Crazy America

June 17, 2015Posted inMiscellaneous
Soccer with 19000 fans. My son sang the National Anthem at Sporting KC and I get to be an honored guest at the game against St Louis. I get to be at field level before the game. Drums are drumming. Gigagiant screen is broadcasting. It is intense here and intensity builds up to fever level as we get nearer to the start of the game. I'm standing where the visiting team is seated. They come into the stadiumas I try to stay out of their way. They are young and…

Precious Yellow

April 17, 2015Posted inMiscellaneous
My  yellow raincoat has been missing around a year.  It was on a hanger in a store when we first met.  It started out life as a very expensive name brand wondrous water proof  soft raincoat.  You didn't meet many like this in the early 90's.  I met it before I had horses and when I used to shop for fun.  I can't imagine going to shopping centers as having fun since moving to the country and having horses. No matter.  I met "the yellow" on a sale hanger.  I…

Cisco Futurity – First Trail Ride

September 29, 2014Posted inCISCO, Miscellaneous, Missouri Fox Trotter
I still remember the difficult stuff when first starting a horse on the trails.  Lucky Star discovered that he hated muddy gullies , so he tried to walk on the sides of the steep gully, or climb the gulley and get stuck in the trees on the top.  Then I remember the stopping at the water crossing and the eventual jumping of the water crossing.  I remember Lucky casting back and forth on the trail trying to find the right grove.  I remember running down the steep rocky hills, screeching…

Sam’s Fairy Houses

April 17, 2014Posted inMiscellaneous, Missouri Fox Trotter
Samantha (Sam) Cowick, age 7, told her mother, Summer, that she wanted to help children who needed help.  After some research, she told Samantha about some places where children could use some help.  When Sam heard about SAFEHOME, a shelter for battered women and children, she stated, “this is the one”. Sam’s idea is to decorate birdhouses with the goal of making them suitable for fairies to live in the houses.  Summer, Sam and others in the family go find birdhouses that meet Sam’s approval.  They buy material that Sam…

Most Amazing Dinner Date

January 9, 2014Posted inMiscellaneous
"I'll take you to dinner tonight at Sam's," I said.  "OK, Let's go.  Let me get my heavier coat on," spouse responded.  That's how we start out a romantic date night.  Sam's has the best BBQ brisket I've ever eaten.  I have become a fan of brisket because of this restaurant.  It's the type of restaurant I grew up in…meat and potatoes with vegetable options.  Good cooking. We entered Sam's and found "our booth" was free.  We sat down and fought over the placement of the table.  The plush booths…