Life in the country is beautiful and peaceful, and we feel incredibly lucky here. Today, though, was a knot in the Persian rug of our idyllic life. The dogs (inspired by Mistletoe) have been getting up earlier and earlier to go out, and then come in for breakfast. Today was insane. The dogs went out […]
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It was strange weather today. Temperatures rose through the night and it was a very warm day, threatening rain some of the time, but never amounting to anything. Now, we are under a tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm warning, but in spite of plenty of lightning and wind, not much has happened. I hope
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The day began, after turnout, with blue jays. These birds, maligned by some, are beautiful, intelligent, and funny. We were expecting a visit from a treasured friend, Linda, who is in the area for a riding clinic. Linda was for many years the hunter / jumper instructor at William Woods University. Before that, she featured
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The Full Hunter’s Moon was very bright last night, and was still hovering over the pasture this morning. Harry and I went on errands into St. Louis county this morning, which was fun, but tiring. When we got home, Harry was enthusiastically greeted by dogs, of course. Then, he took a rest with Weedy and
Thursday – October 21, 2021 Read More »
Last night we went to the theater for the second time since pandemic easing – Stages, in Kirkwood – to see Jersey Boys. We have season tickets with Jane, and we three have really missed live theater. This was a terrific show, and we were lucky to meet Tom Sakiyama, a representative of Stages, who
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