Oh the pain …
Went on a fast ride with four endurance riders today. Trophy had a lot more to give than I did. I’m crippled at this point. I think Trophy may feel a lot better than I do. Here’s a happy photo: Here’s me
Month: October 2010
Back in the groove
Okay, back to reality: there’s nothing I can do about my current lack of earning power. All I can do is to learn to live even more frugally than we have been. As I was lying in bed this morning, I thought
Wild rain!!!
We got hit by bad storms two days in a row now. As best as I can tell, everything is okay, but it’s still dark out there so I don’t know for sure. We left the cows down below with the horses
Great ride
Around 10:30, Trophy, Gel and I headed out to South Mountain State Park. We had the Mountain to ourselves. It was a great ride except I was stupid and thought that since we’d be going relatively slow I’d leave Trophy’s boots off.
Rain
It rained quite a bit last night. I guess I should have checked the weather before going to bed to see if it was going to rain because I left my Yoda’s windows open and Gel outside. I’m not so worried about
Living in poverty?
The love affair with MM is about over. Because they have too many labor hours (which is no surprise), they cut my hours from six days to five; which in the grand scheme of things isn’t really cutting much off my total
Finally … a saddle that fits both of us!!!
I had been riding in a borrowed Simco Western saddle and it was working okay, but it was too wide for Trophy and when I put my fingers under the pommel, I could feel the saddle pushing down. It may not have
Sometimes gettin’ da milk ain’t so easy …
There are some benefits to milking goats. Goats are much cleaner creatures. They are a lot less cooperative than cows (which is a good thing given how big cows are); but cleanliness is a good thing. As Gwen was walking up to
Just a few minutes with a cup of coffee …
Amazing the difference having a job makes. Wally had to leave for work a bit early today so I have a few minutes of peace and quiet (not that Wally is noisy) before I have to go out and milk Gwen and
A good ride …
Went with my friend Jenn on a fantastic ride yesterday afternoon. We road at a private estate in Gaston County. It was absolutely gorgeous. I could have ridden there all day … if my body would have held up. Trophy moves on