August 26: I Try Alcohol for the First Time

Saturday, August 26, 2006

​It was still raining from last night, but some people still wanted to go on short rides. By mid-morning, it had started to rain very hard, then hail. We got a radio call that the riders were coming in. They arrived at lunchtime and we had mulled wine and hot chocolate waiting for them, as well as a roaring fire. Lunch was ready, but they were too excited to eat. Finally, at 12:15, Filip, the ranch owner, let the staff eat first, then the guests followed. 

I tried two sips of the wine and didn’t like it. It smelled and tasted bitter.

Some staff here are really touchy about their laundry. They leave it in the machine long after the cycle finishes, then swear the walls down if someone puts it on the table. We only have one washer and two dryers. I figure, if you don’t get it within a few minutes of the cycle ending, you should expect to have your laundry touched.