Pre-morning These days, I sleep with my phone nearby because I need the alarm to make sure that I’m up in time to have my coffee hour before I have to bring my daughter to work. At about 3am, I… Read More »10/29/20: Rainy day. Lots of Web Work.
Coffee and computer. The day always starts with coffee and a slow gathering of the senses. Luckily this morning those “senses” gathered somewhat quickly. The low lights of the early morning did seem a bit sharp as always but the… Read More »10/28/20: Not Altogether Just Another Day.
Shoeing at Chili’s My absolute favorite barn. I’ve been shoeing horses here since the mid nineties. I only had four trims here this morning, so it was a very light and pleasant morning. All the horses here are particularly well… Read More »10/27/20
As someone with about as much experience in the forge as anyone, I know that everything will be OK so long as I keep the fire low. Also, as a very wise and experienced farrier use to tell me; It’s… Read More »10/26/20: Lots of irons in the fire.
Its so dark at 6:40am these days. Luckily, I was able to head to my first appointment straight from dropping my daughter off instead of going back home to just sit there for twenty minutes or so and then go… Read More »10/21/20: Another early morning.
Its a rainy day off. The lazy is strong today. My lackawanna is super inflamed. I’m glad I didn’t have to take my daughter to work at 7am this morning. I don’t think I even got up before 6:30 this… Read More »10/19/20: Blaster cleaning and web work.
The morning started out with me trying to decide what to do with these nice new cedar Adirondack chairs. At first, I was going to paint them white, but the more just looked at them, the more I thought I… Read More »10-16-20: Friday night camp fire.
Thursday afternoon Our newest project is a Yamaha Blaster. It may be ugly today, but these things are legendary. It is the first ATV to complete the 6000 mile Paris to Dakar Rally. This thing is a ’95, has been… Read More »10/14-15/20: New quad project, early shoeing and more allergies.
Friday: The neighbor’s dog went after my little boy today. We have had a few problems with the neighbor’s German Shepard already in the past when he comes over and threatens our livestock, but this time my wife and kids… Read More »10/02-04/20: The Weekend.
It’s actually my daughter’s Raptor. More on that in a bit. I’ll go through my day to bring us to the point of getting the quad. Mondays are my usual day off. this morning was a bit slower than most,… Read More »09/28/20: Got a 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660