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the up side of ebb tide
Last night as I was filling water troughs and buckets for 15 horses and 17 goats I was on the ‘phone with my folks and my mom said “I think we will all breathe a collective sigh of relief when … Continue reading
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Tagged baby bunnies, choices, grace, Ling Rider, Lucy Sikes Karnes, making goat cheese, Meriwood Farm, new goat, rain rot, Sassafrass, the advocate
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hot off the press
I’m working on another blog post – meanwhile, the following arrived this morning-> http://www.lawrencecountyadvocate.net/editionviewer/?Edition=5782a0f0-523f-48b0-9f03-d58d0361b4a9&Section=0
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Tagged lawrence county, Lucy Karnes, Meriwood Farm, newspaper, the advocate
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update and mail drop
Mr.James has come down with a case of rain rot and we’re needing to take a break for a week or so while I doctor him twice a day. There’s no way to deal with this while we’re moving since … Continue reading
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Tagged deadlines, fungus, mail drop, Minot, necessity of waiting, rain rot, Summertown
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maps are only paper
A storm is blowing in and I am keen to return to my haven so this will be brief! Wednesday I started out on Hwy 64/15 heading east from Olive Hill, TN towards Waynesboro. I had been forwarned that there … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, loaner dog, man cave, maps v reality, not very lost, olive hill, remaining obscure, Snooper, sollitude, storms, waynesboro
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Good Morning Tennessee
There are moments Strange and Apocalyptic on this Journey, when I look around and wonder where I am and how I’ve gotten here and What is Really Going On!? I woke up this morning in the cab of a derelict … Continue reading
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Tagged derelict 18-wheelers, lost ponies, Selmer, semis, strange nests, Tennessee
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within sight of Tennessee
I’ve taken two days off within sight of the Tennessee border. That decision was based partly on weather, partly on a wonderfully lush pasture which the ponies are relishing, partly because we’d just ridden 4 long days in a row, … Continue reading
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Tagged back roads, Big Creek, Calhoun County, culture craving, good neighbors, Mississippi, Oxford, Sabougla, Square Books, Tennessee border
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Donkeys and Disabilities
Last week I stopped at a campground for the night; rode in looking for the campsite with the best grazing opportunities for the ponies. This turned out to be right behind the restroom. It wasn’t until I’d unpacked and tethered the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calhoun City, concussion, disablities, donkey, Flora, jam session, Lucy Leaf, Mississippi, potluck, Sabougla, southern hospitality
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Eupora
This afternoon a reporter came out from the local TV network to do an interview. The ponies are waiting out the impending storm in a pasture with a barn to shelter under and I am revelling in the unexpected and … Continue reading
