Name Maggie’s Colt & Filly Update

Remember that string test? According to that, Maggie’s foal is going to be a colt. So let’s have some colt names. As you noticed with Treasure, my daughter, Kristel, is committed to choosing a name for this new little one that one (or two) of you. So...

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Jun 23, 2025
Jewels and Treasure Outside

The weather has been horrible in Texas. Rain, rain, rain. Treasure (Trissy) is so smart and so active. She’s more active than Taffy was at her age (2 years ago) and when Kristel calls, this baby comes running! Kristel told me, “This foal is a true ‘T...

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Jun 20, 2025
WindowSeat Winners and a Coupon Code!

WINNERS OF THE WINDOWSEAT GIVEAWAY Winners will be notified privately by the WindowSeat team with your gift certificate and how to redeem it. If you are one of the winners listed below but somehow have not yet received your prize notification, email...

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Jun 18, 2025
Jewels Foaling Video

More Photo Friday posts > It’s Photo Friday, and what better way to share than a foaling video! It took me awhile, since I was caught up in Levi’s graduation last weekend – through Tuesday. Whoosh! It was crazy busy. But last night I finished up t...

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Jun 13, 2025
Shout-Out and a Giveaway

I am so excited to introduce you to a brand-new streaming service that carries all of my audiobooks. But it is not just an audiobook streaming platform. They also have audio drama! They carried audiodrama before diving into the “audiobook” side of st...

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Jun 10, 2025
The Fillly’s Name Revealed

Congratulations, Micaiah and Ashlyn. My daughter chose part of each of the names you entered: Jewels Moonlight Treasure Micaiah entered “Jewels Misty Moonlight. Ashlyn submitted “Jewels Heavenly Treasure.” Both girls win the prize of the book of thei...

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Jun 09, 2025
Welcome, Little Miss Filly!

I don’t have time to do more than give you the joyous news. Jewels foaled last evening (Saturday night). The filly has exceeded even Kristel’s expectations. A beautiful buckskin paint tobiano (or tovero, or something rare like that). Rubicon’s (the s...

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Jun 08, 2025
Kick-Off Contest Winners & Entries

Writers and artists were given a month (May 1-May31) to respond to the prompt below with either a writing piece or a piece of artwork. Click on the tabs to see the winners and all of the sixty entries that came in. Imagine yourself living on a ranch...

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Jun 07, 2025
Tonight or Early Tomorrow Morning

Jewels’ milk hit the threshold: 6.2 pH. So there is no turning back! It will be tonight or tomorrow morning. Sadly, I will be leaving for a 5.5 hour drive over the mountains (Cascades) for our grandson Levi’s graduation. So even if she foals, I may n...

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Jun 07, 2025
Hopefully Today!

No foal yet and her due date was last night (well, June 5). All that fussing and pre-labor for nothing! But here is the pH strip (as if that means anything these days). I’m thinking it only gives false hope. LOL However, joy of joys, Jewels has sudde...

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Jun 06, 2025