Bart was exhausted after our ride this morning, but he was great fun while he was up and awake. The butterflies were out in abundance, with sunny weather and low humidity. The big excitement for today was installation of a new door out to the back porch. This project has been going on for almost […]
Tuesday – August 18, 2020 Read More »
It was a beautiful morning, and the female tanager stopped in for a breakfast of suet. Jane and I went wandering around on Derry and Oisin and did some actual riding, too. Harry came to the ring and we employed him to set jumps, which was fun. Nathan and Allison had worked hard on Saturday,
Monday – August 17, 2020 Read More »
Jane and I returned to the Kirkwood Show today to watch Louise’s second day of competition. Yesterday, she was 6th is both of her classes (green “Irish ribbons”), which is very respectable, since this is a big horse show. Harry did not join us today. He stayed home to work and exercise. Also missing, young
Sunday – August 16, 2020 Read More »
The big news today was that we ventured off the farm and went over to the National Equestrian Center to watch our friend, Louise, at the Kirkwood Horse Show. Jane and I had, at one point, toyed with the idea of showing, but we decided against it. And as hot as it was at 8
Saturday – August 15, 2020 Read More »
Another busy day with nothing interesting to report. Sometimes, I wonder whether I should blog less frequently. Of course, if I wait for an adventure to blog about, it may be years! Yesterday, I hitched up the truck to the flatbed trailer so that Jane could go and pick up oak fence boards. Because of
Friday – August 14, 2020 Read More »