News On All Fronts

Here is a wrapup of recent McAlpine family news.

• Annie is out of school and enjoying her summer - but not too much. She is working regular shifts at The Tack Trunk and just got a second job for extra $ at the new Whit's Frozen Custard in downtown Lebanon. Training starts today. Annie has ambitious savings goals, and besides that she wants to spend, spend, spend. And believe it or not, Annie has stacks of schoolwork to do over the summer for her junior year Advanced Placement courses.


• It is the last week at the old barn for the Hunter's Hill folks. Lee Ann and the rest of the crew are working long hours to get things moved and set up at the new barn on Nixon Camp Road by the weekend. The last thing to move will be the horses. Lee Ann has for the last several months owned a staggering three horses, but a few days ago closed the sale of one of them. That was Chocolate, a young draft-paint horse. [Editorial comment - the only thing in life more joyous than buying a new horse is being able to sell it later and put the money back in the bank!] Lee Ann had a close call on another of her horses, Caffie, a couple of weeks ago but the buyer returned her so she is still for sale. That was a blessing in disguise, as it turns out. As #1 horse Ruler's convalescence (due to a suspensory injury) stretches into the future, at least Lee Ann has Caffie to ride.


• Compared to the others, I (Scott) am slacking big time. Monday (yesterday) was my first off-day occasioned by my move to a four day work schedule. I spent the long weekend working on house projects (plumbing at the Tower House, outside basement stairway at East Main), running errands, and goofing off just a little. Mowing season has hit its stride, so part of every weekend I am cutting grass at one house or another. On Sunday morning Lee Ann and I went to Lawrenceburg, Indiana for the big monthly antique show at the fairgrounds there. We picked up some old-house hardware for various present and future projects (see photo - this is what $48 buys you), and Annie got a horse clipper.