Today my mother, Trudy, would have been 92. She died in 2015. I think of her often with the current politics and “social upheaval”. Trudy was a brilliant woman and a fearless liberal. When her life took a turn she never expected, and she ended up in St. Louis in 1960, she worked for equal […]
Monday – July 20, 2020 Read More »
Still under a heat advisory, I rested for another day. Even the fish in the pond thought it was hot. The horses were ready to come in early today, with flies starting to get fierce. Marmalade is making a little progress, coming to eat before I backed away, though he still thinks I am evil,
Sunday – July 19, 2020 Read More »
No exciting horse news today. I am resting for the weekend. There is a heat advisory, so I am using that as an excuse to take it easy. Harry and Weedy were taking it easy this morning before the day got going. The horses were very happy in the field this morning, and stayed out
Saturday – July 18, 2020 Read More »
Well, I sort of overdid it yesterday, so decided not to ride today, and to rest a bit. I started the day gazing at the new hibiscus, which is blooming outrageously. That was about the extent of resting. I had to venture out for mower fuel, an uneventful trip. And when I returned, Rebecca had
Friday – July 17, 2020 Read More »
Fred postponed our shoeing appointment to Monday. Bad news for Stone, whose shoes were barely hanging on. Now he has lost his left front shoe and his foot is a mess. Life with horses… We needed the rain, and it brought some cooler weather with it. It won’t be cool for long, but it was
Thursday – July 16, 2020 Read More »