tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post3734216238841209024..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: SickJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-50399355424287419222014-01-30T11:28:41.141-08:002014-01-30T11:28:41.141-08:00Liann--Thank you. If you are down this way, give m...Liann--Thank you. If you are down this way, give me a call and we'll set up a visit.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-39888503129526353992014-01-30T10:00:20.725-08:002014-01-30T10:00:20.725-08:00Lovely piece, Laura! Time is indeed a gift, and yo...Lovely piece, Laura! Time is indeed a gift, and you are appreciating not only the time, but the rest of your life a little more. Makes me want to come visit! Liannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062921750322577342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-39712226161845151822014-01-30T07:49:17.266-08:002014-01-30T07:49:17.266-08:00Thank you, Dom. I am a little better now. At least...Thank you, Dom. I am a little better now. At least I can sleep at night. And after not getting much sleep for a week, sleeping seems like a huge gift.<br /><br />Michelle--I'm so tickled you say that. I try really hard to find the beauty in my day to day life and "capture" it in photos. The photos go in my albums, and also here and on facebook. And that's exactly why I take them--to show the happy part of life. I am very grateful for where I live and how I live. Some of it is luck--I was born here and my family has been here for four generations, so this part of California is my true home. But some of my life is the result of conscious choices, and I am also grateful that I was able to see what was important to me from a young age and to make choices that helped to create the life I have now. Thank you, again, I appreciate your comment very much. And yes, I REALLY hope 2014 is better than 2013--for all of us.<br /><br />Thank you, Alison. Every time I look at the weather, I am reminded that many others have very cold conditions, and I think that maybe our warm, sunny drought is not that bad. And it is raining today! Yay.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-5261422026585457772014-01-30T05:08:00.729-08:002014-01-30T05:08:00.729-08:00Thanks for the sunny pictures! They remind me that...Thanks for the sunny pictures! They remind me that warm weather will come again in VA.<br /><br />I love the image of Sunny running around telling you he is ready for action. The snow/ice is so hard on my poor horses' unshod hooves that they are moving carefully.<br /><br />Get well! Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-51182354100054203902014-01-29T17:59:57.812-08:002014-01-29T17:59:57.812-08:00I hope you feel better soon, and your 2014 is much...I hope you feel better soon, and your 2014 is much better than 2013! Have to say, I would love to live in a place like yours; it looks like paradise. You always post what I call "happy pictures." I always get a hug of happiness when I see your home, or your adventures on the trail. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524787319839799980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-1512163122776113282014-01-29T17:24:06.169-08:002014-01-29T17:24:06.169-08:00I'm sick too. I almost never get sick...
Feel...I'm sick too. I almost never get sick...<br /><br />Feel better <3<br />And enjoy your down time :)Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-81362395830419383132014-01-29T12:51:14.981-08:002014-01-29T12:51:14.981-08:00Oh, and Cesca, yes, I'm just like you. I don&#...Oh, and Cesca, yes, I'm just like you. I don't like to waste one little leaf that we've grown ourselves. It seems like a sin somehow. I know you grow a lot of your own vegetables, too.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-49305755262309792082014-01-29T12:48:58.006-08:002014-01-29T12:48:58.006-08:00Thanks for the good wishes, Cesca. And as I told A...Thanks for the good wishes, Cesca. And as I told Aarene, I've had a small pool in my garden for many years. If you have fish they eat the mosquito wigglers, so there is NO mosquito problem. But pools require a certain attitude. You cannot be someone who wants a "pristine" garden. The pools grow algae from time to time, sometimes the water is cloudy. They are like a natural lake. Things are always changing. You have to be OK with that. And I hate the term "water feature". Sounds entirely too upscale for me. I may call mine a reservoir.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-18508180857733699992014-01-29T11:55:50.985-08:002014-01-29T11:55:50.985-08:00Hi Laura, sorry to hear you're sick, but happy...Hi Laura, sorry to hear you're sick, but happy to hear you're making the most of it. It's always good to find the positive in the negative... I know exactly what you mean about growing your own food; somehow when you grow it you're far more appreciative of it and far less likely to waste it (well, at least I am). I'm hoping to be able to plant a nice vegetable garden this year now that I have more time at home since Qrac is finally close-by. I'd love a pool (or a "water feature" as they seem to be called these days!) in my garden but it seems like I'm the only one to feel that way. But yes, I guess it would attract a lot of mosquitoes... <br /><br />Despite the fact that you're enjoying your time as a sicko, I hope you feel better soon :)<br /><br />xx cescaFrancesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-59743338289544696352014-01-29T11:07:09.531-08:002014-01-29T11:07:09.531-08:00redhorse--The greenhouse has proven to be an espec...redhorse--The greenhouse has proven to be an especially sweet little spot. I can't say that I realized this ahead of time. Uhmm, if it doesn't sound too silly, we just did our best to build a nice greenhouse and the magic followed.<br /><br />I am trying to give myself all the time I need. This can be hard to do--we are our own worst enemy, telling ourselves all the things we ought to get back to doing. I am reminding myself that those things aren't really important.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your good wishes. Is it cold where you are? I think a greenhouse with a small heater would be even more magical in a cold climate.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-79365987119324817062014-01-29T10:59:57.617-08:002014-01-29T10:59:57.617-08:00I want your greenhouse! It looks like a nice spot...I want your greenhouse! It looks like a nice spot to drink a cup of tea in the winter.<br /><br />I hope you can take all the time you need to get well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-45946899326709714622014-01-29T10:11:38.446-08:002014-01-29T10:11:38.446-08:00Good for you, Aarene. Down days can be a real bles...Good for you, Aarene. Down days can be a real blessing. And as for pools, I have one very small one already, which I have had for fifteen years--built it myself. You will not have any mosquito wigglers if you have fish, I can attest to this. There are also other natural predators which will eat them. So, not afraid of mosquitos here.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-5475407279834623582014-01-29T10:08:05.177-08:002014-01-29T10:08:05.177-08:00I know EXACTLY how you feel--took a "down day...I know EXACTLY how you feel--took a "down day" yesterday and did nothing...and yet accomplished so much!<br /><br />(BTW we had three little "pools" in our yard built by the previous owners. I couldn't rip them out fast enough. Mosquito habitat!!!!)AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-23629465720937822012014-01-29T09:35:12.150-08:002014-01-29T09:35:12.150-08:00Thank you, Angelia. Yes, I had a real learning exp...Thank you, Angelia. Yes, I had a real learning experience. Not pleasant at all, but probably good for me in the long run. And thank you for making me smile. I am always happy to know that people are reading my stories. As an author yourself, I know you understand. It isn't so much about making money (though money is nice), its just knowing that people are reading, and hopefully enjoying,the books that we work so hard on creating.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-66154942114124210022014-01-29T09:30:32.516-08:002014-01-29T09:30:32.516-08:00Glad you are enjoying your down time even if you a...Glad you are enjoying your down time even if you aren't feeling good. It's always nice to be able to just be. Sorry to hear about your experiences with users in the last year. Never a pleasant learning experience. Did I tell you I keep seeing Barnstorming on my library's new shelf periodically? Makes me smile every time. It is obviously being checked out because it will be gone and then it is back, and back and forth. 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