Archive for October 2011
Soft Eyes
The very last horse I ever owned was a beautiful, giant chestnut who had spent too much time in the show ring. We worked out a very good deal: I agreed not to show very much, and to spend the majority of our time together outside in the fresh air. He agreed not to try…
Read MoreOf Ghouls, Ghosts, and Gingerbread
I’m a creature of habit. Every few years I reread The Lord of the Rings series, along with The Hobbit. I hit Emma and Pride and Prejudice in the winter. Fall is reserved for comfort reading — and a few good scares. For the first, there’s nobody better than Laurie Colwin. I first discovered her…
Read MoreThe Cost of Being an Expert
I’m taking fencing classes. It’s good exercise and it makes my brain work in different ways. I will never, ever be good at it. Part of it is I just don’t have the right physical gifts — my hand-eye coordination is lacking, for one, and I don’t have the speedy reflexes you need to avoid…
Read MoreThree Random and Unrelated Things
1) Moo and Writer Unboxed are running a contest in which five people will be given a free pack of mini-moo business cards, and everyone who enters will get 25 percent off their order. (I love my moo cards.) Even if you have no plans to enter, go and read the entries — they are…
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