The invincibility of Youth My parents experiences of life in occupied Holland as kids were similar, yet at the same time, very different. He was a city boy. She grew up in a small village surrounded by idyllic countryside and farms. I loved to listen to her
Read more →Living in War Times The child of people who survived the Second world war, I was enthralled by the stories they would occasionally tell. I say occasionally, because getting them to talk about growing up in occupied Holland was like pulling hens teeth. Though I know times
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Distracted … Again It happened again. It happens far too often. The trauma and embarrassment of distracted dressing struck again, or very nearly so. Here’s my story. The day started out innocently enough, but little did I know, the evil that is distracted dressing was going to
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To See With Ears Over the short months since Lucky Jim, the blind Appaloosa joined our equine family, we’ve gotten to know him quite well. There’s still a long way to go, but forward strides have been made. Some of those strides have been huge. He doesn’t
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To those who keep their old horse, I don’t think a day goes by, where someone doesn’t lose an old friend, or even recent one. Over the years, I’ve said goodbye to many as well. Some go on their own, some have to be helped along, but
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