we got our sink! Already installed it and I'm loving it! Hope I'll still love it after having to clean it a few times...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...but so clearly worth it! We ordered a glass sliding door for our kitchen and of course wanted it to be unique and good looking. After going through a huge amount of ideas we decided it would look great to have a horsepic in there. And of course not just any, but one I took and changed the way the vinyl plotter could cut it in to etched glass window film. We chose a pic of Aldís running towards us and after many hours in front of the computer, cursing now and then the pic was ready to be cut. Today we installed the pic in the door and I can't wait until tomorrow to take the transfer paper off. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went on a road trip today to Öxafjörður. On our way back we stopped at a spot we already had seen a lot of cars stop over the time. Decided to have a closer look and it was puffin paradise! Sooo many, sooo close! 

 

 

 

 

 

Today was definitely not Hugleikur's favourite day so far. After having fun with his girls since 10th of May he was castrated today. We never intended in keeping him a stallion as we wouldn't be able to offer him a life worth living as a stallion. Too many restrictions and already too many stallions around. Think he'll be a happy gelding with a lot of friends later on. Things went well and he was up again in no time. Soon he will be allowed to the summer pasture.

 

 

After living with an unfinished kitchen for quite some time now, we finally managed to order and get our countertop. We decided to go for real wood, oak to be precise. Ingólfur's dad helped us cutting and installing it the right way. Afterwards it was my job to sand and oil it. Looks good I'd say. Now the last thing to arrive is the sink. Wonder how long that will take, we ordered in May...

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We decided to take some time off the work at home and take a short riding tour with friends. Luckily there are great places to go very closeby and we have great friends coming with us. 
Bjössi, Ingólfur and me started the ride at Saltvík, each of us with 3 horses as it's a great way to trim all of them and good to change inbetween. On our way to Þeistareykir we met a group of riders with a herd taking a break at Geldingadalur. Think our horses would have loved to turn back home and follow that herd. Sorry, but that wasn't how we planned it. So on we went even over snowfields. At Sæluhús our friend Stefán and his family were waiting for us. After a break we continued our ride over the most beautiful pathes to the Þeistareykir mountainhut where the horses were going to stay overnight. 
The next day we took a ride to the big craters (Stóra Víti and Litla Víti) and from there downhill on soft slopes back to the hut where the horses stayed another night. We rode about 20 km that day.
Today we rode back home, but it was just Bjössi, Ófeigur, Ingólfur and me. The scenery was breathtaking, but the riding path wasn't all the time. I was quite tired afterwards, the horses, too. Anyway it was a great weekendtrip!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There're quite some trees and bushes in the garden that need trimming. And there's a man with tools that was eager to do some trimming. Well, it endet with a horsetrailer full of branches and leaves...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We fetched Vordís from the summerpasture a few days ago as we were counting on her giving birth very soon. Unfortunately we had to acknowledge that she had lost her foal sometime during winter and wasn't going to give birth at all. As we didn't want to drive her to a stallion to just get her not in foal back, we decided to let Hugleikur have a try. So we'll have to wait and see what comes out of that. Of course we hope for her to get pregnant and give birth to a healthy foal next year.

Well, not that lazy as the president of our riding club had invited all of us for a ride and a party at his garden afterwards. The weather was perfect and there were so many more than I had expected. Great to do stuff together in times like these. 
Later today we got great visitors from the east, Pétur and Marietta. Long time since we've met. Looking forward to a great weekend.