It was a dreary, wet day again today, and we had a morning errand across the river, so the horses went out early. Marianne came and did barn work while we were gone, but I stripped and rebedded Oisin’s stall when we got back. Now, Stone has to live with dusty leftovers for a few […]
Wednesday – November 25, 2020 Read More »
As I mentioned yesterday, this would officially be my aunt Celia’s 92nd birthday. Celia was a great one for adventures, and she came to visit us in 1986, when we were newlyweds. I thought it was incredible that she could still ride at her advanced age of 58. I adored Celia, who never grew old,
Sunday – November 22, 2020 Read More »
Nathaniel returned today do a big project – removing two big trees that were threatening the driveway. I dread the cutting down of trees, but I did recognize the danger of having them fall on a car. It’s going to look very different, but once the wood is all removed, I will plant some evergreens
Friday – November 20, 2020 Read More »
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 »