Has it been that long ( Read more... )

Nikky died today. I could tell she was dying last night ( Read more... )

What can you say when there’s nothing to say? What’s the flavor of waiting ( Read more... )

In previous posts I have noted that my hobby of riding sometimes parallels Ken’s hobby of flying.  It is actually kind of spooky how many parallels there are.

A couple of new ones have popped up in the past week.

1.        When you are flying and ask the ground ( Read more... )

I have 17 work days left (but who’s counting) before I retire ( Read more... )

The vet saw Champagne Friday, with some unpleasant (though definitely not unexpected) news. My 900 pound horse has a 1,200 pound body ( Read more... )

Becoming a grandma (well, observing the incubation that will lead to my becoming a grandma) is bringing up a lot of memories from the times when it was me who was pregnant ( Read more... )

Oh yikes.  My boy has gotten quite tubby.

I knew he was gaining weight, but last night at the barn the barn manager said he was changing shape because his back was dropping.  I know his long slightly sway back is a weakness, and I really hope his back isn’t dropping.

So I looked back at some photos taken when I ( Read more... )

We are following the realtor’s advice in selling our house. We decluttered. We cleaned the basement and had the asbestos tile removed. Then we had the cellar painted a nice linen white, with a gray floor. We had our septic tank system brought up to code. We hung our carbon monoxide detectors as required by law. We washed the windows. We had ( Read more... )

Suddenly I find myself with a seat.  Well, those who walk behind me knew I had one all along, but . . .

. . . I have a deep (well much deeper anyway) seat on my horse.  So comfy that it feels like: What was the big deal before?

Yesterday Champagne and I went for a trail ride.  It was soooo hot and soooo buggy, and I needed to ( Read more... )