... why kitties sit in front of a dish full of food and insist that they haven't been fed?
... why people believe that a lie is preferable to the truth?
... why riding apparel companies don't sell shirts in hues called Paddock Dirt, Tack Conditioner, Hoof Dressing and Horse Slobber?
... why I procrastinate about making chili when in actuality it takes ( Read more... )

A spare twenty minutes while the ponies nap and digest the rest of their breakfast - and I'd rather not spend it washing dishes.  Here instead is half-hearted attempt at a proper update:

5 THINGS:

1. Seeing Fellowship of the Ring on the big screen was so lovely.  So magical.  It made me remember my fifteen-year-old self, who stayed up all night ( Read more... )

What is it with this summer?  Nothing is turning out as I planned, and the bad news just keeps on coming! 
Seriously, I want a do-over.

Failing that, I'd like to face setbacks with a little bit more optimism and grace.


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Today's discovery: learning to be just friends with a former lover is like learning to walk all over again.

Baby steps, baby steps.

.... In other news, people who KNOW they know absolutely NOTHING about horses and then BUY ONE ANYWAY drive me INSANE.
- and not just any old horse, but a horse they know NOTHING about and isn't even TRAINED and they ( Read more... )