them when they went

bouncing off to another spot!

And she has her bust on the music

cabinet...well...not HER bust...

but A bust...

Don't get all crazy on me here.

If you could look out her window

you could see her neighbor

working on his oh-so-perfect

lawn...He is the kind of guy

that you love to live next to

because the view of HIS lawn

is so perfect you can forget

how bad your own looks.

Wonder how he

likes it when SweetCheeks

throws a few stones over

the lot line when no one is looking?

Hmmmm...Let's not go there.

And there is Lulu's guitar by the tree..

She had a few lessons from

Uncle MamasBoy....And, although she likes her guitar,

she has discovered that she has

a very good aptitude for playing

the piano..

and composing her own music.

She is whipping through her music

books like a hot knife through butter.

(we never say margarine in WI-

that is blasphemy of the highest order)And...not to be outdone by Big Sister...

our little Ria is just one step

behind..following right along.

However, I think she is going to be

a ballerina...or an actress...

she has that Judy Garland

look about her..

And we already KNOW this one is headed

for the Circus Side Show Broadway

Maybe

just maybe...

one of them will grow up

and play in a concert..

Just like their Great Grandmother K did..

A special concert.

A concert that will be heard in Heaven...

Wouldn't that make GrandmotherK proud?