Sunday April 17 2011

Thank you, Marla, for the truckload of hay. The critters are enjoying it. Ruby and Sparkle are still out nibbling lots of food. Babe and Lacey and Bobbie were out, too. We are going to give them extra food as they are still thin. Went to Chico State's musical program last night and heard some beautiful singing. Then we went downtown for an after show snack. Chico's mounted police were patrolling on their beautiful black Shires. They had reflective tape on their legs and it looked so neat to see them marching along. Tomorrow we are going to start building people fences. We have decided it is easier to keep us in than the donkeys. Yesterday Jonathan rubbed on the propane tank wires and created a gas leak. Jim had to hussle to get the leak fixed. Oh, you donkeys are quite the rascals. Was warm today with a heavy downpour tonight. Larry from Wilson's Worms was supposed to come tomorrow and remove some manure. Don't know how the roads will be. Bucky the club-footed pony has many costumes. Sometimes he is a Thoroughbred. Sometimes a donkey. Once in a while he is a mule and occasionally he is a calf. He picks out who he wants to copy, then follows them around, trying to act like them. Today he was a mini mule. He thought he and Maggie were twins. Been carrying the camera, but forgetting to take pictures. Once I figure out how to get pictures on to the computer I'll get better about getting them to you. Eileen G has been wonderful about sending boxes of goodies for the Thrift Store. So has Deb B. Thank you so much. Thank you, also, to all those who have sent in their donations. Need to get 65 tubes of dewormer and the vet will be here soon to give innoculations. 20 shots were donated by the Unwanted Horse Coalation, but we need to buy 40 more. Any help is appreciated. You can use PayPal or mail your donation to Home At Last Sanctuary P O Box 4129 Yankee Hill CA 95965. All donations go directly to horse care and feed. Thank you.