Happy Fourth of July all (if you are in this country, if not happy day to you any way!)... Buy a farm, it will be fun they say.  Umm...first thing on Monday my RTV started right up, then the afternoon it refused to start up. Kubota is coming to take a look at it, I … Continue reading Happy Fourth of July: Farm Life Edition

What a week/weekend. Schnauzer Sunday once again dropped off the radar due to the business that is life. Life could slow down an eensy bit, thanks. New Orleans was a flying visit but all went well. They put me on the 27th floor at the Hilton and I was literally eye level to the Harrah's … Continue reading Edward 2.0 Joins the Family: Yes This One Sparkles in the Sunshine Too!

So I did a thing at the show. The vendor was back with the Porta-Grazers and maybe the heat got to me but anyway, I bought one. At the show, Remus dived into both the grass hay one and the alfalfa one. And munched while we talked. And seemed to like it. I have it … Continue reading Porta-Grazer Purchased!

I don't know who thought it was a good idea to sign up for a summer show in June in Tennessee. I know it was me but I sure would like to blame someone besides myself. It was indeed hot as Hades. There was a breeze and some cloud cover earlier in the day in … Continue reading We Went, We Sweated, We Conquered!

Not a whole lot of photos today for Schnauzer Sunday. Too hot to take photos this week. We got a big storm last night but it did not really cool everything off. Hot again today (Remus is already shut up in barn with all the fans going at 8 AM) then storms tonight then high … Continue reading Schnauzer Sunday

I'm Mr. Heat Blister I'm Mr. One Hundred and one They call me Heat Miser Whatever I touch Starts to melt in my clutch. I'm too much! HORSE SHOW TIME? WHAT WAS I THINKING? It is going to be hot tomorrow. Like 105-110 heat index by midday. UGH. Luckily dressage is pretty early so should … Continue reading Combined Training Tomorrow Means Heat Miser Time

Fly sheets. I have had a few. And lately it seems I am on a constant search for the right kind. I am including all these below (the best of the best or the worst of the worst) to give you an idea of what worked, what didn't, and how much each one cost! Cause … Continue reading Fly Sheet Guru: Or Just Someone Looking For a Solution!

Life needs to stop for five minutes so I can write blog posts. JEEZ this week is crazy and it is only WEDNESDAY. Anyway I had a lesson on Sunday (which seems like ten years ago by now). Remus was overall excellent but we had two problems. His Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personas were … Continue reading Lesson Recap: Dr. Remus vs. Mr. Remus!

Schnauzer Sunday was skipped this weekend just due to lack of time. Why you ask? Well we started on Saturday morning at 7:30 reconfiguring the electric fence. And the weekend took off from there and never stopped. Whew. I literally fell into bed at 10 pm last nite after going out to clean stalls and … Continue reading What a Weekend: Fences & Shade Cloth, What Fun!

How can it be a year already? In some ways it seems forever too. But a year ago tomorrow we closed on our house in Tennessee and I headed south from Delaware with two dogs, a cat, and 3 snails. (We still have the two dogs, the cat and one of the snails). All these … Continue reading A Year Ago Tomorrow We Bought Our House in Tennessee