I meant to tell all sorts of stories about the riding I've been doing the past few days--working more of Mel's four-year-olds including Subaki and Sangita, going on Ridge Ride with Bayard--neither of which I had done since my week last summer. I've also been working a bit with Athi, the six/seven year old Quattro in need of a friend and gentle ( Read more... )

Episode One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3WufS4wCV4
Episode Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dc_HsMjtO0

BOREDOM HAS STRUCK THE RANCH!

...because there are a lot of guests on the ranch this week which means most of us can't ride. More on that later, though...our luck is changing.

We've all been watching a lot of Planet Earth recently, so I got inspired to make my own version. For anyone who's ever watched an episode of the real show, you'll note that ( Read more... )

What have I been up to?

1. Something just fell off of the shelf above me...that leads me to number 2.

2. Bebe likes to be all creepy. She's the tabby/wildcat cross that stalks around and...stalks things. She likes to bite people for fun, and then purr about it. Basically, she's the real-life incarnate of Bucky from Get Fuzzy. I originally thought it ( Read more... )

On Thursday I borrowed Tracy's truck again and Louisa came along to town so we could pick up a few things, including a new tire for Aleen's truck. It began to rain again on the way home, making sections of the already-washed out East Fork Road a little tricker to manage, but Tracy's truck handled well and we made it back with no problems. I like ( Read more... )

Drove to town today (borrowed Tracy's truck again) with Louisa and picked up various things for various staff, then went to the Op Shop and bought yet more skirts and random Dubois kid T-shirts. Gave one to Orla, as the shop is not open on Sundays when wranglers have off.

Parts of East Fork had flooded out due to yesterday's rain, but it was still a ( Read more... )

So there's a guest this week who has been coming for 12 years. Apparently, every year he treats a different staff member to a dinner in town on square dance night and then drinks at the bar afterwards. This year, Anne, Gracie and I volunteered to go.

Fortunately, with three of us we managed to avoid any creepy awkwardness that could arise from a ( Read more... )

Went on a hike this morning on my day off, and climbed the mountain over the bend in the river. There were lovely views all around from the top where I sat for a few hours just looking. I thought about ways to share what I had seen, and then I remembered a song.

i'm writing you to catch you up on places i've been
and you held this letter,
probably got ( Read more... )

It was suggested to me that I'm not posting enough "adventures"...so here you go. A brief transcript of my last three riding quests.

Went out with one of Mel's rides last week, and she let me ride Rose. I'm starting to think that perhaps it's not a gift she's granting me because she likes me, but a task she's giving me...because she likes me. She ( Read more... )

Video of horses running home