At the end of last month, we attempted No Name-Calling Week. As I said in my announcement, Rodney doesn’t care in the slightest what words we use to address him. I expected NNCW to be an exercise in self-examination. Instead, it became an exercise in definition. What constitutes an insult? What if the words areContinue reading “Sticks & Stones”
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Housekeeping Theory #1
In my house, I am overly tolerant of dust, dirt, and cobwebs. I cannot abide disorder, grease, or spills. Guess which you find in a barn & which you don’t. Thoughts? Department of Back Pattery Haynet named Rodney’s Saga as yesterday’s Equestrian Blog of the Day. I’m chuffed (brit-speak for thrilled). Expanding my Social MediaContinue reading “Housekeeping Theory #1”
Foto Friday: Britches & Blankets
Detail of saddleseat jodhpurs. Detail of a stable sheet in Stepping Stone Blue. In answer to the Sunday Stills Challenge – Fabric Discovered on Halt, Salute and .. Sunday Stills – The Letter F.
End of the Month Commentary – Blogs
My monthly meta-post on blogging. [Previous posts.] I have been a blogging fairy godmother, trapsing around the Internet, sprinkling electrons hither and yon, providing glass keyboards for those who wish to join the party. Which is an elevated way of saying that when your one tool is a hammer, you tend to see everything asContinue reading “End of the Month Commentary – Blogs”
New Flooring
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Support For A Wild Idea
American Saddlebred Sport Horse. Why not? I have been impressed with the friendliness and spirit of the saddlebreds I have met at Stepping Stone Farm. Even the ones too advanced for me to ride are friendly and interesting. At least it wouldn’t be yet another brown Thoroughbred, nor one more bog-standard European Warmblood. Yes, we’dContinue reading “Support For A Wild Idea”
Contest in Final Days
Update February 4, 2013: Winner declared. Last chance to invent Rodney’s show name & win a prize. Explanation & rules here. Feel free to comment there or here. The vet is coming Friday. The name I give for Rodney’s Coggin’s Test will be his show name. Of course, if I don’t show him at allContinue reading “Contest in Final Days”
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