A rather pleasant day.

I have had a very pleasant day today, despite an inappropriate and quite peculiar grouchy mood.

First, I did NOTHING, I just lazed about. Then I went for a walk with Havana in the rain and bathed her when we got home.

After that, my Mom and I went to a riding school in very-far-away which was, sadly, a very nice place that took the horses natural ways and body-language into account (looking a horse in the eye means "No", "Don't" and/or "Walk away from me" and horses KNOW where you're looking...) and had a very gentle touch, which, as the lady there often said, they were sadly alone in doing. Then again, they only "cater" to adults, unlike normal riding schools, where the horses often have to deal with children who can be very difficult to teach they should be careful, and that's why school horses are so jaded (my spoil is showing, isn't it?).

Anyway, the horse I rode was named Tony and he took a shine to me, or so I was told, he kept trying to walk closer to as we were walking to the corral and he apparently walked very nicely for me while we were riding (which was all at a walk... An hour of walking), that was apparently rare for him. Not that he wasn't a good horse, of course, but he really didn't like corners of the ring and kept to inner circle. He said goodbye to me when we left. What a big, soft, sweetheart. His coat was so soft and smooth. Those horses were clearly happy and healthy and wanted to go. I remember the school horses I rode, you needed to make/force them to open their mouth or the bit wouldn't get in, these guys kept yawning and voluntarily opened their mouth for the bit to go in. So nice.

This will probably be my last post before I leave for Bulgaria this Sunday. I am looking very much forward to the trip.   So, have a nice summer week.

Ah, wait, just remembered, I visited Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital) the other day to see a day in the life of a medical laboratory scientist before I stepped into it. I liked what I saw and plan to stay on course... Although getting to smell some bacteria that smelled like old socks wasn't very pleasant.