I'm off again tomorrow, to Bath, as part of some coursework I'm doing. The 'flying' in flying changes is carrying quite a lot of the weight, lately. But! I've got some free time and me being me, found an equestrian centre and am going on a trek on Tuesday. ! Hopefully, I'll be well recovered …
Ma Intertubes. Is not Werkin
I seem to be back up — a faulty broadband modem, a faulty connection, further faulty connection as regards delivery of new broadband modem, etc, etc — and a busy ass week had precluded the bloggin'. If the internets die, well, I don't want to think about it. Let's see how this new black box …
No Place Like
There was one square foot of blue amidst the blanket of cloud, cloud that soon erupted into a torrent of precipitation that lashed the windows of the taxi. I peeked out between the raindrops, as we took the last roundabout towards the long, long road that leads to the long, long lane that leads to …
An Apology
To everyone who googles Short Back and Sides and ends up here. Quite a few do. Beckz did an hilarious post on all the search terms that lead to her site. I get a fair few dodgy ones, as I am something of a potty mouth — or was, as I was appalled by the …
Station Break
WE INTERRUPT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMME... to let you know that my first novel, Drama Queen, is now available for preorder! It's not available yet in the States, but is in Canada, for some reason. Also in France. And Japan. I don't exist in China — yet.
Crush
Fiona has a new horse, called Nadal, and Nadal has his first stalker, called me. He is gorgeous: four years old, full of life, astonishingly affectionate, light bay, big deep bright eyes. Sigh. He's too much for me, clearly, and he's been getting up to all sorts of mischief, wrecking his box, grinding his teeth, …
Taking Stock
1. It takes me two lessons to get back to scratch after a ride out. My private lesson was not great on Thursday, I had Delilah, and I'm not used to her anymore. Bouncy as jeep over rough road, my right leg was flapping all over the place, and the jumping was dire. I didn't …
Might As Well
GO AHEAD AND The summer jumping league starts this Friday. Given my new challenges with my jumping position, I wonder if I should... I'm thrilled by the notion, and equally as edgy. Oh, I so want to do it! I've heard that it's catch-as-catch-can with the mounts, and given the thinning of the ranks, I …
Summer Glovin’
The astonishingly perfect gloves I bought in Harrod's last November have got holes in them. This bums me out, as these gloves are perfect: light, breathable, with a secure velcro closure and stylish to boot. My first pair were something along the lines of gardening gloves, I don't where I thought I was — Siberia? …
Tiny Little Thing
We were jumping doubles, in trot, and it was good. Still not managing to avoid slowing Reb around the turn, but going at decent clip, up and over, stride, up and over, landing much improved. I think it was over the third go, maybe the fourth, that I felt my right hand slip. We rose …
MANY BRAVE FOOLS 