Beware how quickly the time goes by! Another week gone, and half of March is behind us. Ahead, a greening world and more madness. Days are getting warmer, dark comes later, and my disarray increases. Still, there is certainly more to be grateful for than to complain about. High on the list of luck is […]

I am terrible at time management, but in fairness, life has been rather busy since my last blog post. Each week fills up, like an overflowing water bucket. When one event is canceled, another jumps up to take its place. Last Tuesday some plans changed, making it possible for me to travel north to Iowa

The Full Snow Moon was spectacular, though I haven’t an image, only a memory. There was no snow beneath its magical illumination last night. As the moon set in this morning’s dawn the day was on its way to warming into the 70s (Fahrenheit) / 22.2 C. Strange weather for February indeed, and daffodils are

Wednesday was positively hot, nearly 70 degrees F (21.1 C) and Jane and I had a fun day in St. Clair with Brett and his fabulous gray horses, Crumlin and Junior. I was drenched in sweat by the end of the day. Jane took a couple of short videos, which provide a glimpse. Lotta and

Fred was here last Wednesday to shoe Bart, Oisin, and Derry. Stone has wonderful, tough Quarter Horse feet, so he is staying barefoot for another cycle. But the Pearl Brothers got 4 shoes each, and are back to work. Derry has stayed fully shod all winter. As always, Fred’s visit was full of fun (and