Awareness of the outside world. The issue is not new. Literary Hub: How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation, Carlson, September 12, 2023. Have read article, not book. Carly Brown: Madeira Mondays: Why 18th century pockets were pretty great. Illustrations. Hat tips to I & L.
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I recently realized that I have not been to a tack shop in ages.
Oh, we’ve been spending money on the horses, certainly, but at places such as feed stores and Tractor Supply.
I still buy horse stuff. Feed, hay, supplements, electrolytes, horse treats, yadda, yadda.
I still buy barn stuff. Recently bought floor mats for the run-in area. Now everyone has rubber under hoof rather than dirt. Those things are expensive! and heavy!
Also buckets. So many buckets. Milton now eats his hay out of a bright red (new, unused) muck bucket. Much less wasted hay and he gets to eat the alfalfa down to the dust. We bought a green one for Rodney. He kept dumping it over and we finally gave up. Now it is Milton’s back up hay bucket.
Plus water buckets. Feed buckets. More yadda.
I still pay for shows & lessons. Advantages to showing a school horse are that the cost is shared with other riders and the rate is a flat fee.
Tomorrow. The other side of the coin,
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Like a boat.
A hole in the water into which you throw money.
Have you heard the saying? Don’t spend money on anything that flies, floats, or f***s.
We used a flat-back water bucket for the dogs. Hung it on a fence.
We have flat-backs, for water. And big round ones. And little round ones. And shallow round ones. So many buckets.