Dear Mr. Kitty –   My apologies for using you as my clipping guinea pig.  You see, I found a pair of cheap very *old* clippers and wanted to see if they were a waste of my money, like my last *very old* ones were that I purchased.  Right on the box it said “small animal” […] more

I’m half way to my goal of 1000 miles and what an adventure so far!   Why is the 1000 mile point important?  I’ve *heard* that the steepest learning curve is in the first 1000 miles.  Although you keep learning after that, you don’t get quite the same “curve balls” and you are better able […] more

I have officially made the decision that I knew I would be making since last week….   I am not going to Buck Meadows. A bad feeling in my gut for doing it so close to her first set of hock injections A not so good feeling as I looked up withdrawal times for the […] more

Farley started shedding ~a month ago, but decided to do her annual hair dump starting on Friday.   This means she goes “poof” like a dandelion and goes semi nude for a week, while her summer coat desperately tries to catch up.   Great – just what I wanted to show this fancy lameness vet […] more

I’m in a surprisingly good mood, even though every time I look at the title of this post, I see “Has your Horse Died?” *shudder* My to-do list falls into 2 categories: A. Was put on the list an hour ago and is already done. B. Was put on the list 3 years ago and […] more

I’m not sure who the author is of these oh so cute cat Haikus but I thought everyone (including myself could use a break from the Farley lameness drama). These Haikus pair nicely with my “Dear Mr. Kitty” letter post of a few days back. Sent to my Mom from Rick C. You never feed […] more

….and I’m trying to decide a suitable way of paying my respects. Options: A: Sob at inoppertune times so that everyone around you views you as a maniac until you make up some suitable excuse (my contacts…..cutting onions…..) B: Light a candle and read Walter Farley’s “The Black Stallion’s Filly” (for whom she was named)…..and […] more