Category Archives: Horses

More women’s work –

Posted on March 11, 2009 by K

So the useful and charming Stan, the kibitzing neighbor who gets up in the middle of the night to do our water turn and who was kind and brave enough to come over and put the colt on long rein … Continue reading →

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Women’s work—

Posted on February 25, 2009 by K

First, I have two things to say: 1) I do not like saying goodbye.  Goodbye, Gin.  Goodbye, Max.  I can stand it today, but not yesterday. 2) Here’s a neat little technique: find something at Sam’s club that you know … Continue reading →

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The new addition –

Posted on February 17, 2009 by K

A few minutes ago, G announced cheerfully that today, M had been gone eight months!  Only he was wrong.  He had it wrong.  Nobody around here is allowed to round up anything relative to time passing—time is only what it actually … Continue reading →

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In case you were wondering

Posted on January 18, 2009 by K

This is what it’s like to have horses: You get up in the morning. (Some people do this earlier than I do. Let me just explain that I get up WAY earlier than I would if I didn’t know people … Continue reading →

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Atten: Office of Humbug

Posted on December 17, 2008 by K

   Forget cognitive dissonance.  How about cognitive lock-up.  Like they say on the space shows, “I’m trying sir, but the computer’s all locked up.”  Or frozen?  Do they say frozen?  Or jammed.  Any of those.  That’s where I am: cognitive freeze.  What’s wrong with people in administrative offices?  If … Continue reading →

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We Have a Go

Posted on November 28, 2008 by K

November 25, 2008 There comes a time in the life of every parent when you finally have to test your training under saddle. I am not talking about sending your kid on band tour, though that’s close to what I … Continue reading →

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And you thought you had it bad –

Posted on November 10, 2008 by K

Oh, how I long to be as witty and astute as some of you guys – Sue, Rachel, Laura Maery; I’m drowning in clever buds. But I’m a working animal, so I write about non-glorious things. Like pulling teeth. Which … Continue reading →

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Rivers of Drowsy Aspen

Posted on September 21, 2008 by K

One of the greatest delights of our lives is to ride the mountains in autumn.  Every year I’m scared we won’t get up there.  But every year, we manage to sneak away (if you can call it sneaking when you’re … Continue reading →

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Large Syringe/Shorter Ghost

Posted on November 1, 2007 by K

Nov 1, 2007 The little absurdities of life (or—another excuse not to sit down and face writing the last chapters of the latest book). Scene: my house with Ginna in it. Ginna (pointing at me): Max, what’s her name? Max … Continue reading →

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Once upon a mountain—

Posted on September 4, 2007 by K

Here I am, Feb 2012, looking back at this.  I had to reinsert the images.  I’ve gone through it on the fly.  To this day, we relive this in our dreams.  To this day, we’ve none of us had a … Continue reading →

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