Horses & Other Interests
Rodney’s (relocated) Bookstore
Cambridge MA, USA
August 2023
Photo by Thomas Noriega, Thank you!
Cambridge Day: Replacement for Raven Used Books in Harvard: likely Rodney’s books, seeking home since 2020, Levy, July 29, 2023
Previous location. [Rodney’s Bookstore]
Now I wanna go buy books!
Onwards!
Katherine
Another one from the reserve pile. On the shedule was a lovely guest post with lots of wonderful photos. Alas, compiling it has been too much for my meager resources. I feel fine. It’s just taking a ridiculously long time to get my energy back.
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All the colors of the toilet.
I am enchanted with the idea of cataloguing the different colors of porta-potties.
New colors
Tan
Convenience store facilities.
FusionSite
Glenn’s Grocery
Franklin TN
November 2022
Dark Grey
Public toilets
HHH Sanitation
Outside the BJCC
Downtown Birmingham
November 2022
I assume they are on the sidewalk for crowds at big events.
Tan again. Cute name.
The Shed
Public park/beach
Gloucester MA
November 2022
Colors So Far
[Little Pink Horse Show Hut]
[Pretty Potty] Light Gray
[A Princely Porta Potty] Blue
Portable Toilets [Archive]
Onwards!
Katherine
Awareness of the outside world. The AEC starts today in Lexington. I do not plan to be in a good mood about this.
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tldr: Activity. No progress.
Barn Visit
Had a long, lovely, in-person chat with a barn owner/breeder. Nice horses. Alas, nothing even remotely suitable. At least not for many, many years.
Yelling Into The Abyss
Sent emails to two out-of-state barns.
Big name trainer. This one was a cold-call longshot. No response. Not hugely surprised.
Trainer we know on the acquaintance level. Confirmation then nothing.
Message Log
As before, my useful, all-purpose husband sent the contact messages. His record at this is better than mine.
We are interested in what you might have available/know about for sport horses and ponies. My wife and I currently have two thoroughbreds in the backyard, one that is getting a bit long in the tooth, and starting to look for a new horse/pony. Currently, she rides and I drive. She would like to get back to jumping and some lower level eventing. I’d like to be able to do 2-3 driving derbies/year and maybe a lower level CDE if possible.
Not looking for anything specific. Mostly looking for a good match.
Exactly.
Why a pony or a cob? Aren’t I too big? Not by weight.
Best time I ever had on XC as on a 13.2 pony.
Also, as he added in another email:
(We are) Old enough now to not care about the horse/rider picture, but rather looking for something to have fun with.
Exactly.
Horse Hunt Posts
Posted in 2022. No change.
[Status Of The Horse Hunt, Needle Pegged at Overwhelm]
[Horse Shopping, What I Am Looking For]
[Wondering If What I Want Is Really What I Want]
Onwards!
Katherine
Awareness of the outside world. Brr, My Antarctica blog! Outstanding vicarious travel. I read the whole thing over the weekend. First post, Brr: Hello.
Addition. Jacksonville, Denver, Oklahoma, Boston … I am not ignoring the news. I have nothing to contribute other than baffled outrage.
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Last week was Gotcha Day for both horses. Wednesday the 23 for Milton. Friday the 25th for Rodney. Sometimes marked as a joint day on the 24th.
Rodney
Arrived as an 11 year old in 2010. Now 24 years old in 2023.
Milton
Arrived as a 6 year old in 2014. Now 15 years old in 2023.
I’ve already done the grumpy bit. [Gotcha Day, 10 Years and a Serious Lack of Shiny Rainbow Glitter Sparkles]
Can’t say much has changed.
OTOH.
I can safely say that the horses are happy to be here.
Rodney is delighted to spend his life being decorative.
Milton would be happier with a job, but we haven’t found one that suits his particular array of talents.
Onwards!
Katherine
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