On Wednesday Kathryn and Eric took Amtrak from Rome to WDC with friends Linda, Bonnie and Cindy. They visited the National Zoo on Thursday and the Mall on Friday. Our friends Kent & Kathy flew in on Friday with their two daughters Marisa and Julia. Everyone returned to Rome by train on Saturday.
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Saturday morning I went to look at a horse. Lotza Hot is a 9 year old AQHA mare that is western pleasure bred – by of Hotroddin Zippo who is by Zips Chocolate Chip and out of a mare by Hotrodders Jet Set. On her bottom side she is out of a mare sired [...]
Colin Fletcher, author, and the father of modern backpacking, died June 12 of natural causes.
Colin’s books were a early influence on my outdoor experiences. I read his The Complete Walker series multiple times and my parents owned The Man Who Walked Through Time about his solo hike through Grand Canyon. I can remember [...]
Thursday Eric finished his 1st year of pre-school at Little Acorn. Attendance was 9:30 – 12:30 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. They held a picnic at the Trenton Town Park with lots of play [...]
We have some pure white wild iris out in the pasture. They are not fully in bloom yet, but coming on strong. That is the positive aspect to walking down in the pasture. The negative is the goose poop left by the 3 families of geese that moved to the little pond.
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