Summer weather returned for the Happenstance August Horse Show, but Jane and Derry were ready to compete. Harry and the dogs and I went to cheer them on. With afternoon out of town visitors, and a long scheduled evening birthday party in the Central West End, we could not get north to Pike County. Last […]
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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
Well, it could be worse. I did the barn work in the rain before temperatures dropped this morning, and covered the ramp with tarps just minutes before sleet and ice crystals started pouring out of the sky. Very lucky, indeed. The horses were out with plenty of hay, but it was a miserable day. Harry
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We are blessed with many friends, old and new. Of course, referring to some of our long time friends as “old friends” no longer feels right, as we are actually getting “old”! Last night, we celebrated a birthday over delicious dinner with good friends of longstanding. Today, we had a visit from a treasured, longtime
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One more day of shoveling, I hope the last for a while. Harry ventured out, after I cleared the last of the snow in front of the barn overhang. He and Weedy went to town for groceries and coffee. A very cold start gave way to sunshine and melting as the day passed. A wren
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