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Totally Off Topic Brag

You are looking at one full month of successfully completed NYT Crossword puzzles. This took me YEARS to achieve. Go me! A while back, maybe 2010, I was in a headspace that did not provide enough concentration to read books. This left a significant hole in my leisure time. Blogs were popular but hadn’t exploded,Continue reading “Totally Off Topic Brag”

What To Write When You Don’t Know What To Write

Writing About Writing A young violin student had a chance to play before a visiting maestro. He played his best piece. He put his heart and soul into the performance. Afterwards, he asked the maestro for his opinion. Is he good enough? Does he have what it takes? The maestro considered. Asked him toContinue reading “What To Write When You Don’t Know What To Write”

Where I Am Not

Adventures in Saddle Seat Guess where I am not. I am not in Murfreesboro, TN. I am not freezing/sweating up and down the aisles of Miller Coliseum. I am not 145 pounds of agitation waiting for a show to start. I am not at Nationals. Gasp! I know right? The plan was to ride MiltonContinue reading “Where I Am Not”

Neither Sound Nor Light, Halloween 2019

Horsekeeping Our entry for the Annual Stepping Stone Farm Costume Class. Stumped? Hint. [2018] [2017] [2016] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Getting Our Hunter On, Show Report, SSF Home Show 2019

Adventures in Saddle Seat Stepping Stone Farm Chelsea, AL, USA Saturday, October 26, 2019 3 Young Horse & Young-at-Heart WT, 1 of 2 6 Young Horse & Young-at-Heart WTC, 3 of 3 Although I’m usually all about writing up show reports, I feel strangely lethargic about this one. It was the annual in-barn,Continue reading “Getting Our Hunter On, Show Report, SSF Home Show 2019”

Rubber Duckie, You’re The One

Random Images Ducks of Yore 2018 [The Cat’s Out of the Bag, It’s Rubber Ducky Day] 2016 [Happy Rubber Ducky Day 2016] 2013 [Happy Rubber Ducky Day!] What on earth? 2014 [Happy Rubber Ducky Day] “The first rubber ducks didn’t even float: they were cast solid and intended as chew toys.” National ToyContinue reading “Rubber Duckie, You’re The One”

Listening To The Call Of Nature

Horsekeeping I had intended to do a serious SitRep on Milton. I’d rather talk about poop. Both of our horses have acquired the habit of stopping in the middle of work if they need to relieve themselves. They did not learn this execrable behavior from my training, I might add. In a comment [Why!],Continue reading “Listening To The Call Of Nature”