Anna’s parents, Roland and Sylvia have been visiting for Vicki’s birthday and Thanksgiving. Now that the turkey leftovers are almost gone, Anna started getting out decorations and Sylvia made gingerbread with the kids. Swedish gingerbread cookies are much thinner than…
Today was Vicki’s 9th birthday. She left with Anna early this morning to go to the Big E in Springfield MA for a dog show with Turbo. There was a special 4-H class: Vicki got 4th in 8-10 year…
In high school, I was very active in scouts. I remember a particular camporee in the fall of 1993 where a group of amateur radio operators were set up and using antennas up in trees to talk to people all…
Today I turned 38. Last night Anna and I went out to dinner without the kids. Since I took a few days of leave this week, I was able to get up before dawn and spend the morning hunting. While…
I work in the War Gaming Department at the Naval War College. The topics covered in war games we produce are as diverse as the military missions. Some are more conference like discussions. Some are purely experiential for the players.…
Every year, Mystic Pony Club and Shetucket Valley Pony Club put on a show together at Mystic Valley Hunt Club. It is typically the end of October and one of the last outdoor shows in the area. It was actually…
The last week of September, we took our travel trailer for a family vacation to Assateague National Park, an island in Maryland. Anna and I had been before in the late 90s, and we thought the kids would enjoy the…
Anna, Alex, and Vicki rode Dakota, Nike, and Devil in the Lune Hunter Pace today. King has been lame this week so we sat out. It was 8.9 miles of gorgeous trails and fun jumps. The kids got to do…
CT’s archery deer season opened on Sept 15th. This afternoon after work, Alex and I headed out to some private land where I have a 2 seater ladder stand. Alex and Vicki both got to go out with me last year…
To celebrate Labor Day, we took the kids to Mystic Valley Hunt Club for a lesson with Maureen Pach. The second reason for our trip was to pick up Nike. Nike is joining our farm on a long term lease. …