Yearly Archives: 2022
Hoofbeats to my Heart
| June 3, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If you’ve been following me on instagram (@drmelnewton) you’ve already seen Katie, the pony that I bought Fig (and if we are being honest….myself). Driving down to meet her and drive her home was step one in a massive weekend’s worth of events. But the thing is, we all know that a good pony – […] more
Big Breath, Big Weekend
| May 12, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s play a game. How did Mel break her finger last night? Polo @Club chukkers last night. Doing something super cool like saving a dog from a speeding car. Doing laundry. Hitting my hand with a hammer after assuring Matt I most definitely knew how to use tools and did not need “help.” None of […] more
Optimism
| May 5, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
No sleep ’til! No sleep ’til Brooklyn! Errrrrr…nevermind. Optimism is thinking that scheduling a Tuesday day, Tuesday night, Wednesday day (+polo!), Thursday day shift pattern is going to culminate is anything but me eating cereal on the couch for dinner and then an early bed time. Should.go.for.a.run……..zzzzzzzzzzzz more
Polo plays
| May 4, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve decided that if I’m going to write about polo, it’s only fair that I start sharing the most basic types of plays with you…. more
My forever horse
| May 1, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I put 4 days worth of clothes in a bag, downloaded a bunch of audio books, and then I drove for 12 hours. It was weird and incredibly easy. No creatures with me, 2-legged or 4-legged. No events piggy-backed onto the trip that required preparation or special consideration from me. Well there was one event […] more
Vetmed is not a magical rainbow pooping unicorn
| April 29, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I feel like I ended my last post on a downer. I try not to do that, but sometimes my fingers just type what they want to. At the end when I stare at what I’ve written, I go back and edit and soften…which I did (really. I did), but I still feel like perhaps […] more
