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Howdy, readers! It is good to be back with you after a month of silence. For the near future, I am trying out a new format, blogging once a month instead of weekly.
I would like to extend my condolences to everyone who found themselves in the path of the recent monster s...
Congratulations! If you are reading this, you made it to 2026!
But first, let me back up a bit. Generally, I like to pause my blogging during the last two/three weeks of the calendar year. I want to take the time to truly immerse myself in the Advent season. Do more Bible reading. Attend extra church services. Listen to the traditional Christmas song...
We have a new visitor just in time for Christmas. This little tabby cat arrived at my property the week before last. His appearance coincided with breakfast on a cold morning. Unfortunately, he has created all kinds of havoc in outsized proportions to his diminutive stature.
In the span of a week, I spent approximately $400 in unexpected vet bills on...
Grey, seemingly cloudless skiesSkeletal trees
Snow and mudA stiff, cold breeze
These are the conditionsA midwestern horse owner knows
Not to mention frosty fingersAnd iceicles in the nose
Year after year, I put myself through itI really don’t know just how I do it
But come spring, summer, fall, I feel so blessedTo be livin...
Last week I mentioned winter weather arrived with a vengeance to my backyard.
I think you can see by these photos that I was not kidding.
I snapped these first four pix about 15 minutes after the horses’ most recent farrier appointment. There was snow on the ground from previous days, but at the start of the appointment with Piper, it was not...