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365. 12/31/18: Eleanor’s Christmas Oyster Stuffing
364. 12/30/18: The State of the Barn Address, Continued
363. 12/29/18: State of the Barnyard Address
362. 12/28/18: Unconditional Love
361. 12/27/18: The Real Meaning of the Holidays
360. 12/26/18: The First Annual Croquet Honey Bucket Invitational
359. 12/25/18: Ho Ho and Mo Ho Ho
358. 12/24/18: The Best Christmas Eve, Ever
357. 12/23/18: Not Over, Not Out
356. 12/22/18: With Little Sister
355. 12/21/18: Winter Solstice
354. 12/20/18: Earth to Alys
353. 12/19/18: A Conversation with Thelma and Louise
352. 12/18/18: Colic Attack
351. 12/17/18: Agility
350. 12/16/18: Dog Blog
349. 12/15/18: My FELLOW Human Beings
348. 12/14/18: Rapport
347. 12/13/18: Another Conversation with The Tooth
346. 12/12/18: Pete Now on Vacation
345. 12/11/18: None of its Simple
344. 12/10/18: The Darkest and yet the Brightest Days of the Year
343. 12/9/18: Home Schooling is No Schooling
342. 12/8/18: A Conversation with a Tooth on the Mend
341. 12/7/18: A Conversation with Ryder
340. 12/6/18: What Next?
339. 12/5/18: Community
338. 12/4/18: A Conversation with Hrimmi
337. 12/3/18: Lots of Stories
336. 12/2/18: A Conversation with Spiffy
335. 12/1/18: Textbook
334. 11/30/18: My Own Private Epicenter
333. 11/29/18: The Writing Life: That darn Proposal
332. 11/28/18: The Horse-Human Body Awareness Connection
331. 11/27/18: The Horsey Life: The Inquisitive Icelandic Horse
330. 11/26/18: A Conversation with Raudhetta
329. 11/25/18: Better Days are Now
328. 11/24/18: Listless
327. 11/23/18: The Writing Life: The Horsey Life
326. 11/22/18: Thank You and Pass the Cheese Whiz
325. 11/21/18: Reality Rears its Loathsome Head
324. 11/20/18: Balloon and Anchor
323. 11/19/18: Hindsight
322. 11/18/18: Let’s hear it for the Bladder Meridian
321. 11/17/18: Summer Plans
320. 11/16/18: Owning My Movements
319. 11/15/18: Darkness Descends
318. 11/14/18: At the Mat Su Borough Animal Shelter
317. 11/13/18: A Conversation with my Inner Voice
316. 11/12/18: A Conversation with Tyra
315. 11/11/18: Yuck
314. 11/10/18: A Conversation with Tinni
313. 11/9/18: Late Bloomers
312. 11/8/18: Message from Bill
311. 11/7/18: Future Somatics to-do-list
310. 11/6/18: Morning Has Broken
309. 11/5/18: Darkness Descends
308. 11/4/18: The Wonderful world of Play
307. 11/3/18: The Writing Life: Creativity
306. 11/2/18: Problem Solving 101
305. 11/1/18: Taking Care of Ourselves
304. 10/31/18: A Letter to Our Friend, Dan LeMay
303. 10/30/18: Why?
302. 10/29/18: Snow Day
301. 10/28/18: The Life Lived/The Lived Life
300. 10/27/18: A Conversation with Tinni
299. 10/26/18: No Carrot (or ponies) left behind
298. 10/25/18: Horsey Homeschooling, Continued
297. 10/24/18: Horsey Homeschooling
296. 10/23/18: What Really Matters
295. 10/22/18: Obligations
294. 10/21/18: Redefining What One Percent Means

293. 10/20/18: The Writing Life, etc.
292. 10/19/18: Living the Dream
291. 10/18/18: Being an Adult
290. 10/17/18: Homeward Bound, Bounding Homeward
289. 10/16/18 The Centrality of Kindness
288. 10/15/18: A New York State of Mind
287. 10/14/18: More Tennis
286. 10/13/18: Hanging out with Susan Harris
285. 10/12/18: Tennis as Metaphor
284. 10/11/18: Rain Day
283. 10/10/18: Being a Guest
282. 10/9/18: Gabby et al.
281. 10/8/18: Escape from New York
280. 10/7/18: More Wings and More Prayers
279. 10/6/18: Home Away from Home
278. 10/5/18: Part II Smoky and Friends
277. 10/5/18: The View, a TV show
276. 10/4/18: Another Wing, Another Prayer
275. 10/3/18: Age Rage
274. 10/2/18: Safe and Sound
273. 10/1/18: The State of the Farm Address
272. 9/30/18: The Writing Life: Procrastination
271. 9/29/18: A Conversation with Raudi and Tyra
270: 9/28/18: A Conversation with Tyra
269. 9/27/18: Change is Good, Change is Great. . .
268. 9/26/18: Game Management Area 14 A
267. 9/25/18: News from the Far North
266. 9/24/18: The Writing Life: The Commute
265. 9/23/18: The Writing Life: When You Come to a Fork...
264. 9/22/18: Eating Well is the Best Revenge
263. 9/21/18: The Good Life
262. 9/20/18: Time’s Fun when You’re Having Flies
261. 9/19/18: Tool Using Man
260. 9/18/18: Berry Picking 101
259. 9/17/18: Happy Birthday to Me

258. 9/16/18: The Off the Grid Chronicles: Doing it All
257. 9/15/18: Building rather than Burning Bridges
256. 9/14/18: Hi Ho The Dairy Oh, A Hiking We will Go
255. 9/13/18: Getting it Right
254. 9/12/18: A Conversation with Tyra and Ryder
253. 9/11/18: Self-Administrativa
252. 9/10/18: Good Weather
251. 9/9/18: Hay, Hay, Hay . . .
250. 9/8/18: Disconnect
249. 9/7/18: Calling it Quits
248. 9/6/18: Forgiveness?
247. 9/5/18: The Three Mares and one Gelding have a Conversation
246. 9/4/18: Sorting out the Details
245. 9/3/18: The Pony Wheel
244. 9/2/18: Incentive
243. 9/1/18 Worker Bees
242. 8/31/18 Another Month Ahead
241. 8/30/18: The Sorting Table
240. 8/29/18: A Conversation with Hrimmi and Tinni
239. 8/ 28/18: Goat Milking Contest: Recycling Versus Security
238. 8/27/18: At the End of a Long Day: The Recycling Chronicles
237. 8/26/18: A Most Remarkable Day
236. 8/25/18: Elsa, Greatest of All Time: History Repeats Itself
235. 8/24/18: The Livestock Gene
234. 8/23/18: What it is and What it isn’t
233. 8/22/18: Equal Pay for Equal Work
232. 8/21/18: Rain, Rain, Go Away
231. 8/20/18: Between Precipitative Bursts
230. 8/19/18: Barefoot and Fancy Free
229. 8/18/18: The Gift of a Good Ride
228. 8/17/18: Alaskan Agriculture
227. 8/16/18: What Will This Day Bring?
226. 8/15/18: Another Conversation with Ryder
225. 8/14/18: Glamping
224. 8/13/18: Consider if you Will . . .
223. 8/12/18: Late Night Dispatch
222. 8/11/18: A Conversation with Tinni
221. 8/9/18: The Winds of Change the Change of Winds
220. 8/8/18: Visitors
219. 8/7/18: A Conversation with Ryder
218. 8/6/18: Outcast
217: 8/5/18: Dispatch Triptych
216. 8/4/18: One of a Million
215. 8/3/18: And Yet another Conversation with Tyra fra Tuskast
214. 8/2/18: Maintenance Mode
213. 8/1/18: Horse Maintenance
212. 7/31/18: Further Educational Opportunities
211. 7/30/18: Conversation with Tyra
210. 7/29/18: The New Normal
209. 7/28/18: Saturday Ride
208. 7/27/18: Ride Camp
207. 7/26/18: Let the Good Times Roll
206. 7/25/18: Ride On
205. 7/24/18: Running on Empty
204. 7/23/18: Look Outward and Grin
203. 7/22/18: For the Horse
202. 7/21/18: Tinni goes to Town
201. 7/20/18: Remaining Flexible
200. 7/19/18: Another Day of Endless Possibilities
199. 7/18/18: A Conversation with Raudhetta
198. 7/17/18: A Conversation with Hrimfara
197. 7/16/18: From Nothing to Something
196. 7/15/18: The Importance of Team Work
195. 7/14/18: Riding with Isme
194. 7/13/18: A Conversation with Raudi
193. 7/12/18: Saddle Up
192. 7/11/18: Unrest
191. 7/10/18: Twenty Miles
190. 7/9/18: To Nap or Not to Nap, that is the Question
189. 7/8/18: The Rain Returns
188. 7/7/18: Among Friends
187. 7/6/18: Dog Days of Summer
186. 7/5/18: When it Rains it Pours
185. 7/4/18: A Conversation with Stormy
184. 7/3/18; The Essence of Summer
183. 7/2/18: Scorcher
182. 7/1/18: Giddy Up
181. 6/30/18: For Pete’s Sake
180. 6/29/18: Rounding Corners
179. 6/28/18: A Conversation with Raudhetta and Rio
178. 6/27/18: Ride Like You Stole it
177. 6/26/18: Riding into the Sunset
176. 6/25/18: A Trip to Town
175. 6/24/18: The Childhood Dream
174. 6/23/18: My Horse for a Kingdom
173. 6/22/18: Stop Making Sense
172. 6/21/18: It’s Been a Hard Day’s Ride, been Working Like a Dog
171. 6/20/18: Solstice Plans
170. 6/19/18: Solstice Eve
169. 6/18/18: Two Days
168. 6/17/18: A Conversation with Ryder
167. 6/16/18: Time and Time Again
166. 6/15/18: Hoofing It
165. 6/14/18: Dear Eleanor
164. 6/13/18: Government Peak Ride
163. 6/12/18: Bits and Pieces
162. 6/11/18: Rain
161. 6/10/18: The Trail Riding Community
160. 6/9/18: Doing Less
159. 6/8/18: Upsy Daisy
158. 6/7/18: A Conversation with Hrimfara
157. 6/6/18: A much-needed Change in Routine
156. 6/5/18: Late to Bed, Early to Rise
155. 6/4/18: Giddy Up
154. 6/3/18: What Happens in the Playground Stays in the Playground
153. 6/2/18: Maintaining Momentum
152. 6/1/18: Making Trail-related connections
151. 5/31/18: Happy Trails to You
150. 5/30/18: Tired but not Retired
149. 5/29/18: A Conversation with Raudi
148. 5/28/18: An Unmemorable Memorial Day
147. 5/27/18: What I most Fear
146. 5/26/18: More Lessons Learned
145. 5/25/18: A Conversation with Tyra: Whatcha Thinking?
144. 5/24/18: The Great Equine Weigh In
143. 5/23/18: Pete’s World
142. 5/22/18: Older Woman, Older Horse
141. 5/21/18: Tinni’s Eyelid Surgery
140. 5/20/18: Gimme
139. 5/19/18: Riding off into the Sunset
138. 5/18/18: I’ll tell you where the time goes
137. 5/17/18: Where does the Time go?
136. 5/16/18: Raudi’s Inability to Trot
135. 5/15/18: A Conversation with Tinni (while out on the trail)
134. 5/14/18: Animal Maintenance
133. 5/13/18: Birthday
132. 5/12/18: Giddy Up
131. 5/11/18: A Conversation with the Grrrls
130. 5/10/18: When all Else Fails
128. 5/9/18: Tally Ho
128. 5/8/18: Our Horsey Health Care Professionals
127. 5/7/18: Grousing
126. 5/6/18: Hearing Loss
125. 5/5/18: A Conversation with Hrimmi
124. 5/4/18: The ABC’s of Listing: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
123. 5/3/18: The ABC’s of Listing – Y, You
122. 5/2/18: The ABC’s of Listing: X Marks the Spot
121. 5/1/18: The ABC’s of Listing: W: Who, What, When, Where, Why
120. 4/30/18: The ABC’s of Listing – V is for Virtuous
119. 4/29/18: The ABC’s of Listing – Universality
118. 4/28/18: The ABC’s of Listing: T is for Transitions
117. 4/27/18: The ABC’s of Listing S is for Subtraction
116. 4/26/18: The ABC’s of Listing, R is for Routine
115. 4/25/18: The ABC’s of listing – Question
114. 4/24/18: The ABC’s of Listing P is for Prioritizing
113. 4/23/18: The ABC’s of Listing 0 organization
112. 4/22/18: The ABc’s of Listing: Non-Linearity
111. 4/21/18: The ABC’s of Listing
110. 4/20/18: The ABCs of Listing L is for listless
109. 4/19/18: The ABC’s of Listing: K, Knock it Out
108. 4/18/18: The ABC’s of Listing: J is for Joint Efforts
107. 4/17/18: The ABC’s of Listing I is for Imagination
106. 4/16/18: The ABC’s of Listing Heuristics
105. 4/15/18: The ABC’s of Listing: G, Gratitude
104. 4/14/18: The ABC’s of Listing: Focus
103. 4/13/18: The ABC’s of Listing: Energy Conserved and Expended
102. 4/12/18: The ABC’s of Listing – Detail
101. 4/11/18: The ABCs of Listing: Catalyst
100. 4/10/18: The ABCs of Listing
99. 4/9/18: The ABCs of Listing: Audience, Accountability, Alternatives
98. 4/8/18: The ABC’s of Listing
97. 4/7/18: At Loose Ends
96. 4/6/18: Gratitude
95. 4/5/18: The Horse Life: The Importance of Rapport
94. 4/4/18: Horsey Homeschooling, Continued
93. 4/3/18: Time is Fun when you are Having Flies
92. 4/2/18: Performance and Anxiety
91. 4/1/18: Rights of Spring
90. 3/31/18: A Whole Lot about Very Little
89. 3/30/18: At the end of a long, hard day. . . .
88. 3/29/18: The (Home) school of Hard Knocks
87. 3/28/18: A Conversation amongst the Mares
86. 3/27/18: And they’re Off . . .
85. 3/26/18: Juggling Juggling into the Schedule
84. 3/25/18: A New Mantra
83. 3/24/18: The Horse Life: Holding Pieces of the Puzzle
82. 3/23/17: Homeschooling Continues
81. 3/22/18: When Your Days are Your Own
80. 3/21/18: Heading South
79. 3/20/18: More on Maintenance Mode
78. 3/19/17: This Morning
77. 3/18/18: Maintenance Day
76. 3/17/18: March On
75. 3/16/18: Balancing Acts
74. 3/15/18: Neighbors
73. 3/14/18: A Conversation with Tyra
72. 3/10/17: A Conversation with Stormy (Daniels)
71. 3/12/18: Juggling More than Metaphor
70. 3/11/18: The Writing Life, The Horse Life: Transitions
69. 3/10/18: Deferred Poop
68. 3/9/18: The Talented and Gifted Homeschooling Program
67. 3/8/18: The Writing Life: Son of Procrastination
66. 3/7/18: The Writing Life: Procrastination
65. 3/6/18: Which End is Up?
64. 3/5/18: Darn, Another Ideas Day
63. 3/4/18: The Horse Life: A Conversation with the Three Mares
62. 3/3/18: The Horse Life: Snow Day
61. 3/2/18: The Horse Life: The Fifth Wheel
60. 3/1/18: The Examined Life: Thoughts about Moving
59. 2/28/18: The Horse Life: Horsey Home Schooling
58. 2/27/18: The Writing Life: The Selfish/Unselfish Balancing Act
57. 2/26/18: The Day in Photos: Morning Chores
56. 2/25/18: What’s Shaking
55. 2/24/18: When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Write about it
54. 2/23/18: Laurie Knuutila: Things Learned in a Winter Horse Corral
53. 2/22/18: White Out
52. 2/21/18: A Conversation with Ranger and Stormy
51. 2/20/18: What We Talk about when We Talk about Manure
50. 2/19/18: The Horse Life: All those Little Inconsequential Things
49. 2/18/18: Granted
48. 2/17/18: Deferred Maintenance
47. 2/16/18: Olympics as Metaphor in Alaska: Business as Usual
46. 2/15/18: The White Highway: Another Day on the Trail
45. 2/14/18: More Adventures on the White Highway
44. 2/13/18: Nobody Here but us Chickens
43. 2/12/18: Alys Culhane meets Jerry Garcia
42. 2/11/18: The Horse Life: Meeting “them” Where they are At
41. 2/10/18: Our Own Olympics
40. 2/9/18: My Horses, My Teachers
39. 2/8/17: Pick a Title:
38. 2/7/18: Putting on the Parking Brakes
37. 2/6/18: All Creatures Docile and Indifferent
36. 2/5/18: The Horse Life: Such is the Life of Horses
35. 2/4/18: The Ponies Converse about Reincarnation
34. 2/3/18: A Conversation with Rumba and Flag about winter
33. 2/2/18: Cabin Fever
32. 2/1/18: A Conversation with Tinni and Ryder
31. 1/31/18: State of the Farm message
30. 1/30/18: Wind Song
29. 1/29/18: The horse Life: Toolie Bashing Tyra
28. 1/28/18: Untold Stories
27. 1/27/18: Packing a lot into a Day
26. 1/26/18: A Conversation with Ryder
25. 1/25/18: Almost a Snow Day
24. 1/24/18: Winter comes out of her Hibernation
23. 1/23/18: What’s Shaking
22. 1/22/18: Off we go, to the Local Human(e) Shelter
21. 1/21/18: Making the Horse-Human Body Awareness Connection
20. 1/20/18: The Horsey Life: Riding the White Highway with Tyra
19. 1/19/18: Splitting Hairs
18. 1/18/18: The Horse Life: Homeschooling and Local Fame
17. 1/17/18: A Conversation with Tyra
16. 1/16/18: A Conversation with Hrimfara
15. 1/15/18: The Horse Life: Chunking things Down
14. 1/14/18 Tossing Your Hat in the Ring
13. 1/13/18: The horse and the Bicycling Life (briefly) Converge
12. 1/12/18: The Bicycling Life: The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
11. 1/11/18: The Writing Life: My Own Fork in the Road
10. 1/10/18: My Big Fat Tire(d) ! Bike
9. 1/9/18: The Writing Life: A Snow Day, Sort Of
8. 1/8/18: Holding Pattern
7. 1/7/18: The Horse Life: The Number One Riding Horse
6. 1/6/18: The Horse Life: The Ride Relived
5. 1/5/18: A Conversation with the Horses
4. 1/4/18: An Ideas Day
3. 1/3/18: The Horses’ Life: Tinni’s Acupressure Session
2. 1/2/18: The Horse Life: Reverse Logic
1. 1/1/18: The New Year: My Big, Fat Dispatch



 

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