by LR | Nov 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The name Harriet Tubman brings to mind an American legend—a woman who risked death in pursuit of freedom and continued to do so in order to bring others to freedom. She has become a mythic, larger-than-life character on the stage of history, which makes me wonder all...
by LR | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
While kneeling in the sand and weeding by hand my riding arena (yes, I do this because I am obsessive compulsive about weeds) it occurred to me that the task was a lot like writing a novel. How so? I looked at the overgrowth of weeds invading my ring and resolved to...
by LR | Jun 19, 2017 | Dressed for Tea
Everything was in order and I signed what was for me a huge check and handed it over. We made arrangements for Tea to be delivered to a trainer I had selected who would work with her to bring her back into shape, get her fit, and tune up her dressage education. I...
by LR | Jun 10, 2017 | Dressed for Tea
I think Dressed for Tea–Tea or Miss Tea for short–was fated to find me (or the other way around). I was looking for a safe, low-level dressage horse who could carry my middle-aged and out-of-practice self to the shows without major drama or trauma. I had...
by LR | Oct 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Night falls quicker. The days are shorter. I rush to get everything done before dark because I hate to go out in the evening. This is autumn and every year I know it will send me down a dark hole of lethargy, pessimism, and the blues. I hate the darkness (and...
by LR | Oct 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
I finished this puzzle, but for weeks I didn’t think I would. It sat on my dining room table with just its outline and a few areas filled in. Several times, I was ready to break it apart, stuff it back in its box, and forget about it. I guess I’m just no...
by LR | Sep 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have no idea why the old adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover” has stuck around so long. Clearly, that’s exactly what we all do initially. Okay, as a metaphor, you should not similarly judge a person by their outward appearance…but as...
by LR | Sep 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Don’t believe everything people tell you is an old adage. But we often do, don’t we? Especially during the young, impressionable years or when we feel particularly vulnerable. If people tell us something about ourselves then, it often sticks. For a lifetime. When I...
by LR | Jul 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
The popularity of the phone-enabled game Pokemon Go burst on the scene without much preamble, it seemed to me. But then again, I’m not a gamer and could hardly describe myself as in touch with the latest trends. What I hear about this new game, however, is...
by LR | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve always congratulated myself for having avoiding back problems like those suffered by many of my co-workers and friends. I was especially smug, considering the abuse I had put my poor back through getting thrown from horses over the years. No, not a gentle...
