January 23, 2021 ALL MANNER OF GRIEF THE PROMISE How time will healMake me forgetYou promised meTime will healMake me forgetYou promised meLove will save us all and time will healYou promised me… How love will saveMake me forgetYou promised meLove will saveMake me forgetYou promised meTime will heal us all and love will saveYou …
Julian’s Lap of Honour
February 13, 2022 It’s been over two months since my long-time equine friend Sunsmart died (see this goodbye post). Three years ago I had already done much of the preliminary training to start riding his younger half-brother Julian, but then came Sunsmart’s Cushings diagnosis and I decided to completely focus riding time on him while …
The Kingfisher, the Horse, and being on Country
FOR DAVID GULPILIL, SUNSMART AND THE EARTH, WITH LOVE AND THANKS Written December 6 – 16, 2021 This is still being revised because it’s so difficult to find the words and tie everything together, but I thought I’d put this out in the open now. A week ago a longtime friend died on the same …
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Exploring the Back Catalogue: 4:13 Dream Wrap-Up
June 10, 2020 4:13 DREAM (continued) Well, I finally finished the post on This. Here and Now. With You. So, I can start looking at the rest of the album today, and then hopefully get to the other two sitting on the desk waiting, soon. I confess I have cheated and listened to the songs …
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Flower Memorials
May 2018 The week after the chestnut mare was put down last November, the veterinary hospital sent a card and a packet of wildflower seeds – now that was a great idea. When my Arabian mare was buried back in 2014, I’d wanted to plant a beautiful tree on top to mark the spot, but …