A Picture
| January 7, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Ever have the perfect photo that illustrates who you are? This photo was taken in 2008 and has been my facebook profile picture since early 2009. I clicked on it today with the intention of finally updating it, and I can hardly bring myself to put in a more current one. It’s me and Farley […] more
Backpacking story
| January 7, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life |
If you are interested in reading the story, looking at some pictures of my most recent backpacking trip to Ohlone over New Years, check out the following blogs: 1. My mother’s food blog. As of now, the first day is published. 2. Tess’s blog Not quite as good as an endurance ride or a ride […] more
NSAIDs and dehydration
| January 7, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Excuse me for being presumptuous…..but I have a New Years resolution for you.“I will not give my horse bute, or any other NSAID if there is even an hint of dehydration” (repeat the previous line, as many times as it takes to imbed it into your consciousness) Separating out the companion animals from the food […] more
The Best Things in Life
| January 2, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life |
If you want to start your New Years by being grateful for the comforts of your life, ring in the New Year by going on a 3 night, 4 day backpacking trip. This is the second time I’ve done this backpacking trip in January, with varying numbers of nights. It’s beautiful, wonderful, hard, and satisfying. […] more
No more days of Christmas
| December 22, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I knew the madness had to stop when I jumped on Farley yesterday and the only song I could sing/hum to myself as we jigged, bolted, and jumped across the arena was “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…….a partridge in a pear tree!”. The problem being that even with […] more
On the second day of Christmas….
| December 19, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
….my true love gave to me! 4 broken bones, 3 cracked ribs, 2 bucking fits, and a new home for Faaaarrrrllleeeyyyyyy. Just kidding. In a rare moment of lucidity I decided the better plan was to turn out and then lunge the horse I haven’t ridden in 4 (6?) weeks and ride tomorrow. So instead, […] more
Vacation day 1
| December 18, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On the first day of Christmas (break) my true love gave to me…. Ok, so my true love wasn’t even here for most of the day (left at three am) and the only thing he managed to give me prior to leaving was my second cold of the year… But it WAS my first day […] more
