This has been a crazed ten days, which, in retrospect have gone quickly. But… Eddy gone for three weeks sounds like an eternity. Yes, we are missing Eddy. He has gone to three weeks of training in Warrenton. We took him on Tuesday, May 14 for an interview at a new dog school. He was […]

The middle of May is upon us, and I seem unable to keep up with the pace of life lately! This will be a “too long” post… Earlier in May, I spent some time at Ali’s to watch Jane and Brett take a lesson, which is always fun. The camaraderie of horses and horse people

Our friend and neighbor, Terrilee Baxter, moved on to whatever comes next on May 4, Derby Day. She was the life of the party wherever she went. She told us about this place, where she and her husband, Burny, were building. We bought this beautiful patch in part thanks to Terrilee. Over the years here

Yikes! Derby Day already, the first Saturday in May, and this the 150th running. I did not watch the 100th running, the year Cannonade won, as I was in England at the time. The previous year I had watched Secretariat win, as he began his legendary run to the first Triple Crown in 25 years.

April will soon give way to May. During this month of farewells, we have also had a steady stream of visitors here, grounding us in the present, while there have been memories of the past pulling at us. Welcome avian visitors have been returning from the south, while others, notably juncoes, have moved north for