pasture

The Tony Hawk School of Horseback Riding

So I’ve been trying to work with Beautiful horse more since I’ve been pretty negligent over the past year. Yes, it’s been over 1 year since we brought these horses home and I’m not even riding! My feeling is, as picturesque as they are running around the pasture, if they don’t do more … Continue reading »

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Probably too much information

Oh today was a lovely day filled with cool, but not cold, temperatures; clear blue skies; no pestering bugs; birds singing. So how did I spend it? Shoveling sh*t. Sorry, I suppose I could have used a “nicer” word (I do consider myself a G-rated site), but when it comes down to … Continue reading »

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Sunday Night Goatball

In the hopes of not being overrun by goats, keeping some sense of sanity within our way too “tightly knit” goat family during mating season, and helping to avoid baby goats that might fit perfectly in scenes from Deliverance (we’ve already got one that’s a bit googly), we finally broke down and gave away two … Continue reading »

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Garden Geek

Call me a garden geek, but it’s really exciting when tiny plants start popping where you simply put a teeny tiny seed under some dirt with a sprinkling of water.  Our last minute lettuce is thriving:  beautiful baby leaf lettuce just like I used to buy from a bag!  And almost all the carrots have … Continue reading »

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