Nancy Falzone's Gathering - A Group Shot and Some Artwork

Right after lunch, the entire Mares and Tales group gathered for a group shot. Participants came from seven states and two countries! (Photo credit to Nancy Kelly.)

Back row: Linda Shawhan (Illinois), Alicia Strayer-Mangan (Michigan), Jamie Rott (Illinois), Brenda Metcalf (Iowa), Liz LaRose (Illinois), and Yvonne Rott (Wisconsin)

Middle row: Lynn Isenbarger (Indiana), Jeanne McCall (Iowa), Nancy Falzone (Illinois), Michelle Oviatt (Illinois), Ardeth Hillyer (Illinois), and Nancy Kelly (Michigan)

Front row: Liz Cory (Illinois), Kathy Wells (New York), Sheryl Leisure (Indiana), Dawn Sinkovich (Michigan), Beth Peart Weeks (Canada), and Donna Connors (Illinois)

Nancy and me.

Nancy has horses everywhere in her home. Look at the lamp topper behind us - recognize it? It's the Hagen Renaker Stablemate sized Clydesdale. You can see a cabinet full of chinas behind us, and a framed portrait of a horse on the pony wall.

 Going down her basement stairs you were welcomed by a beautiful horsey rug.

 The circus pony lover in me absolutely loved this framed print.

This reminded me of myself with Abby, although I don't wear a fancy dress and hat to visit her. We do have a similar paddock fence, though!

I lost track of how many of these wall plaques Nancy has displayed around her home. They are so beautiful.

Tomorrow's blog post will be photos of some of the activities from the Mares and Tales gathering. (Nancy kept us busy!)