Short Stack for A Tall Cause

 Still breaking all kinds of heat records. This is just bizarre.

 Last May 2025 we had tea to celebrate Mother's Day. But this tea was special because it was spent with Clydesdales. We went to the Clydesdale Preservation Foundation in Gilbert.

This year I found the following:

We really enjoyed our tea with the Clydesdales so we figured this would be a great thing to do. It was early enough in the day that the heat wasn't a problem.

I picked up Pat and Marilyn and off we went. Wendy was going to join us but when she went online to get her ticket, it said they were sold out.  

There were a few people milling around when we got there. Two  horses were in the paddock (?) (a grassy area with an electrified fence around it). We turned in our tickets and they told us to go get our pancakes and sausage. 

The pancakes were really delicious. And another person asked to sit at our table with us. She was interesting to visit with.

 But that was the end of it. We wandered over to the horses but they weren't interested in us because the volunteer had the food bucket. They were really pretty especially when the sun hit them. They glistened. 

The most excitement we had was watching one of the horses who decided he wanted to go outback where the food was better. He banged and banged on the gate making all kinds of noise. 

Really disappointing adventure. At the tea last year, one of the officers of the foundation gave us a wonderful talk about the horses and the difference between a foundation and a rescue. She explained how they got the horses they have at their location. A very interesting presentation. She also let us know that she was fighting cancer. She was not at the breakfast this year. So whoever is in charge needs to make some changes for next year. Also, they need to change their ticket selling website. They definitely were not sold out and had no idea that site was telling people that they were. 

 

 

In other news - once a month the women in our Church Ward get together for a luncheon at Denise's beautiful home. Denise does most of the work (she made ham sliders)  and we bring salads and desserts and whatever sounds good. 

She has this beautiful picture of a bunny in her living room. My phone doesn't do it justice. 

The three of us keep plenty busy but the heat and the price of gas is putting a big dent in our adventures. We're looking at things to do closer to home and inside a building. Wish us luck.