On April 29 and 30, Mechlin Farm hosted a two day riding clinic with Olympian Buddy Brown. Tammy Peterson, who lives nearby, spends winters showing in Florida, and she had made a connection to Buddy. Jane and Susan and I signed up. We have the belief that we are never too old to learn. Jane […]
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We learn resilience having animals, who grace our lives briefly, and move on. Animals, and the natural world, are good for what ails us, a balm for sadness, and a blessing here, where we are surrounded by creatures and the flourishing Spring. May has blown in with sunshine and blue skies, but we are enduring
We are mortal beings and time is short, we know, but we grieve the losses anyway, as they seem to mount lately. Nancy and Steve were here last month. Although they live in Montana, we have managed frequent visits over the years. Now, we will not see Steve again. He has moved on. He died
Spring has accelerated this week, with unseasonably warm weather. Overwhelmed with blossoms and birdsong, we have installed three new houses. There are two established bluebird houses, one near the barn, and one by the riding ring. Those, already occupied, are much appreciated. So, we put another traditional bluebird house in the septic drain field, a
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There has been a cascade of sadness over the past few weeks, as happens sometimes in life. More often, of course, as we get older. But Spring is exploding, as it always will, and on we go. We had a lot of rain at the end of March, which added to the melancholy. Rebecca came