Marmalade now comes to the barn to hurry me along in the morning, complaining about how hungry the cats in the shed are… Tom Morris helped me with hay for the horses, getting underfoot and trying to trip me, then practicing for the Christmas pageant, hoping to play Baby Jesus in the manger… Tuesday is […]
Tuesday – November 24, 2020 Read More »
It was a dreary, wet November day, though it could have been colder, so I won’t complain. The National Eventing Championships Cross Country phase at Tryon was streaming live, so that took up much of the morning. The weather simply provided an excuse to sit in front of the computer. Whenever I looked out at
Saturday – November 14, 2020 Read More »
In 1994, Harry and Thomas Equinas were champion Amateur Adult Jumpers at the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show with Todd Minikus schooling them. Todd was already on the map by then. He started riding in Iowa and became a top Midwestern rider, but in 1990 he won The President’s Cup at The Washington International
Tuesday – October 27, 2020 Read More »
For us, this was Election Day! Because we are 65 and over, we are eligible for Absentee Ballots. The ballots arrived yesterday, so we decided we would go ahead and vote before we misplaced the ballots. Off we went to Warrenton, right after breakfast, to the County Clerk’s office to deliver our ballots in person.
Friday – September 25, 2020 Read More »
Harry’s car needed an oil change today, and because I am such a good wife, I took it to the dealer for him. He has plenty to do in the studio, and doesn’t need to be doing such prosaic chores. As it happened, there was a guy waiting for his car. When he got up
Wednesday – September 16, 2020 Read More »