Fact: Many believe Australian Shepherds originated in Australia because of the name, which is not the case. These beautiful and brilliant dogs are not registered as native Australian breeds. The breed originated in Spain, and when a group of Basques immigrated to Australia in the 1800s, they brought their herding dogs with them. Those dogs were known as little blue dogs with bobtails. These herding dogs were the foundation for creating the Australian Shepherd breed we know today.
But it was only when, much later, they were brought to California that they received the denomination of Australian Shepherd. Interestingly, the American ranchers successfully bred the Australian Shepherds for herding purposes.
Courtesy of my fantastic son-in-law, Bub Duda!
We were ready bright and early because our drawer people were coming between 8-9 AM. At 8:02 AM, the door rang, and we were in business.
Colleen removed everything and put it on the formal dining room table, and all we had to do was go through it and put it back.
What do you say to the soup that asks if you can take it out of the pantry? Sure, Can
The tab;e and the chairs were loaded with goodies!\I asked Mary
I asked Mary why it took all afternoon to eat all the herbs in the pantry. Because it’s a thyme-consuming activity.
The pantry was bare! But not for long!
The poor dining room table.
Eric went to work, and we had rollouts everywhere within two hours!
The shelves went in without a single issue with the buzz of electric screwdrivers and an occasional hammer.
11:00 AM, and we are done; now it is time to reload with all the goodies we need to cook.
Ready to be loaded up!
We had big pots and glass tops under the stove, but there was a lot of waste space.
The rollout is on its way!
It was mid-morning, and Mary made muffins for everyone.
Chef Mary made muffins for everyone!
Tom, our handyman, came over and did several chores. He sealed the attic from the heater closet, moved our paper goods from the garage to the upstairs closet, and got our drains for the garden.
All we need is a sleeve to go over the drain pipes!
Mary made a fantastic pumpkin pasta, and then we went to Jan’s for our meals-on-wheels delivery. We had a glass of wine and updated Jan on all the medical conditions.
Amazing friends!
We returned home at 8:00 PM and continued to watch Gilmore Girls.
