Today was Susan’s birthday, which she began by riding here before it got too hot. Stone’s shoes are clacking, and Fred is not coming until Wednesday, so Stone is on the bench until then. We rode the Pearl Brothers on the flat, and had a good school, finishing as the day started to get pretty […]
Monday – July 19, 2021 Read More »
Saturday was too wet for riding, but not too wet for hard work, of which there is plenty this summer. There was not much worth blogging about, but I did see a most interesting fungus while we were working in the woods. I was extremely tired and sore by the end of the day, feeling
July Weekend – July 18, 2021 Read More »
At last, the rain has more or less stopped. This morning, I made a trip out to Rob’s Lawn and Garden, which is a place difficult to describe, and a lot of fun. They repair and sell mowers and chainsaws and other equipment, and they rent U-Hauls. It is like some sort of strange reality
Tuesday – July 13, 2021 Read More »
More rain! The electricity went out again early this morning, but only for about an hour. I was afraid Michael would not get coffee, but in the end it was fine. Harry and I had our coffee and tea at 5 AM before the electricity went out. Some of our friends in St. Louis have
Rainy Monday – July 12, 2021 Read More »
Tom Morris was asleep on the back porch railing as I went out to the barn this morning. No sooner did I have the feed in buckets than the rain poured down again. I was wet through bringing the horses in to their stalls. They were quite happy grazing in the downpour, so I had
Michael Visits – Sunday, July 11, 2021 Read More »