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Balls, Birds and Bad Ponies
Marvin is pleased to report the snow on his farm is nearly gone, thus revealing his long-lost blue ball. He really wanted me to name this entry Blue Ball Season, but I told him the title hit an odd tone for the blog, so we agreed on the above. The
Beautifully Boring
Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of posts on social media asking people to share some of the good things they experienced in 2020. It’s a way to counterbalance all the crappiness I suppose. When I asked husband Guy yesterday what
My Lovely Larry
In my last post, I mentioned Larry and I are working on developing a horse-rider bond, so I thought I’d further introduce him. Larry is a 16-year-old, 15.2-hand, bay Arabian/Thoroughbred. I bought him in 2012 as a lesson horse. He
The Ghosts of Get-Away Farm
I believe in ghosts. I’ve experienced freaky-deaky things my whole life. And they haven’t ceased since moving to the farm. Mom and I bought the property from a sweet husband and wife. We’ll call them B and C, respectively. Unfortunately,
Ponies are Perfect Pains in the *#+
I wasn’t exposed to many ponies as a young rider. Most of what I knew about the little devil creatures was through Norman Thelwell’s cartoons. And my notorious father-and-son team, Rocky and Cricket, spring right from the pages of his books.
Foxy Friends
Heading out to feed the horses the other morning I spotted three foxes frolicking in the grass. A couple of weeks ago a mom and her three kits chased and hunted mice exposed in our just-mowed front field. The foxes
M is for Marvin
Of the 4,760 ideas I considered for this post, Marvin kept popping to the top of the list. Marvin is our dog. He’ll feature heavily on this blog, so here’s a primer. He’s one of the best things that has