I don’t have words
| February 22, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I feel like I’ve lived a year in the last week. There were a lot of firsts. Friday was my first polo game. It was also my first time playing on grass. Arena and grass are the same and different. Longer checkers (the “periods” of a polo game), more players on the field and the […] more
The Tack Room Purge of 2021
| January 29, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Over ten years had passed since I last purged and cleaned the tack room. Ten years is a long time. But not quite long enough to forget what happened during the last Great Purge of 2011. I will never quite forgive myself for selling my favorite endurance saddle in some misguided attempt to pare down. […] more
Loss
| January 23, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Have you ever wanted to say three things all at once and didn’t know where to start? That’s exactly where I am this morning. Should I start with “She was happiest in movement,” and then write an Ode to Tess, transition to why I’m losing ML, and finally tie both of those losses together with […] more
A birthday chicken recipe
| January 4, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In the spirit of the day I’m going to share with you a chicken recipe I’ve been making the last couple of months. It’s easy, it’s fast, it’s delicious, and it’s unfussy. It’s good enough for company, cheap enough for the tight weeks, and perfect for when your sink if full of dishes and you […] more
How to stay out of the (animal) ER on Xmas
| January 4, 2022 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…Or really, any holiday. Keep the treats out of reach. Chocolate, raisins, alcohol, edibles. These may be the shining stars of the season for however you choose to celebrate the holidays, but they are not going to end well for Fido and Fluffy. I know it’s busy and stressful. This is the time of year […] more
The Birthday Plan
| December 30, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Birthdays are weird. I get the excitement of the first couple of birthdays. Hooray! You beat the infant mortality statistic that up until the modern age would have resulted in an early and probable nasty death. Congratulations! You are now an adult at whatever coming-of-age cultural ceremony floats your boat. But now, in the no-man’s […] more
Not a gift guide 2021
| December 24, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Welcome to year 6 of the Not-a-gift-guide, 2021 edition. I looked at last year’s guide for 2020, and I feel like I wrote that post yesterday. I could just republish that post right now and be satisfied with everything on the list. Like, did 2021 even exist after 2020?????? I don’t believe you and your […] more
