Sauntering Vaguely Downward

Foal, grazing in the field early this morning.

It's been weeks since I posted a Shaggy Pony update. We returned from our August holidays to find that foal had shot up and is looking so much like her mother, Cousin It. I had thought she would end up having a dark "mask" on her face (see this entry on Day 184: DW/LJ) but the tone of her coat has completely evened out, apart from her clearly delineated white ankle boots.

I think Foal accurately expresses how a lot of us feel as this heat wave heads into its fourth week.

The bloke and I both worked full days. Afterward, I raced around and collected the children in time to catch a train into town to meet him and his students, who had their graduation ceremonies for their PhDs today. We had a tasty meal at a gigantic Asian buffet. The adults refrained from eating our body weights in curries and pakoras, but the children showed no such restraint, particularly with respect to the endless fruit platters and the chocolate fountain with marshmallows.

By the time we caught the train home, it was well past the children's bedtime, and although technically it is a little too early to be mine, I will be going to face-plant into a pillow moments after pressing the "post" button.

The foal’s coat appears to be lightening as it grows.

( +3 with black mare mummy for contrast )

1. Is there a smell that will immediately sicken you?
   The smell of frying mushrooms. It's strange because I can eat mushrooms in most contexts (in a stir-fry, on a pizza, in noodle soups). But frying button mushrooms? Bleargh.
   
   It's also tragic because the males in my household love fried mushrooms, and I simply cannot make them for them.
   
   
2. When you want quiet, where do you go?
   Into my study, which also doubles as the spare room. I'm hopeful that one day, these can be two different rooms in this house.
   
   
3. Do you need/prefer total darkness when you sleep?
   I prefer it, but don't need it. As long as no one is bothering me, I can sleep almost anywhere.
   
   
4. What is your least favorite taste?
   You mean besides fried mushrooms? I don't much care for the flavour of undiluted offal, as I find it much too strong.
   
   
5. How heavily do you rely upon your sense of touch?
   Quite heavily. If I'm not using a keyboard (I touch-type), I'm using my smartphone, or driving, or making a meal, or doing the laundry, or exercising. I am a whirlwind of motion most of the time I'm awake. I use touch to check my children's temperatures every morning, and the condition of their skin.

In unrelated news, here are the Shaggy Ponies (and horses) having some manner of familyconsultation.


( +1 )

The tiny pony has been allowed out into the big field with its mummy, Cousin It!


And what’s the first thing Mummy does? Embarrass the tiny pony with some unabashed rolling around.

( +6 )