We called them “The Twenties”. When my father was terminally ill, Harry booked us passage on The Queen Mary and took my parents back to Brian’s family in England for a final reunion. We stayed with Uncle Mike and Aunty Gill in Somerset and the other two of the four Barry siblings came to Hays […]
Uncle Pete – November 19, 2020 Read More »
I had another morning mission today, but not so early that I left in the dark, like yesterday. The horses went out at the normal time, and when I returned, Marianne was here doing barn work! We had decided that outside in the barn was no longer a risk for Covid. Plenty of time has
Wednesday – November 18, 2020 Read More »
I had a very early start this morning, and the horses were shocked at their strange schedule, but they coped. They were pretty tired, though. After I departed in the dark, Harry left just after the sun came up for a number of appointments. He returned, the successful hunter, with a prize pizza for lunch.
Tuesday – November 17, 2020 Read More »
It was a beautiful day today, and the horses had a lot of fun playing. Of course, I was a bit worried at the rough housing, but the horses pretended they hadn’t done a thing wrong. Look at those innocent faces! I can report that they all came in for dinner without a hair out
Monday – November 16, 2020 Read More »
After a night of rain, the day was beautiful, but with a mighty wind. Horses and birds were blown about but didn’t mind at all. The horses were happy to come in for dinner. They look forward to hay, now that the grass has stopped growing. Bart has requested a winter “dunking bucket”. He has
Sunday – November 15, 2020 Read More »