For the first time in 2024, Jane and I are back on a horse. Yesterday, I rode Brett’s Crumlin while he rode his new horse, Junior. Lotta gave us a dressage lesson, and we finished up jumping some tiny little jumps for fun. Jane took pictures. The weather was beautiful, and it was a treat, […]
I know there is one more day to go, but I will be glad to see the end of this month. It has been difficult here, and fraught with bad weather and bad news for some good friends. I keep counting on better days ahead. Perhaps February will provide that. It usually brings the first
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The Missouri Hunter Jumper Organization had their awards banquet yesterday evening. Harry, Jane and I, along with the dogs, Weedy and Eddy, packed into the car to attend. We had planned to applaud our friends winning big ribbons. Then, I was notified that I was being given a special award myself. I am not very
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We have had an uneventful, but exhausting, five days here. Cold weather is terribly exhausting, and it has been VERY cold since the last blog. Exhaustion, and mailing the last of the “Christmas turned Happy New Year” cards, accounts for the gap leading to a plethora of pictures coming in this post. On Friday, cold
While it officially turned Winter on December 21, that whole month was exceptionally mild. Now, though, we are going to believe it is really wintertime, as temperatures are predicted to fall below zero (Fahrenheit) this weekend. As a prelude, we have had some snow, then, today a warm spell. It’s going to be quite a