tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post3506310747334009104..comments2023-05-18T07:10:13.140-07:00Comments on A Velvet Cage II: Scratching the SurfaceDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-80116365602964996542009-06-26T11:00:56.711-07:002009-06-26T11:00:56.711-07:00Well I still missed it - happy Belated Birthday! (...Well I still missed it - happy Belated Birthday! (if you check it out I have plenty of excuses)<br>I psych myself up to go to work, reminding myself that I have to PAY for this circus (i.e. farm life)...Valhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-27743087361079605932009-06-21T14:09:41.431-07:002009-06-21T14:09:41.431-07:00You will pick up where you left off and be better ...You will pick up where you left off and be better than before. You have continued training all this time in your heart and mind.Devinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04231078733361409787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-86270790257482421452009-06-21T13:25:50.970-07:002009-06-21T13:25:50.970-07:00Venus, my birthday is tomorrow, you haven't mi...Venus, my birthday is tomorrow, you haven't missed it!Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-81909869103128251112009-06-21T11:56:16.109-07:002009-06-21T11:56:16.109-07:00Hi Donna!I only started riding about 3 years ago t...Hi Donna!<br><br>I only started riding about 3 years ago too...I have such a bad sense of time. Anyway, I'm very much a newbie and I look forward to my riding lessons once a week. My trainer just established a couple of drop-in classes, so I may be able to sneak in another couple of rides here & there, time & budget allowing.<br><br>I work Sunday afternoons at a local stable looking after horses very much like Missy, although I don't administer medical care, unless hugs & love count. :o)<br><br>Thanks for your note over at my place. I lost my internet connection for a few days, so I'm just getting caught up again. Re: your pending birthday, you might want to check out the books by Barbara Sher (www.barbarasher.com). I just finished reading "It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now - How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age." It's all about mid-life crisis and is very good, as are her other books. I got my copy out of the library.<br><br>Do keep in touch!<br>*Hugs*<br>CarolynnCarolynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-74147692805930760832009-06-21T11:36:50.222-07:002009-06-21T11:36:50.222-07:00Wait, did I miss a birthday post somewhere? Can I ...Wait, did I miss a birthday post somewhere? Can I still wish you a very happy birthday? :) I turned a year older last week too. Incidentally, I just started reading Birdsong. How about that for coincidences?<br><br>Very Happy Birthday, Donna!Venushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113465404424921074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-49787841373612392242009-06-21T07:40:14.686-07:002009-06-21T07:40:14.686-07:00OH! and by the way, A Very Happy Birthday. Mid 40...OH! and by the way, A Very Happy Birthday. Mid 40's is such a lovely place to be. Embrace it.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07331876220972088597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-64863662314101287312009-06-21T05:58:19.914-07:002009-06-21T05:58:19.914-07:00'Free range' is such a natural way for hor...'Free range' is such a natural way for horses to interact. It's the best. I love the mule in the last picture.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07331876220972088597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400857785037966628.post-35556262337771057612009-06-19T10:07:58.048-07:002009-06-19T10:07:58.048-07:00I don't know much about horses but I love anim...I don't know much about horses but I love animals. Reading about the callous way the previous owners of Missy discarded her made me really sad. It was great that the barn and you could work out a way Missy could get some human companionship. <br><br>Hopefully, next week you are able to ride her and things start to get more smoothly. <br><br>Your job still sounds stressful. My hours are crazy so I feel for you even more now.Venushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113465404424921074noreply@blogger.com