My grandfather used to advocate "good common horse sense and stable thinking." Of course, that saying stuck like a magnet to my horsiness, but the older I...
Nothing quite makes as immediate and striking a change as new paint. It alone can transform a building. When I first came to Erdenheim, the house was an...
You are so loving every minute or your new life!! Kudo's to you girl - wish i was brave enough to leave the rat race and get back to my roots!! Keep 'talking'...
I spent all day today going to look at a stallion. This is the older (18-year-old) Arabian stallion at the top of Missy's list and since added to Sadie's,...
Seeing Banner, the stallion yesterday, reminded me of Renar. Renar (pronounced rih-NAHR) was a school horse at the hunter-jumper stable where I first started...
It was back up on the housetop today. I'm still working on resealing all seams on top of the trailer with plastic roof cement (UGH!!!!) before I recoat the...
There is a common comedy routine around these days on the theme of "you might be a redneck if . . ." Not that I am really a fan of it, but it permeates...
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends!" Shakespeare is a great motivator. So is incoming severe rain. With a line of thunderstorms predicted to arrive...
Erdenheim has the most spectacular thunderstorms. It's like a fireworks show at times. Last night late, the promised rain arrived, and it poured all night,...
One of my favorite passtimes as a child was naming eventual horses. I would sit in school and keep a note page of horse names in among my books that I worked...
You won't get finished today. That has probably been the hardest lesson for me to accept at Erdenheim. I want to get things done, launch myself full tilt at...
The Trakehner registry has answered my recent inquiry about Sadie. I've been researching different warmblood registry rules, because I know some allow...
It was a wild night at Erdenheim as we had tornados and severe storms rip through the area last night. The nearest tornado went 7 miles southeast of...
This afternoon, I went to the home improvement superstore in the big city, an experience that I rank only slightly above going to the dentist. The place has...
I now have a slinky in one of my trees. I noticed it a day or two ago, as I straightened up from that trailer skirting for a micro break. There it was, high...
Today's featured fight: In this corner, we have Deb, armed with trailer skirting materials, one brand-new jig saw to trim same, and determination. In the...
Today's featured presentation was Trailer Skirting Day Returns. I didn't enjoy it, but I do hope to see Trailer Skirting Day, the Final Chapter, soon. The...
Days can surprise you, especially on a farm. This one was surprising in both positive and negative ways. First surprise of the morning was discovering that...
Monty's papers have come in. It takes quite a process, including mandatory DNA testing, but the official paperwork has arrived. Freemont, bay colt with a...
Chasing down a short on the electric fence can be a pleasant walk, a nightmare of frustration, or anything in between. Today, it was a nightmare. The weather...
This week is spring break, and there is no Singers rehearsal tonight, since at least half of that group is professionally involved in education on either the...
Trailer Skirting, the Final Chapter. I once heard a statement (won't call it a joke; too true) that all you really need to fix anything is WD40 and duct tape....
It turns out I did entomb a cat yesterday. Mom's trailer started meowing late this afternoon while she was doing some typing and I was outside painting....
I had one of those unexpected crystal moments this afternoon to put on the shelf and savor for years into the future, taking it down to be polished regularly....
Today, I held the annual ritual of the first mowing, with a few variations. The variations weren't my idea. First variation had to do with the fact that a...
I feel for you doing that ditch! I have one in front just like that, What a battle it is..and mine is only about 10-15 feet total! ... From: Deb To:...
Another annual rite of spring is shedding season. The horses fascinate me every year watching their coats. Each fall, they will grow the perfect coat at the...
Note that this is being posted from the Erdenheim site because Yahell has eaten it twice when I attempted to send it from my email. If it triplicates, blame...
One of many books in my mental "working on it" files is a tribute to the lessons learned from different horses. Many riders have written such books, and I...
Ok, you made me cry with this one. Deb wrote: One of many books in my mental "working on it" files is a tribute to the lessons learned from different horses....
