So this morning I was entertaining myself taking selfies of me in my best Ranch Fashionista outfit, trying to capture exactly how I felt at the moment. I had just begun my morning chores at the barn and I had forgotten my go mug of coffee, so that was a… Continue reading
Remember the last couple posts when I talked about flooding and my subsequent truck adventure? When I was so proud I could handle those problems without having to call a neighbor for help? The truck adventure was Tuesday. On Wednesday morning while I was feeding the horses, the damn dogs… Continue reading
As Robert Plant sang so poignantly in Led Zeppelin’s The Rain Song, “This is the mystery of the quotient. Upon us all a little rain must fall.” (album: Houses of the Holy, 1973) He was full of it, of course. He should have been singing, “When it rains, it pours.”… Continue reading
I’m going to talk about blister beetles, but I want you know know that problems of this kind start well before the first beetle arrives in my yard. It starts in January. You know what I mean. That’s when the pushers start showing up, the ones who have learned our… Continue reading
· Thing #1 Yes, it is still winter I suppose I could stop right there. I mean, look at the calendar. It’s February, fer cryin’ out loud. But… but… Farmer’s Almanac says we’re past the middle of winter, which point is not the same as Groundhog Day but close enough…. Continue reading
I was going to write about Bubbaz, but realized I would have to include Rosie. And then I would need to talk about the cats, and hey, while I was at it what about the horses? And the elk and the ravens, and… yeah, like that. I’ve got critters, lots… Continue reading
I’ve been addicted to the written word forever. I blame it on my father’s mother, who read to me soon as I was old enough to appreciate it. She sat me on her lap and followed the words with her finger, and that’s how I learned to read (for a… Continue reading
Tevis 2018 has come and gone. But its effects are profound and lasting. Friday July 27 2018 Tomorrow I’ll be following Tevis, the granddaddy of 100 mile endurance races, online. One of the horses we bred, SE Redhill Saga, now owned and ridden by Cressy Drummond will be on the trail (team… Continue reading
“You’ll do what you have to do to be able to do what you want to do.” This is what a friend of mine said to me in an email this morning. Not only is it catchy but it’s true. Except that it’s kind of grim. Happily, for me what… Continue reading