The House - again?

Today I was scheduled to trim some horses down the street from The House. (reference back to June blog posts) I pulled in and got my tools out, walked to the back, and saw that the horses weren't there. I knew there was a chance it would happen, as I knew they might be moving and I knew where to go next... no big deal. Got back in the car, and continued up the hill to take a shortcut over to the new barn, when we happened to go by The House (also known as The Encino House for it's street name)... and saw that the for sale sign was back up. I practically slammed on the brakes, and stared in disbelief. Mario and I both started talking at the same time... what are the chances? is it a sign? is it just to torture us a bit more? why didn't it sell? The realtor had told us it was "wrapped up". Later when I got home I checked it out, and sure enough it is back as an "active" listing, with the reduction of about 60k. Hmmmm. I have to call and find out what's going on. It's just too intriguing not to follow up on, right?


The Ventura County Fair is currently going on and we may head over again tomorrow. One of my clients is the president of the fair board, and invited us to a pre-fair gala. It was fun - BBQ and drinks and then you could walk around the fair grounds before the fair was actually open. To my great disappointment, the funnel cake, frozen lemonade and corn on the cob stands were not open! Looking at the animals and eating are my fave parts of the fair! Mario did go on this hairy ride - he's the one sort of to the right with the tan pants on. The ride takes you straight up, makes you wait for a few minutes until you are good and scared, then drops you in a free fall. I couldn't get the whole thing in the camera view. Crazy guy!



Here he is trimming a horse named Monty. Monty kept grabbing nippers, the hoof pick, a belt loop, etc. and when he got a hold of the rasp handle he didn't let go. I took a ton of pictures of them because it looked like he wanted to rasp the hoof himself. Very cute guy. Both of 'em! ;)



Linx being lovely the other day, lounging on the couch in the sun. I loved the circles and squares from the patterns and shadows, and his softness...