I had big plans for this summer! I ordered a saddle for LB (took his measurements and sent them off along with a check) and figured to start riding him and at least one of the mares. At the end of summer there is an endurance ride nearby and I wanted to take one of [...]
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End of the summer
Posted in farm life, riding on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Noontime
Posted in farm life on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am lucky enough to work from home. No, I don’t work in my pajamas and I don’t lay around and watch Oprah and eat bon-bons! I’m at my desk, checking emails, working, answering the phone, etc from 8-noon and 1-5 every work day. But the big break is that I don’t have to spend [...]
So what’s a little wind?
Posted in farm life, riding on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not to be deterred by today’s wind, I adjusted my plans. I’ve been wanting to introduce LB to the mares so he can live in the herd. He’s spent time in adjacent pens with each of the mares and everyone has been pretty calm. A couple of weeks ago I put him and Foxy in [...]
No idle time
Posted in farm life on November 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So much to do and so little daylight!
We have a bunch of nasty sticker plants all around the house. One of our dogs needs to be tied unless we are actually playing with her or walking her. She discovers most of the stickers, at least the ones inside her tie-out area. We also find the [...]
Keeping warm plus a little scenery
Posted in farm life, tagged photos on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last Sunday, we cut firewood. Mostly we heat with wood, although the house (actually a modular home) still has its LP furnace. It’s just so noisy, and the wood stove heat is cozier than the forced air. The studio has no furnace at all, only the wood stove. So we do go through a fair [...]
Honk honk!
Posted in farm life, tagged chores, fall on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Saturday. Most Saturdays, I do a few things in the morning – check horse water, set up feed for later, take care of or at least start a bigger project and then spend the bulk of the day going to town and running errands. Due to distance (45 miles to town) and time, [...]
