tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post5404069445686217818..comments2024-03-20T03:44:08.507-04:00Comments on Horses of Follywoods: Patience and DisappointmentJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-32887986958072586522011-02-24T23:36:42.788-05:002011-02-24T23:36:42.788-05:00I love your comment that it is ok to not ride. Ho...I love your comment that it is ok to not ride. How true is that! ...and it's something that took me a long time to learn. Having horses on our own property helped, I think.Oak Creek Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875705582058188289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-6552605331170900562011-02-24T20:11:04.542-05:002011-02-24T20:11:04.542-05:00wow... half a million on artificial turf.
I don&#...wow... half a million on artificial turf.<br /><br />I don't even know what to say about that!Stephanie - Siouxzeegirl Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118363027417990384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-55493245217451247622011-02-24T17:11:59.772-05:002011-02-24T17:11:59.772-05:00when we were young, we were allowed to play out an...when we were young, we were allowed to play out and no one complained; these days, people complain if people let their kids play out in the street (even assuming the street is safe, which it probably isn't!)<br /><br />but it does seem bizarre spending what you haven't got on astroturf!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888698683201580237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-21540382743191586862011-02-24T13:16:01.558-05:002011-02-24T13:16:01.558-05:00Bring on the grackles! I'm still finding thos...Bring on the grackles! I'm still finding those wretched stinkbugs hiding out in the barn and even the house!<br /><br />The only positive I can see for the artificial turf is cutting down on water, pesticide and herbicide use. Turf grasses are notoriously water hungry, and we certainly don't need any more chemicals in the water supply for something so frivolous. Not to mention it should save on maintenance costs for the township. <br /><br /> Still, it does seem silly. Where I grew up, there were no parks or municiple ball fields. We played wherever we could, rain or shine. I turned out OK. Kids these days!A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-74053502605989493062011-02-24T13:11:44.910-05:002011-02-24T13:11:44.910-05:00I have long said that "handling disappointmen...I have long said that "handling disappointment" was one of the best tools I ever gave my daughter. Sometimes we couldn't do things we had hoped to do. We explained why and moved on to other things.<br />I heard someone this morning quoting her Grandmother: "If things don't work out the way we wanted, at least we had the pleasure of the anticipation".English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.com