Still a little shaky

February 16, 2007 – Click on image for higher resolution version.

About 12:45 I heard a loud boom, but we frequently hear booming noises when it is very windy here. Five minutes later, I looked out and saw this. My first thought was that a horse might be under it, and I was horror-struck until I looked up the hill and saw Magic and Rags staring down, almost as perturbed as I. I called Jack and gave him a brief description of the visible damage, and took my camera out while I checked how much danger the ruins presented for the horses. Of course, once I got out there they decided I would protect them, and came down to see what was going on. I managed to get them away from the wreckage and put them in the new field and closed the gate. The wind peeled the roof completely off of the structure, and it is now laying on the ground: nails pointing up. The wiring in the old barn was twisted apart and the bulbs were broken, so I threw the circult breakers in the new barn.

Jack is on his way home so we can figure out if we can make the old field safe enough for horses tonight, or whether I have to take them to my trainer’s to board for a couple of days while we clear away the debris.

Chicken Marsala a la Valentine

The recipe for dinner tonight is named after the chef, not the holiday. I’ve never made Chicken Marsala before, and decided a recipe from Momma Mormoni…On Demand, a privately published cookbook, looked good. I’ve never had a recipe tell me “bad cook, start over” before. But then I’ve never had a cookbook offer “Feel free to come over and try it in my kitchen” either. (I don’t know how to make the accent: sorry.)