A watched pot never boils, my grandmother always said. I have a 21st century equivalent: A watched inbox never gives you email, at least not the specific...
... Still, like I said in one of the first EJs about the ... Make that lack of imagination. As I said, I'm about half sick at the moment and not at my best. ...
Well, the results of the poetry contest are finally in, though not on April 1st. I didn't get any of the cash prizes, but they do want to buy three of the...
Not too much happened on Erdenheim today, since I spent the day indoors trying to shake a virus. I pushed it way too hard yesterday and knocked myself back...
Feeling better inch by inch but still with a nagging sore throat and still coughing, I decided to "audit" Singers rehearsal tonight. I went to listen...
Sadie is coming. It's taken a while to get things coordinated, but tomorrow is T-day. I pull out with the trailer first thing in the morning to go get her,...
Good luck with the loading!! Make sure you have your steel toe cap boots on!!! Especially if she can be difficult, my toe's know all about half a hundred...
I look forward to reading how it went tonight Deb. Susan ... From: Deb To: erdenheim@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:28 PM Subject:...
Plans were gang aft aglaying again today, to paraphrase Robert Burns. Amazing how somebody so long ago wrote something that some days seems to be specifically...
This afternoon, I decided to graze a horse in the yard for a while. I'd been eyeing the grass and especially the ditch all day, but I'm still not 100%, I must...
The first leaf of spring for the two sugar maple trees opened today. I've been subjecting those trees to intense daily inspection, watching the buds swelling....
Grass never grows evenly to cover bare spots. That must be some corrollary to Murphy's Law. I've seeded grass around most of the bare stretches in the yard...
Must reply to this one Deb. One year can make such a difference in one's life. Each year is to be loved, appreciated, and worshiped...Just as you are doing...
Sadie, Take Two. The appeal put out in horse circles for the use of a stock trailer for one morning has been answered fairly quickly, as I thought it would ...
Earlier today, thinking of Sadie, I was reminded of one of my favorite "getting a new horse" moments. I had originally bought Chrissy as the first broodmare ...
The stock trailer pulled in around 11:00 this morning with Sadie, although my friend didn't come along as she'd planned. I think she (the friend) is having ...
In one of the Breeder's Cup races a few years ago, the favorite was named Why Why Why. In a prerace interview with the owner, the TV person asked about the...
The journey of 1000 unsnarls begins with removal of but a single burr. That's the moral of today, I've decided. I've been working intensely with Sadie the ...
What a fun story Deb. I have a question......does it matter WHEN they go to the stallion. I guess I'm ignorant of horse "works". I kind of thought they were...
... they go to the stallion. I guess I'm ignorant of horse "works". I kind of thought they were like dogs (went into heat once every six months). Do they...
Maybe the "Why" is so that you can touch the lives of all of us that sit and wait for today's happenings. I guarantee you have now touched the life of that...
Easter 2006. A day to think about life - even more so than I had originally planned. The day started in the darkness, with the breeze gently caressing the...
My mother went down to visit my grandfather this morning, and he's doing a little better. Today, he can swallow sometimes, although still dribbling part of it...
You never quite appreciate being well as much as upon recovery from being sick. Tonight's rehearsal was the first time in three weeks that I have been 100%...
T minus two days and counting. The trip to the stallion is still on for Friday, hopefully with both mares. Sadie has greatly relaxed concerning the trailer,...
The work with Sadie continues, but getting past the logistics has given me time to think. Now that I know I can get her in the trailer, I'm not sure that I...
First thing this morning, I went into the pasture with the truck to fetch the trailer. I had to distract Sadie with a pile of hay. I'd figured she wouldn't...
A hectic day. The concert was absolutely glorious, and my mother and I thoroughly enjoyed it and got lost in the music for a few hours. Life reasserts itself...
The only other horsey person in the family is my sister-in-law, Beth. Last night when James and Beth got here, it was well after dark. Beth and I stroked and...
