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Penguin Farm

Down the road a piece from us. ~~~ Grammar point for the day: “‘We sold cake for $5 a piece’ means that we sold each piece of cake for $5. If we said we sold cake for $5 apiece, that would mean that we sold each cake for $5.” A piece or apiece? “… a-,Continue reading “Penguin Farm”

Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug

The Chronicles of the $700 Pony by Ellen Broadhurst Half Halt Press 2006 To help with your holiday shopping, here are copies of an out-of-print book available directly from the author. If she won’t brag on herself, I will. The book is hysterical. Don’t believe me? Check out an excerpt for yourself, The $700 PonyContinue reading “Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug”

Text Art: On The Map

RODNEY, MS “It was in the 1840’s and 1850’s — during the heyday of steamboats and cotton — that Rodney became one of Mississippi’s most prosperous towns and the busiest river port between New Orleans and St. Louis. In fact, it missed being named the capital of Mississippi by three votes.” Southern Lagniappe: A PlaceContinue reading “Text Art: On The Map”

10 Reasons Why Skis Are Better Than Horses

Unused skis can be buried in the back of a closet. Unused skis do not stand outside my back door demanding dinner. Apres-ski without skiing is cocoa in front of a fire. Apres-horse without riding is a shower. Unused skis do not require waxing. Unused skis do not require new bindings every 7 weeks, 5Continue reading “10 Reasons Why Skis Are Better Than Horses”

Therapeutic Yawn

Rodney approves of the TENS unit on his neck. May I brag? Please note the stall wall behind Rodney and the caged light above. My in-house carpenter/electrician does excellent work. The bottom of the door got kicked it during one of Mathilda’s cast episodes. 😦

X-ray

T-shirt for sale in Athens. Ellen, author of The Chronicles of the $700 Pony [Half Halt 2006] & The Further Adventures of the $700 Pony [Half Halt 2008], is now living the ex-pat life and touring the world with her family. Blogging from A to Z Challenge April 2014 List of my A to ZContinue reading “X-ray”

T-Shirts for the Barn

When I went off to DragonCon, I considered wearing a costume but didn’t want to expend the time & money on something I would wear once. I compromised on genre-appropriate shirts with the understanding that they would become my new barn shirts. Here they are: ThinkGeek This has been misinterpreted [Dog Show]. Also from ThinkGeek.Continue reading “T-Shirts for the Barn”