The Blog

  • Home stretch

    Home stretch

    Almost done.  Maybe another ten days and I’ll be riding into Colorado and be, if not home, then at least… done. Used to be I thought a ten day trip was a big one. Now it is a glorious relief and a grand finale to something really huge. So here we are, on what may be the sweetest Read more

  • We did it!

    We did it!

    We made it…. Seriously. No joke. For real. Holy cow, we finished what we started, did what we said we’d do. California to Colorado… one woman and a couple courageous horses, a lot of angels, and one loving husband who not only let me, he helped me. A hundred and nine days, a thousand something Read more

  • Now what?

    Now what?

    Is there let down now that it’s over? No. There is only relief. Sweet, sweet relief. We did it. We are done. Now, it’s onto whatever is next. But before that, there is processing. Taking the time to soak, absorb, let it become you, allow yourself to become it, the change, the process, to understand Read more

  • Home coming, coming home.

    Home coming, coming home.

    This is not how it was supposed to be. I was supposed to share how wonderful it was spending precious time together with my husband and son, working the land like we do, before returning to California. And it was all that and more. It was the old dog I was worried about. 13 years Read more

  • There is no happily ever after.

    There is no happily ever after.

    This is not how I wanted it to end. Not for Canela. Not for Crow nor Bayjura. Not for me. Not for you. But Life is not a Fairy Tale. There is no Happily Ever After. Instead, there is this never ending story of love and loss, up and down, light and dark, pleasure and Read more

  • With Gratitude.

    With Gratitude.

    The wood shed is almost full. The summer weeds are pulled, the winter garden planted. Summer’s fires have settled and the rainy season started early. No more excuses. Time to get to work on all those Thank Yous! In writing letters and looking over my journal of the journey, the theme presented itself endlessly: lessons Read more