Too bad they don’t get along
The kids made a bed of pillows on the floor in Alex’s room. They were out cold, so we turned on the lights to snap a picture.
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Trying out aromatherapy
Last week I started my new job on staff at the Naval War College in Newport RI. I spend an hour commuting each way and then my day is spent in a room of florescent lights in front of a computer screen. I went from have 1 or 2 low grade migraines a week (still…
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On the trails again. Finally.
Moving has a way of taking up all the free time. As a result, the horses were not getting used much and we certainly we not doing any trail riding. However, since our 14th anniversary was Wednesday and we didn’t really do anything special, I decided Anna and I would go trail riding today. We…
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Introducing Huey!
Saturday night I flew back from WA. Sunday, Vicki and I hooked up the horse trailer and hopped in the truck. 8 hours later we arrived at our hotel just outside Baltimore. First thing Monday morning, we went to Hedgehog Hollow Farm, which specializes in breeding Dartmoor ponies. Anna had been emailing with the farm…
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What is Rob reading?
Right now, I am sitting in the Seattle airport waiting to fly home. Open in front of me is Complementary Therapies for Horse & Rider. It is a part of my current ESA course, Complementary Therapies. I finished the Nutrition course, and was a little disappointed that it didn’t include any secret recipes for optimal…
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Things change
As we were moving, it struck me as to how much interests change over time, and how hard it is to let go of the dream/vision that led you down that path in the first place. For example, about 6 months ago, I finally decided to sell some of my woodworking tools because they had…
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The move is over!
After a month of overlap, the move was finally finished with the final load last night at 8pm. Today we did our check out of the old house. There are still a few things to unpack, but at least the stress of moving is over. And we are still married! And we are both alive!…
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Pasture? Yes, Please
The horses are loving the grass in the new pasture. I don’t think we will need to feed hay for at least a few days. It looks like we are going to buy a rotary cutter to get one pasture under control.
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Pasture? Yes, Please
The horses are loving the grass in the new pasture. I don’t think we will need to feed hay for at least a few days. It looks like we are going to buy a rotary cutter to get one pasture under control.
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Memorial Day = Parade Day
This morning Vicki rode on the float with Meadowlake 4-H and took 2 of the baby Lamanchas, Onyx and Sapphire with her. Alex rode Precious.