Archives for 2025

Hey Babe!
Ribboned another four miles of trails this morning before heading off to town to do a major shopping, to get everything else I need for my trip to Yellowstone. Went to Lowe's first to get an "action hoe" (we used to have one for weeding which was brilliant, hoping to finish off her garden with it sometime soon!) and a shelf board. Then to Walmart for everything else, took several hours to work my way through, though there were quite a few things they didn't have, and one thing I completely forgot despite the fact it was at the top of my list, so the first thing I did after putting groceries away was to get on Amazon and order everything else I need. Hopefully I haven't forgotten anything, or won't forget to pack everything! Filled up with fuel so that's done for my trip to the airport (if Amanda wants to use it), and even managed to get a round bale of hay moved into the horses' pen so I won't have to worry about that anymore! Worked some more on the signs, but am SO READY for bed! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hiya Darlin'!
Busy, busy day! Flash and I headed out early to put ribbons up on several of the private properties that we're using, starting with the pink one that's the most southeast on the course. Got back after noon, and lo and behold, my loppers were sitting on the top step of my trailer!! Moments later, I received a text from Meg telling me that volunteer Al had found them! Amazing! I'm so happy they have been recovered! I took a short break, then grabbed blue and orange and did another seven miles of riding to do some other properties. It was 4:30 by the time I got back and put Flash away, tired but feeling very productive, and very happy about those loppers! Settled down for the evening, did some work on signs for the trails, watched a Haven, ready for shower and bed! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
I'm very mad at myself. Somewhere along the line yesterday, I lost the foldable loppers that I so depend on when I'm out clearing trails. It was deep in my saddle bags, so I wasn't too worried on the occasions when Flash and I cantered, but somehow, they've disappeared. I went out on Flash this morning, sure that I could find them, and ran the whole trail we took yesterday after the last time I used them, but there was no trace. I posted on the local FB groups, so I'm hoping that someone will find them and turn them in. Grrr!! So mad about that!! I'll be spending a lot more time on the trails this weekend, so who knows, maybe they'll turn up. Meanwhile, Annie and I went out in the side-by-side and finished doing the trim on the rest of the middle eastern section, while Meg did some work on the farm. Ready to start putting up markers tomorrow, at least on the private properties, which shouldn't be disturbed during the week. Need to pace myself, don't want to be exhausted when I leave for Yellowstone! Having trouble viewing TV now, think Verizon is seriously throttling down my usage, even though I upped my plan last month. Don't have time to mess with it now, so I'm doing a lot of reading instead. Did two loads of laundry today, so I'm ready for shower and bed soon! Good night, baby! Love you!

Hi Babe!
Got lots done today! Rode Flash all around the southeast portion of the trails that we'll be using, doing a final trim on all but one section which has yet to be mowed. After that ride, Meg, Annie and I went out in the side-by-side and cleared almost all of the middle eastern section, until all of our equipment ran out of battery power. Not much left though. Got back after 4:30 having had a productive day! Settled down for the evening with some more episodes of Haven (I'm really hooked on that last few seasons), and once again planning for an early bedtime! Good night, darlin'! Love you!

Hi Sweetie!
The focus today was to check some more of the trails, do a little clearing and planning for next week's Horseshoe Bend Boogie Endurance Ride. Really beautiful trails here, and it's great that the neighbors are so helpful and willing to let us use some of their fields in between the government properties! There are multiple tracts being used, which creates a lovely diversity on the trails. Flash did a great job, as usual, with only the occasional heavy sigh when I made him stop to do some trimming when he would have preferred to run, but he did make up some speed when we circled some of the fields. My go, go, go guy! Did nearly ten miles today, in about three hours with all the stop-starting. After we got back, I spent a little time gathering all the old forms and documents for the 2022 Ocean to Lake trail ride and sent them all off to the new committee members who are trying to organize the latest rendition of the ride. Then I relaxed a bit in the evening, and that was pretty much it for the day! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
Another good night sleep, managed to get on the trail by 10:30, mostly just checking some of the other trails, GPSing some trail changes to get an accurate mileage, and also doing a little clipping and pruning along the way. Flash did a brilliant job, as always, but with the occasional heavy sigh when we had to keep stopping. He's so funny! Had his newer boots on, didn't lose anything today, thank goodness, not that the terrain here was difficult. No mud, a few creek crossings, some stony bits and a lot of grass and dirt, so footing wasn't an issue. It is quite lovely here, and the trails are nice. No major blockages, so it was all good! Spent some time working on the trail maps, still not 100 percent finished, but we're working on it! Lost all of the work I did on my Google Earth from the last two days when my stupid computer decided to reboot without asking, a problem which I've tried to remedy many times and haven't been able to accomplish. Grrr! Other than that, it was a beautiful day! Lola's been playing with Meg's big rescue dog and getting a workout, and even started chasing one of her cats! I guess the cosequin is doing a great job! Settled down for the evening, planning on an early bedtime. Good night, sweetie! Love you!