Ponder, ponder, ponder. As usual, RideXC, restated the issue with wit and precision: And then what? You get on a slow boat to Argentina sans cel phone? You disappear in a puff of logic? Sounds so disturbingly final. In the post in question [Vox], I said that tomorrow, December 21, would be my last post.Continue reading “Where Do We Go From Here?”
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Thoughts During Morning Chores
Why stalls? How did my life get arranged that I am cleaning up after two horses, one two dogs, and four cats? (The other dog and the three adult cats are still on the low-maintenance plan.) How did horses go from in front of the cart to getting a ride in the back? Why isContinue reading “Thoughts During Morning Chores”
Guest Post: Amy Kilkenny on Equine Bookplates
1980 – Amy & I were thrown together as freshmen by the college housing department. 1988 – Amy was the maid of honor at my wedding. 2014 – Amy’s daughter will graduate from our alma mater. This fact freaks me out on a regular basis. The fact that her graduation coincides with our 30th isContinue reading “Guest Post: Amy Kilkenny on Equine Bookplates”
Holidays of Yesteryear
To cheer up your Monday, I offer High School Me in a Christmas costume contest:
When I Was a Colt I Served a Term
Apologies to The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B. I am the monarch of the field, The ruler of the barn’s possee, Whose praise all horsedom loudly chants. When on sunny days I stroll, My bosom swells with pride, And I swish my tail hairs at the fillies’s taunts; But when the breezesContinue reading “When I Was a Colt I Served a Term”
Art Appreciation
Oil on repurposed wood, ~3 1/2 x 5 1/2, reproduced slightly larger. Artist’s Commentary: “I did a larger version as a gift for my oldest daughter (16 yrs old) – she was my inspiration – to me her beauty is that of a stallion – high spirited, powerful and full of life and color! it’sContinue reading “Art Appreciation”
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