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Being Part of the Group

Being Part of the Group

I’ve ridden Luke a couple times this week and will ride again tomorrow, all in preparation for riding in a dressage test clinic on Saturday. Neither Luke nor I are quite sure what I was thinking when I signed up for this. As you can see, Luke is a bit less than enthusiastic about the…

A Surprise Path

A Surprise Path

For those of you worried about Latte’s juvenile record, I believe she gets a couple more chances before there is a formal complaint about her outspokenness. We’ve had quite a few heart-to-heart talks over the weekend. Poor Latte is exhausted from trying so hard to be good while Java is exhausted from trying to be…

My Puppy Has a Record

My Puppy Has a Record

That’s right. My sweet, perfect, little Latte was written up at Doggie Daycare last Friday for being a “bit vocal”. Oh, the shame of it. Doggie delinquency at such a young age. I think it must have been another dog’s fault. My darling girl is so quiet. And polite. She’s never a bit of trouble….

Bob Seger and Past Selves

Bob Seger and Past Selves

It’s funny how out in blogland, I always seem to run across a post that contains just the right touch of wisdom, the words that I need to hear to prompt me to look at things from a different viewpoint. Once again, such a post was found on Terri Windling’s blog and is called “The…

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

I had text prepared for my blog post today. All I needed to do was add some photos. But then I ended up with photos from last evening’s stormy skies and tonight’s sky that I wanted to use but they didn’t go with what I’d written so I’m just going with the photos instead. The…

To Write or Not To Write

To Write or Not To Write

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves.Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.Meanwhile the world goes on.Meanwhile the sun…