I’d never heard of “Mine That Bird” until my husband pulled his name out of a hat at a Kentucky Derby party today. “Mine That Bird” was a 50-1 shot. (I’d never heard of any of the other horses, either…)
“There goes the ten dollars we threw in the pot” was my thought when I looked at the odds. It [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Friends’
May 2, 2009
My Horse Won!
December 22, 2008
Round the Town from Down Under
It was a dreary, cold, snowy night when we picked up our Australian guests from the airport in late December. To us locals, the snow was a nuisance, but our guests thought it was beautiful, like fairy dust, fluffy and bright. (It was soon dirty and crusty…)
The first night, the boys raced through the snow in the dark with a [...]
November 8, 2008
The Strongest Links
Paula of Locks Park Farm bestowed a “proximation” award on my blog. She explains it very humorously here.
The award is intended to link many people together who have become friends online so that we can all enjoy new friends. It’s sort of like the blogging version of the chain letter, but nothing bad will happen to you if you break the [...]
July 29, 2008
Confessions of a Savoholic
My birthday is coming up, but don’t mail me a card. Forget a Christmas card, too.
As much as I’m eager to hear from you — and I assure you that I am — I’ll be compelled to save whatever you send to me. I miss as much as anyone the fact that almost no one sends [...]
June 18, 2008
The Rolling Stones
I never win anything, I don’t collect autographs, and I usually don’t know anyone who can get me past security…..But the rock n’ roll stars were in alignment at least this one time in April 1999. (Ok, so it’s an old story.)
The Rolling Stones were bringing their “No Security” tour to Kansas City, their first trip to [...]
