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362. 12/31/17: This is It
361. 12/30/17: The Horse Life: Rio and Heather
360. 12/29/17: Another Project
359. 12/28/17: The Horse Life: Riding with the Posse
358. 12/27/17: Over the River and through the Woods
357. 12/26/17: The Writing Life: Perhaps
356. 12/25/17: Christmas Dispatch
355. 12/24/17: Minimalism: Part II
354. 12/23/17: The Horse Life: Pony Brain
353. 12/22/17: Pre-Solstice Visit with Heather
352. 12/21/17: A Tale of Two (no three) Ponies
351. 12/20/17: Roving Reporter Reports for Duty
350. 12/19/17: Minimalists
349. 12/18/17: The Horse Life sans the Bicycle Life
348. 12/17/17: Ho Ho and Mo Ho Ho
347. 12/1617: Bringing out the Best in My Horses
346. 12/15/17: The Darkest Days
345. 12/14/17: Tinni’s Acupuncture Session
344. 12/13/17: Hunting for Answers
343. 12/12/17: Making the Horse/Human Body Awareness Connections
342. 12/11/17: A Conversation with Raudi
341. 12/10/17: It was a Dark and Stormy Night
340. 12/9/17: Maybe on the Move
339. 12/8/17: Autonomy and the Spirit of Play
338. 12/7/17: On the Most Dark of Day
337. 12/6/17: The Writer’s Life: High Hopes
336. 12/5/17: Health and Physical Fitness: Dental Incidentals
335. 12/4/17: Recycle!
334. 12/3/17: Gathering Light
333. 12/2/17: What’s to Come?
332. 12/1/17: The Writing Life: Beyond Forks in the Road
331. 11/30/17: Tone Deaf
330. 11/29/17: Sometimes, Do You Find it Difficult to Move?
329. 11/28/17: Releasing Parking Brakes
328. 11/27/17: So Many Forks, So Little Time
327. 11/26/17: Horse Time: Part II
326. 11/25/17: Trail Blazing Fools
325. 11/24/17: The Horse Life: On Horse Time
324. 11/23/17: The Writing Life: Figuring it all Out
323. 11/22/17: Museum Day
322. 11/21/17: Gathering Light
321. 11/20/17: Where the Wind Don’t Blow so Strange
320. 11/19/17: Move Along Little Doggies
319. 11/18/17: Anger
318. 11/17/17: A Conversation with Tyra
317. 11/16/17: Under the Weather
316. 11/12/17: The Writing Life and the Horse Life
315. 11/15/17: Bits and Pieces
314. 11/14/17: The Writing Life: Keeping Busy
313. 11/13/17: A Conversation with Disgruntled Chickens
312. 11/11/17: We Make Our Own Reality
311. 11/10/17: Gang of Four
310. 11/10/17: The Best Part of the Day
309. 11/8/17: Self Study
308. 11/7/17: Woods Walk
307. 11/6/17: Windy Day
306. 11/5/17: I Hereby Resolve . . .
305. 11/4/17: If it’s Not Broke, Don’t Fit It
304. 11/3/17: At Loose Ends, Again
303. 11/2/17: Bushwacking
302. 11/1/17: The Holy Day of Obligation
301. 10/31/17: Before Me. . .
300. 10/30/17: Winter Approaches
299. 10/29/17: Raudi Puts in Yet another Request for a Baby
298. 10/28/17: Home Alone – the Story Continues
297. 10/27/17: The Writing Life: Over the Hump
296. 10/26/17: Tinni’s Dojo
295. 10/25/17: Gray Day
294. 10/24/17: Bushwacking 101
293. 10/23/17: Thinking about Rainbow in Seeing a Rainbow
292. 10/22/17: Dream Big
291. 10/21/17: Ready for Winter
290. 10/20/17: A Letter to Betty Pierce
289. 10/19/17: A Project
288. 10/18/17: A Pretty Good Day. . .
287. 10/17/17: At the Day’s End
286. 10/16/17: Preparing for Winter
285. 10/15/17: Being Brave
284. 10/14/17: Standing Room Only
283. 10/13/17: Movement Science, etc.
282. 10/12/17: Possessions

281. 10/11/17: Boring
280. 10/10/17: A Conversation with Tyra fra Tuskast
279. 10/9/17: Stress is My Friend
278. 10/8/17: Making Friends with Stress
277. 10/7/17: Remaining Flexible
276. 10/6/17: Light Team work, Continued
275. 10/5/17: The Light Team
274. 10/4/17: Tatters
273. 10/3/17: Living the Drama Free Life
272. 10/2/17: We are the Champions
271. 10/1/17: What? Me Ride on a Beautiful Day?
270. 9/30/17: Leaving a Tough Day Behind
269. 9/29/17: Movement Begets Movement
268. 9/28/17: Black Dog
267. 9/27/17: Let ‘em eat Hay
266. 9/26/17: Decisions. . .
265. 9/25/17: A Conversation with Tyra
264. 9/24/17: The Horse Life: Rethinking How I do Things
263. 9/23/17: At the End of a Long Hard Day
262. 9/22/17: More on Doors Opening and Closing
261. 9/21/17: Walking with Horses
260. 9/20/17: Doors Open, Doors Close, Doors Open
259. 9/19/17: Badass and Beyond
258. 9/18/17: Go, go, go
257. 9/17/17: Build it and HOPEFULLY they will come
256. 9/16/17: Hard Physical Labor
255. 9/15/17: Winter Approaches
254. 9/14/17: Footfalls
253. 9/13/17: Running with Horses
252. 9/12/17: Women who Trot Alongside Horses
251. 9/11/17: The Horse Life: Tyra’s Big Day
250. 9/10/17: Women who Run with Horses
249. 9/9/17: Why I Write
248. 9/8/17: Writing for Surprise
247. 9/7/17: Whistle while you Work
246. 9/6/17: Fare Thee Well
245. 9/5/17: Fair Enough
244. 9/4/17: Recycling Sorting: Being Mindful
243. 9/3/17: The Unseen Volunteer
242. 9/2/17: Dumpster Fire
241. 9/2/17: Stuck in Fair Traffic – Taking it to the Streets
240. 9/1/17: Cardboard, Cardboard, and more Cardboard
239. 8/31/17: The Importance of Community
238. 8/30/7: Interlude: Living Off the Grid
237. 8/29/17: Oh No, Not the Midway!!
236. 8/28/17: Re-Cycling: Outreach and Reaching Out
235. 8/27/17: Eulogy for Freebird
234. 8/27/17: Interlude
233. 8/26/17: Out in the Real World
232. 8/25/17: Thinking Outside the Box
231. 8/2417: Fair Enough
230. 8/23/17: Stormy Goes to the State Fair
229. 8/22/17: Back in the Saddle
228. 8/21/17: Another Piece of the Puzzle
227. 8/20/17: Hitting Bottom
226. 8/19/17: Relief
225. 8/18/17: Pulling Tonsils
224. 8/17/17: Short Days Long Nights
223. 8/16/17: Goodbye Summer
222. 8/15/17: Day with Friends
221. 8/14/17: Change is Good
220. 8/13/17: A Conversation with Raudi
219. 8/12/17: Big and Small Horse Day
218. 8/11/17: Groundhog Day
217. 8/10/17: Dealing
216. 8/ 9/17: Berry Picking
215. 8/8/17: The Ubiquitous Bicycle
214. 8/6/17: Another Hot Day in AK: A Conversation with Tinni
213. 8/5/17: Bittersweet
212. 8/4/17: Three Riding Horses
211. 8/3/17: Parallel Lines Intersecting in Infinity
210. 8/2/17: Resuming the semi-monastic lifestyle
209. 8/1/17: Same Old Same Old
208. 7/31/17: Recharging Old Batteries
207. 7/30/17: Keep Going, Keep Going
206. 7/29/17: Off Center/On Center
205. 7/29/17: Chelsea Pet Resort
204. 7/27/17: Down but not out at Squalor Holler
203. 7/26/17: Keep on keeping on
202. 7/25/17: Trip Preparations
201. 7/24/17: Traveling Shoes
200. 7/22/17: Taking Stock
199. 7/22/17: Goodbye Rainbow Spangler
198. 7/21/17: Eulogy for Rainbow
197. 7/20/17: What Gives?
196. 7/19/17: The Toughest Decision, Ever
195. 7/18/17: Time and Time Again
194. 7/17/17: The Playground of Higher Learning
193. 7/16/17: Competitive Trail Ride Update
192. 7/15/17: Happy Trails to You
191. 7/14/17: Bones for Life/Life for Bones
190. 7/13/17: Beyond the Hay Days
189. 7/12/17: Another Great Day, Thus Far
188. 7/11/17: Lo and Behold
187. 7/10/17: Eyes Wide Open Shut
186. 7/9/17: Crazy Busy
185. 7/8/17: A Conversation with Rainbow
184. 7/7/17: Fresh Spine
183. 7/6/17: Living the Life
182. 7/5/17: Hay, Hay, Hay
181. 7/4/17: A Conversation with the Three Girls
180. 7/3/17: Farm Frau – A Tale of Hardship and Whoa
179. 7/2/17: Midmorning Winds
178. 7/1/17: How I
177. 6/30/17: Bones for Life/Life for Bones
176. 6/29/17: Falling Down and Getting Back Up
175. 6/28/17: The Routine
174. 6/27/17: Too Many Choices
173. 6/26/17: A Conversation with Stormy, the Goat
172. 6/25/17: What Would Sally Swift Do?
171. 6/24/17: A Conversation with Rainbow
170. 6/23/17: And What will this Life Bring?
169. 6/22/17: Forging Ahead
168. 6/21/17: Summer Solstice
167. 6/20/17: Back to Work
166. 6/19/17: End Gaining
165. 6/18/17: Day Three of the Three Day Clinic
164. 6/17/17: Second Day of Clinic #Two
163. 6/16/17: Trail Clinic, Day
162. 6/14/17: Neighborhood Fire
161. 6/14/17: Off they all Go
160. 6/12/17: Sightseeing
159. 6/11/17: Anatomy in Motion Day
158. 6/10/17: Groundhog Day, Again, Again, Again
157. 6/9/17: Learning Obsessed
156. 6/8/17: In Readiness
155. 6/7/17: Whirlwind
154. 6/6/17: The Girls Have Arrived
153. 6/5/17: Four, Count ‘em Four, Riding Horses
152. 6/3/17: Home Again
151. 6/2/17: Talking to Eleanor
150. 6/1/17: Pope Francis: Where are you when we Need You?
149. 5/31/17: A Conversation with Raudi
148. 5/30/17: Moving Forward, for Real
147. 5/29/17: Clinic Continued

146. 5/28/17: Stormy on the Horizon
145. 5/27/17: Moving Forward: If Wishes were Horses
144. 5/26/17: Hither and Yon
143. 5/25/17: Nearing a Day’s End
142. 5/24/17: The Horse Life: A Conversation with Dan Le May
141. 5/23/17: A Conversation with Tyra
140. 5/22/17: Bones for Life Day #3
139. 5/21/17: Self-Maintenance
138. 5/20/17: Insomnia
137. 5/19/17: The Horse Life: Build it and They Will Come
136. 5/16/17: A Conversation with Tinni
135. 5/15/17: Going Vertical, Part II
134. 5/14/17: Embracing Verticality
133. 5/13/17: Duly Noted: Pete’s Birthday
132. 5/12/17: Clean Up Day
131. 5/11/17: Hitting the Ground Running
130. 5/10/17: Mr. Briar
129. 5/9/17: Heading Home
128. 5/8/17: On the Train Again
127. 5/7/17: Closer to Home
126. 5/6/17: All Aboard
125. 5/5/17: A Conversation with Gabby the Halflinger
124. 5/4/17: This Charmed life of Mine
123. 5/3/17: So much depends upon . . .
122. 5/2/17: High Points
121. 5/1/17: Down Time
120. 4/30/17: !!!!!! agility clinic !!!
119. 4/29/17: Creativity Clinic Day #2: The Image
118. 4/28/17: Creativity Clinic, Day #1
117. 4/27/17: The Teacher Appears when the Student is Ready
116. 4/26/17: Next stop Cortland, NY
115. 4/25/17: Progressing—Day #3 of Clinic
114. 4/24/17: Duly Noted
113. 4/23/17: Sally Swift Celebration
112. 4/22/17: Transition Day
111. 4/21/17: Internship: More of the Same
110. 4/20/17: Internship: More of the Same
109. 4/19/17: Internship: Rattled

108. 4/18/17: My incredible day
107. 4/17/17: Start as you Wish to Continue
106. 4/16/17: Internship: Thoughts of Home
105. 4/15/17: Failure
104. 4/14/17: Ancestral Memory
103. 4/13/17: Internship: Day #2
102. 4/12/17: The Horse Life: Internship Day #1
101. 4/11/17: The Writing Life: Writing to Observe
100. 4/10/17: Getting Ready
99. 4/9/17: If Only
98. 4/8/17: Bones for Life Training
97. 4/7/17: Riding on Pete’s Shirt-Tails
96. 4/6/17: In a State of Glorious Disarray
95. 4/5/17: On Your Mark, Get Set . . . .Go
94. 4/4/17: The Writing Life/The Horse Life: Striking a Balance
93. 4/3/17: The Horse Life: Four on the Floor
92. 4/2/17: Ta Pocketa, Ta Pocketa, History Repeats Itself
91. 4/1/17: Finally in Dutch Harbor, Unalaska
90. 3/31/17: The Writing Life: Liminality Luminated
89. 3/30/17: Hurry Up and Wait – the Saga Continues
88. 3/29/17: The Reading Life: New Year’s Resolution, Busted
87. 3/28/17: The Day Begins . . .
86. 3/27/17: Shorter Days
85. 3/26/17: The Successful Busy Dichotomies
84. 3/25/17: A Conversation with Raudi
83. 3/24/17: The Writing Life: Going Public
82. 3/23/17: The Writing Life: Making Connections Public
81. 3/22/17: A Conversation with Freebird and Dove
80. 3/21/17: The First day of Spring
79. 3/20/17: The Horse and Human Life: Using the Clicker
78. 3/19/17: Clear Intent
77. 3/18/17: What will this Day Bring?
76. 3/17/17: New Mantra: Stay Focused
75. 3/16/17: Cabin Fever
74. 3/15/17: The Creative Life: A Conversation with Freebird
73. 3/14/17: The Non-Writing Life: Mired in Administrativa
72. 3/13/17: Giddy Up
71. 3/12/17: Happiness, Play, and Horse/Human Interaction
70. 3/11/17: The Home Life: Until Death do us Part
69. 3/10/17: The Horse Life: Animal Happiness
68. 3/9/17: A Girl’s Gotta do what a Girl’s Gotta Do
67. 3/8/17: A Conversation with Ryder
66. 3/7/17: Tenacity
65. 3/6/17: A Wing and A Prayer
64. 3/5/17: Getting Better, Getting Worse
63. 3/4/17: Eulogy for a Chicken
62. 3/3/17: The Writing Life: Post Op
61. 3/2/17: Making Connections: Still Ill
60. 3/1/17: March, In Like a Lion
59. 2/28/17: The Writing Life: End of the Month Tally
58. 2/27/17: Just Another Day
57. 2/27/17: There and Here
56. 2/25/17: Here and There
55. 2/24/17: A Conversation with Hrimfara fra Lough Arrow II
54. 2/23/17: Fran’s Artwork
53. 2/22/17: The Writing Life: Odds n Ends and Bric a Brac
52. 2/21/17: The Horse Life: A Letter to Beth Theisen
51. 2/20/17: An Ideas Day: Count Your Lucky Stars
50. 2/19/17: The Writing Life/The Horse Life
49. 2/18/17: The Show must go on
48. 2/17/17: The Horse Life: Breadcrumbs for Tyra fra Tuskast
47. 2/16/17: Goat Inchoate
46. 2/15/17: A Come to Jesus talk with Raudi
45. 2/14/17: The Writing Life: In Pete’s Absence
44. 2/13/17: The Writing Life: Pete’s List
43. 2/12/17: The Horse Life: The Wind at my Back

42. 2/11/17: The Writing Life: Me and My Shadow
41. 2/10/17: A Conversation with Hrimmi and Tyra
40. 2/9/17: A Dilemma
39. 2/8/17: Complaint
38. 2/7/17: A Conversation with Ranger
37. 2/6/17: Eulogy for Rover the Goat
36. 2/5/17: Stupor Bowl Sunday
35. 2/4/17: poem for alys
34. 2/3/17: The Horse Life: The A and B Teams
33. 2/2/17: The Farming Life: Animal Husbandry
32. 2/1/17: Soul Searching
31. 1/30/17: Ruminating
30. 1/30/17: A Causal Relationship
29. 1/28/17: A Conversation with Rover
28. 1/28/17: Conference: What goes Around comes Around
27. 1/27/17: In Portlandia, Again
26. 1/26/16: Time away from Home
25. 1/25/17: Like Magic
24. 1/25/17: Painting Goats and Drinking Wine
23. 1/23/17: -15 F
22. 1/22/17: Greatest Of All Time
21. 1/21/17: We are Not Alone
20. 1/20/17: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Billy Goat

19. 1/19/18: A Conversation with Ranger, Rover’s Sibling

18. 1/18/17: The Contemplative Life
17. 1/17/17: The Farm Life: Rover Lives On
16. 1/16/17: Snow Day
15. 1/14/17: Goat Man
14. 1/14/17: Sick Goat

13. 1/13/17: Greatest of All Time
12. 1/12/17: The Livestock Life: Conversation with an Older Goat
11. 1/11/17: How to Undress a Moose
10. 1/0/17: The Horse Life: The Watering Routine
9. 1/9/17: The Horse Life: Spring and Summer Plans
8. 1/8/17: The Horse Life: The Bridge to Everywhere
7. 1/7/17: The Writing Life: The Kerry Dancer
6. 1/6/17 Winter Trail Riding, Lessons Learned

5. 1/5/17: Glass Ceiling
4. 1/4/17 The Home Life: New Year’s Resolution Number Three
3. 1/3/17 Body Awareness: Making Connections
2. 1/2/17 The Writing Life: Publish or Perish
1. 1/1/17 The Reading Life: The New Year Resolutions, Part I



 

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