Freebie Friday

See all the Freebie Friday posts >> Announcing Freebie Friday. Go figure. I already have a “Fan Fiction Friday” and a “Photo Friday,” and now, just for fun, occasionally I’m going to post a “Freebie Friday.” This is a good place to announce any...

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Apr 07, 2023
Ask Mrs. M – Part 5

See more Author Interviews >> So many more great questions came in after the “Ask Mrs. M – Part 4” that I have answered them in this brand-new post. Enjoy! Sara M. compiled them into one long email so I would not have to hunt for them. She even...

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Apr 05, 2023
The Colt’s Name Reveal

Thanks so much for your patience. I was able to get this up a half hour early, so, here we go! Instead of just announcing it in a boring old blog post, we wanted to do something special, since this little guy is so very special. He is the calmest foa...

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Apr 04, 2023
Coming Soon – The Colt’s Name

I received 165 name suggestions! It took the family all evening to come up with which name they liked best out of a “short list” of possibilities from the two-page list I printed out for them. They started narrowing the names down yesterday, but I ke...

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Apr 04, 2023
Foal Update

See more horse updates here >> Four days old! Jewel’s Taffy Kandy and the colt (who is as yet unnamed, poor thing). I will still be taking name suggestions until 5pm tonight (Pacific Time). You may suggest your name in these comments. I will ch...

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Apr 03, 2023
Too Many Kittens?

Note . . . if you already got a published version of this post, sorry about that. I clicked “March 3” rather than “March 31.” Ah! WordPress! While Kristel and I were hurrying around trying to decide if Jewels or Scarlett or either or none were going...

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Mar 31, 2023
Name Scarlett’s New Colt

This contest has ended. Stay tuned for the winner and the colt’s new name! Note: This is a time-sensitive contest (5 days). My daughter is anxious to name and register the big guy. So this naming contest runs from Thursday, March 30 and closes Monday...

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Mar 30, 2023
“Taffy” Filly Color Guessing Winner

There were four color possibilities for Jewels’s foal, if you remember. See post >> Six entries guessed “palomino,” the smaller of the odds, and they guessed correctly! JASMINE is the winner (since I have only one prize to award). She has 48 ho...

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Mar 28, 2023
A Colt and a Filly

Believe this if you will. Kristel and I were up all night long. Both mares delivered within six hours of each other! This is so unusual and we are dead tired, but I wanted to announce the entries that qualify for the drawing (those who guessed right...

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Mar 27, 2023
Foal Watch

So… We see Scarlett’s pH dropping and get her stall all ready. She is eating hay. So Kristel says, “I need to tell Kristi her pH has dropped to 6.2.” okay. Fine. I head for the RV and Kristel stops me. “You have to watch her.” I stop. “What? Watch he...

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Mar 25, 2023