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—:=Awake=:—
Awake. This is my year’s Word. So it should define my stomping ground, my territory, my attitudinal homesteading rights. But I am having trouble proving up my deed on it. For one twelfth of this new year, I have been … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Epiphanies and Meditations, Gin, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific, Seasons
Tagged camera, color, Gin, Jedda, rocking chair, winter
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The Yule Shindig: pt.1
Dec 20 How to get ready for a party. This is pretty much the only party you ever have, and it’s at Christmas, so you have plenty of leisure time to get ready. No pressure. 1. First think to yourself, … Continue reading
A bit of a braid
First of all – is anybody else having problems with the header not popping in, or with comments disappearing? Second: I believe that I may have lost about an inch or so on my waist, just high stepping it over … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Images, Minutiae, The outside world
Tagged gates, knit, polar bear, prints, puppies, snow
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Interlude – or where your steak comes from
First thing in the morning: let the tide of puppies out of their crate. Allow yourself to be carried along with the rolling surge: down the hall to tumble down the stairs, finally pooling – whirling around and around at … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Epiphanies and Meditations, Horses, Just life, The outside world
Tagged cows, Horses, meat, puppies
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The Great Journey~ Pt. 3
And then . . . We took a bus. A happy bus. Transportation. Which put me in mind of . . . horses. I started missing horses. So we went looking for some. We found this one – part of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, Gin, Horses, Images, Journeys, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world, Visits
Tagged big trip, Gin, Max
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End of August Stuff
I don’t have any more caveats. For now. If your life has been anything like my silly series of misadventures in the last month and a half – or seriously, if it’s been more stupid or truly challenging, then bless … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Horses, Just life, Seasons
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He’ll be going round the mountain . . .
M will be home, ten months from yesterday. That was the first important thing about yesterday. The second is that we ended up taking the colt for his FIRST LONG RIDE up the mountain. It was a miracle of circumstance: … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific, Just life, The outside world
Tagged Hickory, Horses, mountain
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Me, me, me
Today, I rode three horses. I keep noting these things because I am living a long dream. I have loved horses all my life—except during a certain period of my life spent in college and pursuit … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Just life
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Frazz and the Exploding Pony
So much to write—so little time. When the Gin set comes to visit, all of the family together, Frazz cannot touch the horses. This is because he does not want his mother’s head to explode. Or her eyes either. Or … Continue reading
~:: having a hay day ::~
Now, ya’ll may not find this interesting. But as a dyed-in-the-wool ignorant suburb-baby, I find it absolutely and utterly fascinating. Stick with me and I’ll have you well educated in the art of angsting over the coming winter and knowing … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Explanations, friends, Fun Stuff, Horses, Images, Just life, Seasons, The outside world
Tagged friends, hay, kids, summer, tractor
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