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The Brown Cow

Right up the road from where I live is a huge farm of Black Angus cattle. Next door and across the street are large green pastures where the cows and heifers spend the months of summer. There is a rhythm and routine to their lives. Every morning and evening they are brought a “little snack”Continue reading “The Brown Cow”

I Don’t Bounce Like I Used To

Part of my recent funk has been a problem with one of my horses. I have two:one is my 19 year old “good doober” and the other is an off the track thoroughbred(OTTB) who I adopted to keep the older one company. My older boy is still rideable, but he has a breathing problem whichContinue reading “I Don’t Bounce Like I Used To”

Why My Sister and I Drove Four Hours for a Crepe

Burlington, Vermont is a perfectly nice town. Perched on the edge of Lake Champlain, it’s actually quite pretty-good shopping, great food, what could be better? I’m hoping I don’t have to go there again. My sister and I drove there to meet with the lawyer who is representing us in an ongoing dispute with myContinue reading “Why My Sister and I Drove Four Hours for a Crepe”

Going Home

It starts with a picture. An old-fashioned amusement park, complete with a casino, rollercoaster, and a small lake. It was called White City. And it was my backyard. Of course, when I was young, the amusement park was gone; the lake had shrunk to a small pond, only the legend of the rollercoaster remained, andContinue reading “Going Home”

Drops of Jupiter

I heard “Drops of Jupiter” on the radio the other day and ever since, I have been thinking of Melissa. The line that gets me is: Your best friend always sticking up for you/Even when I know you’re wrong. I have written parts of her story and it is, I feel, one of my mostContinue reading “Drops of Jupiter”

Of fantasy land, unemployment, and too many animals

So, as they say, life goes on. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Not sure I buy that one, but I have changed and tried to move on.There are still little reminders-like an ongoing battle with insurance companies and settling an estate- but that’s a blog in itself. I now live in a placeContinue reading “Of fantasy land, unemployment, and too many animals”

The story thus far

Have you ever looked back at a period of time in your life-it could be a specific event, day, week, month, or even year- and thought, holy crap how did that happen? I’m talking about a castastrophe that changes your entire life path and looking back resembles the aftermath of a war-time air raid. Let’sContinue reading “The story thus far”