On Saturday, we adopted Claire, a shivering, frightened, 3 year old Pointer who had gone through two homes before meeting us. We were told she was shy, timid and a big couch potato. She won our hearts and we brought her home ( Read more... )

Ok, so my ankle FINALLY starts to heal and I'm able to walk without a limp. This is a good thing. I'm happy, going along minding my own business, and then, wham, my stupid horse takes issue with me and my other foot is now injured. Missy (nicknamed Pissy Missy for a reason) decided, on Saturday, to step on my foot. On purpose. I was picking her ( Read more... )

So yesterday, I was at the stables as is typicial on a summer Saturday. I ride in the morning and then work for the rest of the day.  I took my lesson, and as I use a dressage saddle on Mondays and Saturdays (all-purpose saddle on Wednesdays), I went down to one end of the arena to work on some flat-work while the rest of the group was hopping over ( Read more... )

Yay for snow! Its beautiful, outside, even if it is keeping most of us from getting out and about ( Read more... )

The past work week has been incredibly busy. I had meetings during three of the days, including one that cascaded into a mountain of extra work. However, it's also been one of the more fun weeks, because the work has been fascinating and challenging. I know I keep saying this, and you're all probably tired of hearing it, but I love my job ( Read more... )

Took Trinket to the vet today. I had the bump on her neck checked out because, despite her old vet's assurance that it was just a cyst, it didn't look right to me. And its cancerous. My puppy has surgery on Friday :-(

Wish her luck.

And like clockwork, about six months have passed, and I need another car repair--this time, a radiator. Because my temperature gauge wasn't functioning properly, and thus I blew out the radiator. Glee. There goes another $500 into the bottomless pit of my car. It just needs to make it to March, and then I can buy a shiney new one...well, put a good ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, there were 7 days in a week, and at the end of each of those days, after working very hard, people got to come home and relax, have a nice meal, sleep a bit. And then, one day, a young woman woke up to find that she had been bitten by the 'activity' bug, and could no longer stop going. So, every day she worked 9 hours without a ( Read more... )

The week has been...busy. We were aparently quite fortunate to be able to go sailing, last weekend, because this week, it hasn't happened at all. Things have come up 3 out of 3 attempts (the weather does count as a 'thing'). Anyway, Monday was horse, Tuesday was dance, Wednesday teach dance, Thursday out for an extened dinner with a friend from ( Read more... )

There is something decadent about eating homemade chocolate pudding in bed :-)

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Spent the weekend sailing with Jonah. Yes, sailing. We are now certified to rent boats out of Belle Haven marina, if anyone would ever like to join us for some pleasure sailing. It is much fun.

Last night, the weather was perfect for horseback riding. Cooler ( Read more... )