Category Archives: Thoughts

Awareness of the outside world. Southern Living: How Biltmore Estate Employees Successfully Sheltered 54 Horses During Hurricane Helene, Five employees and the director of the property’s equestrian center ensured all horses were safe. Hanson, November 15, 2024. Hat tip Digby’s Hullabaloo: Friday Night Soother November 15, 2024. ~~~ There is an upside to not riding.Continue reading “Still Silly After All These Years”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: 100 Women: How the ‘urinary leash’ keeps women at home, Mitra 2017. Although the article is several years old, public toilets remain an urban design issue. UN: World Toilet Day. ~~~ As I’ve said, Rodney is getting extra grain, in an attempt to put on weight. The excess isContinue reading “Silly Season, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Flu shot last week. Enough reaction to know I had it, but that’s about it. “The test of flu, by the way, is if there is a £50 note in the garden, would you be able to go and get it. If you couldn’t, then you definitely have flu. IfContinue reading “Adjusting the Lunch Protocol”

[Fractal Alphabet] Onwards!Katherine

Cats & Dogs I feed. I clean. Work.They watch. They eat. They sleep. Rest.Who is the smart one? Horses I feed. I clean. Work.They chill. They graze. They sleep. Rest.Who is the smart one? Afterword “The subject of the haiku is nature; the senryu, human nature.” Poetic Society of America: Senryū: The Haiku’s Comic Cousin,Continue reading “Companionship as Told in a Senryu, Poetry”

I was talking about walks a while back, “It was amazing how many new places I could find to fit in a mile. I miss that.” [Second Walk Considerations] So, I started again. All walks one mile. Soccer Fields Dunnavant Valley FieldsShelby County AL, USAOctober 2024 First one. I went to take photos of theContinue reading “Picking Up New Places, Fitness Friday”

I had a contest. I offered a prize, “$25 gift card to online retailer of your choice.” [Guess My Mystery Project] The answer was Western Dressage. [The Mystery Project … Drumroll] The closest guess was “Riding western.” [Guess, comment]. The winner was Meg McKinney. Here she is to tell us about it. Welcome, Meg. Meg elsewhereContinue reading “Winning A Gift Certificate, Guest Post”