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We have had a very wet July already, and Missouri heat and humidity make chores tedious. That, and getting ever older. Still, we enjoy each day, Harry hard at work in the studio, while I putter randomly along. The day starts with a look outside to check on the herd. So far, horse flies have […]

With Independence Day, July 4th, falling on a Thursday, we are having a very long holiday weekend and lots of fireworks. Because we live in Warren County, where rules are lax, perhaps nonexistent, with regard to exploding things, it can be a difficult time for animals. Luckily for us, the horses are unconcerned, and, while

July has come in like a lamb. After one of the hottest Junes on record, we had much appreciated rain to complete a hot, dry month. Quite a lot of rain, actually, making it almost unbearably humid… until yesterday, which was delightful. Today, July dawned cool and beautiful. It feels like April. It won’t last,

Our very dear friend, Terry Culver, died this morning. The news was a terrible blow. Terry came to many Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with our family. His April birthday parties were always the best event of the year. We spent many summers with him in Michigan at idyllic Harbor Point. We are stunned and saddened

My habit of blogging has been broken by our life being too hectic and exhausting for the past several weeks. Sadly, we have lost another very dear friend, Bill Durham, so let’s start with the sad news and finish eventually on a higher note. We had dinner with Bill just a few days before he