Here's My Circle Quilt Top and OMG, We Found Bobbi

Here's my Circle Quilt top finished. As you can see, it coordinates perfectly with the Dresden pillowcases. Boy, does it make the room colorful and happy. Remember, I have only finished the top. I have to add the batting and backing and machine quilt it and then sew the binding, so of course you will see the pic when that is done. I have to order the fabric for the backing from the Fat Quarter Shop in America and the batting from a quilt shop locally.

Well, I am too excited to talk about that quilt anymore. Joe and I found Bobbi this morning. We had to walk 8 miles round trip, but boy was it worth it. I will take you on the trip a bit, and explain how we got there, and then what happened.

As you can see by the first pic, our cottage is in that area of houses way to the left in the pic below. If you just keep on looking on the right, we had to take the road that led all the way out of Dunfanaghy.We had to walk around the water area to get to the road that is behind the grass in the foreground( which you can't see in the pic) That's quite a walk.

Then, at the end of that road, we approached the bridge to Horn Head which takes you to the dunes, to the forest, and also of course to Horn Head.

You can see the forest in the distance.Do you see the white house in the distance? That is where we turned to enter the forest. Our plan was to find him in the forest near the dunes.

The hard part is that the road is on an incline as you can see and it keeps on climbing and climbing, which needless to say is so much more excercise. My legs were not appreciating the experience, but they will just have to get used to it. LOL

As we got further up the road, we saw our village in the distance.What a beautiful view that was, and we had the whole place to ourselves.

As we came to the end of the road, we saw a gate and a huge area of forest and fields that lead to the dune area. I called Bobbi's name out and lo and behold, he came galloping towards us.

When he got to the gate, I started to cry from happiness,and that was quite the moment. We gave him oatcakes and carrots,and he was so happy. He licked my hand and Joe felt under his coat, and saw that he was quite snug. We hadn't seen each other for two weeks. I just can't begin to tell you all what this meant to me and Joe.

Anyways, there is tons of grass for him there, a wee stream near the gate, lots of shelter in the forest area and miles and miles to roam.We stayed with him for a while. We told him we would be back each morning, and I think he understood me. I was just so thrilled that we found him, and he was alright.
We started down the road to home and Bobbi followed us until he could not go any further, and we took a pic of him watching us on the road, as we yelled goodbye. I was sad to leave him, but we will be back tomorrow, but I know he will miss us until he sees us again in the AM.
I just felt so lucky that we finally found him, and that we will now be visiting him every day. You gotta love that face of his. He is the sweetest horse, and just has a heart of gold. I know he is enjoying his winter feed in the forest...lots of freedom to gallop, and now he has us too, so what else can a horse ask for?

We had miles to walk back, and the total walking trip took two hours, but boy was it worth it all!

I am sitting in my lounge chair relaxing. I am a bit tired, and my legs are achy, but I am happy as Larry.

Next time I go, I will take my walking stick with me....That will help me get up that darn steep road.Just picture me now with a big Chesire smile on my face and my feet propped up.Don't you just love a happy ending to a story? They do happen, if you believe.