Category Archives: snow

~:: Another Pony, and a Challenge ::~

Two things today, and I’m a little shakey with trepidation, trying this. First, I show you island horse.  And daffodils.   Then I talk about found design.  Then a giveaway.  Except not exactly a free one.  It’s a challenge (this … Continue reading

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~:: Trailing along ::~

How does anybody ever have time to do anything? Things may have settled down in theory, but in the real world?  No.  It’s not that anything important is happening.  I’m waiting to see if our house is going to be … Continue reading

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~:: Sprung Spring ::~

I took a little pre-spring boating trip this morning—in the Suburban, down to the horses, the wet, hang-dog horses.  I had fed Piper and let him out first.  I only got stuck in the snow once, but didn’t have to … Continue reading

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~:: The Iceman Cometh ::~

Once upon a time, it snowed.  Remember this cute little snow? Then it snowed again.  This time with far more serious intent. This was only the beginning – it continued to snow for another several hours. Four hours later,  rain … Continue reading

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~:: White Christmas? ::~

What we woke up to yesterday (i’d say “Out of the blue,” except it all had come down unexpectedly in the night): Can you tell the snow is still falling hard? While inside it was cozy. Neighbors, digging each other … Continue reading

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~:: Tis the Season ::~

The horse arena is sopping.  Sopping, soaked, swampy.  And there’s more rain coming.  We woke to snow.  But the rain washed it away.  This on top of other snow and subsequent rain.  Even the high stalls are now turning to … Continue reading

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~;;~ Part Three: one thing I have made ~;;~

You do realize that my decorative marks up there are little bats, right?  And I will tell you that we woke up to snow on the roof this morning.  Ack.  And sigh.  But a white roof justifies an extra hour … Continue reading

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