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A weak entry. I plan to do better next year. Hersheyland: Twizzlers Links Click over for a book made from phyllo dough. TYWKIWDBI: “Booklava”, citing Edible Geography: Publishing Food #3. “The Sheridan Libraries Edible Book Festival began in 2014 and is now a highly-anticipated Johns Hopkins tradition. It is one of many such festivals thatContinue reading “Edible Book”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest Milton’s incision is still not closed completely. 😦 He’s fine. Bright-eyed & bushy tailed. Incision is mostly healed over. Belly has a sliiiight bit ofContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 31 March, Milton’s Stubborn Zipper”

Thinking about what comes next. One side of a Venn diagram: What you want to do.Other side of a Venn diagram: What is available. If they overlap, awesome. Rock on.If they don’t, time to get creative. Let’s say you want to learn combat flower arranging. A practitioner at the Iron Blossom level has a dojoContinue reading “Making Time For The Other Horses”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest As we creep closer to our normal routine, what will be different? The joy of 💩. Horse poops in an inconvenient place, such a cleanContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 29 March, Changes”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryWeek 3 of four weeks pasture rest Competitors #50 & #51 ready to go! RunSignup: 2023 Virtual Tevis Cup – Western States Trail – 100 Miles in 100 Miles in 100 Days,Continue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 28 March, Virtual Tevis Registration”

Explanation. We have a horse on stall rest following colic surgery. This has taken over the blog. Mostly. [Begin, Phase IV] Third month post surgeryTwo weeks at clinic DONEFour weeks of at-home stall rest DONEFour weeks of paddock rest DONEStarting week 3 of four weeks pasture rest Aaaaaaand they’re out. As of Wednesday evening, Milton andContinue reading “Stall Rest Chronicles 27 March, 24/7”

Rodney is fine. Popped it out with a hoofpick. I was checking them often that day, so it wasn’t in for very long. He was able to stand on it. He looked like he was wearing a high-heeled shoe. Didn’t see him walk with it, as they were standing in the barn. When I sawContinue reading “Giving New Meaning to Having A Stone In One’s Shoe”