Make your ideas happen

Lately, I’ve been surrounded by more and more creative people. Well, I’ve always been surrounded by creative people, but lately more ideas and ventures have popped up than I know what to do with. I love ideas. Nothing is more energizing than a new project,...

Confession & My Secret to Everything…

My family and friends generally think I’m a lot more capable than I really am. I get calls regularly – “Oh can you do this?” “Do you know much about this?” Confession: I usually say yes, even if I have no idea. My secret? Google.* I...

The blessing in the pile of grass clippings

After posting Friday about how guilty I feel for abandoning my horse and only seeing him once a week, I took advantage of the sunshine on Saturday to go see him, clean the stall, brush him out, lunge him and take a bazillion pictures of him to last until my next...

The History Channel doesn’t quite get it…

This Sunday marks the finale of the first season of “Full Metal Jousting” on the History Channel. (Yes, you may snicker at the name. I certainly did.) In the continuing drone of “reality” and “competition” shows, consider this the...

Confessions of a city-limits-confined-Equestrienne

Confession #1  I never get to see my horse as often as I like. It is a 40 minute drive to see him (without traffic). There are weekends I can’t make it up there. It’s expensive to board him at a stable that might be closer. Excuses, excuses. Confession #2...