Tag Archives: Hickory

~:: Winter Interlude ::~

Posted on January 15, 2012 by K

It’s the middle of January.  In this hemisphere, that means we are in the thick of winter, buried in snow, crusted with hoar frost. But not this year.  Yesterday, I bundled up and went out to the barn to watch … Continue reading →

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~:: At the Farm, sort of ::~

Posted on June 18, 2011 by K

Okay, so I’m trying to get back in the saddle here.  Found myself with only my phone to shoot with.  It was Work Yourself to Death Out in The Sun day.  I put up the rest of our fencing.  Took … Continue reading →

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~:: Fleeting Fame ::~

Posted on June 4, 2011 by K

Fun day.  Played with horses.  Woke Chaz up and had a strange conversation.  Went to pick her up but couldn’t find her.  We ran to the opening day of Farmer’s Market and saw some really cool stuff.  No time to … Continue reading →

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~o:> After Word

Posted on June 29, 2010 by K

If you’re getting sick of me writing about our endless mishaps, then you’re in good dang company.  This is a ripped off letter I sent to Rachel today, and I’m using it as a blog because my brain has run … Continue reading →

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He’ll be going round the mountain . . .

Posted on August 23, 2009 by K

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 , , | 17 Comments

More scrap 2(?)

Posted on June 28, 2009 by K

I hate it when I got a lot to write about and no time or opportunity to do the mind-data dump. It makes me jumpy, keeping all these things in the air. So I think I’m going to do bullets, … Continue reading →

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Hot to trot

Posted on June 9, 2009 by K

If a horse is going to blow up on you, there’s a good chance it’s going to happen in the rough seam between a trot and the canter. Which makes sense: if you’ve got a kid doing the dishes, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Horses, Images, Images of our herd in specific | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

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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GBWYTWMA: concerning journeys

Posted on July 3, 2008 by K

  Sometimes life gets a little . . . heavy.         And the day finally was upon us. On its eve, much to my distress, I learned that packing with Cam had only been a preliminary packing. … Continue reading →

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