There are not really any adventures to report today. We decided not to ride this morning, waiting for the skies to water the ring for us. It has been miserably dusty. So, I spent much of the day working outside, sweating, and listening to Scott Turow’s new book, The Last Trial. Stone was first in […]
Saturday – June 20, 2020 Read More »
Jane decided to give Derry today off, so she came over here and rode Oisin. It is always fun to ride the Pearl Brothers together. It was another cool morning, so we had to go out to the field and drag the horses in to ride. And we did see the first horse fly today,
Friday – June 19, 2020 Read More »
It was another gloriously cool morning, and again we postponed riding. In the end, I had to go out to the pasture and drag Bart to the barn. I relented, and tacked up Oisin instead. Marmalade came to breakfast, and it was heartwarming to see that he and Licorice are getting along, and sharing food.
Thursday – June 18, 2020 Read More »
Today my one of my little brothers turned 60. Yikes! Are we really that old!? Michael was born in Chicago, where we stopped on our way immigrating to St. Louis from Rosyth, Scotland. I can remember (though all memory is very suspect) spending some time in Oak Park at my grandfather’s house. I now realize
Wednesday – June 17, 2020 Read More »
CAUTION – there is a Gross Book picture in this post. If you are grossed out by medical pictures, do not read on… The big news today was Harry’s final orthopedic doctor visit! His x ray was good and he has been discharged as a patient after a mere 18 and a half weeks of
Healed – Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Read More »