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Not a Typical Day As usual, life on the farm is busy.  Not awful busy, just busy with all kinds of things to do.  When you enjoy what you’re doing, it’s work, but of a different, enjoyable kind.  Sweetpea and I decided to do some hoof trimming. 

That Kind of Mom Our kidlets were raised on country living, moral values and kindness as well as a good work ethic.  There were always chores to do, always.  From when there were very small, they helped out around the home, on the farm and with the

How Quickly They Grow Whenever one of the kidlets has a birthday, it makes me reflect on life and some of the memorable times.  Like when the boychild was about two, and wanted to go horse riding with me.  I usually dropped the pair of them off

The Process of Learning So, I learned not to wrap any sort of binder twine or rope, around my hands or fingers. It’s a lesson I learned well, as I’ve never done so again. Those amazing horses also taught me a lot. They were so well-behaved, so

Kids Can Be Crazy The summer of horses is one, I’ll never forget. There was of course, Dinah the big buckskin mare I so loved. There were the palomino siblings, Marigold and Nugget as well as mother and daughter, Music and Minuet. I loved them all. One