Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Merry Christmas Eve
Mom's Christmas Tree.
I was invited to the Kennedy Center Handel Messiah Sing-a-long by my brother. It was lots of fun. The man sitting next to me was an Architect born in Hungary and living in Munich, Germany. George barely spoke English but he knew the words to the Hallelujah Chorus (in English)!
Merry Christmas Eve!
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
December with Mom
Here are a few photos
Snow view outside Mom's apartment window.
My homemade gifts - sand and shells from Dauphin Island Beach, AL
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Some Photos
Sunshine, a Welsh x American Flaxen Chestnut 2 year old Pony
April, a Registered Quarter Horse 8 year old Palomino
The Barn where I "muck the stalls"
The Pasture where we pick up manure to reduce parasites
And lastly, my living room and my hewn log cabin in the North Georgia Mountains.
Christmas Card
I sent my Blog site info to many people on my Christmas Card list, so I should update somewhat as I can, before people start wondering why I haven't posted anything in a long time. Actually, the reason is because a) I've been busy being "Barn Crew" and b) I'm so happy being busy that I just haven't thought about posting. I shall try to be better at it, as I may have a larger audience as soon as my Christmas Cards are read. Below is the major part of the Christmas letter I sent, minus personal information.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Christmas
has always been a time for remembering, not just what Christ means
for us individually and collectively, but also for remembering
Christmases past with the joy and anticipation of reading the
Christmas story and knowing that once again, we celebrate the Birth
of Christ our Savior and King.
In
early 2011, I downsized and moved from North Georgia to Daphne, AL.
Casey the Wonder Dog died of cancer in September 2011. In May of
2012, I moved to Murfreesboro, TN. I was in Baltimore, MD for my
niece's wedding at the end of June 2012, when my Dad was hospitalized
and died of a heart attack. Before he died, Dad told me to “hike
the Appalachian Trail,” so with the help of cortisone shots in my
knees, I made arrangements to hike the Northern half of the AT
beginning in May of this year. My 'half a thru hike' turned into
41.6 miles from Dahlgren Backpack Campsite, MD to US Hwy 30 at
Caledonia St Pk, PA as my knees could no longer take the pounding on
the rocky trail. My brother, Dave, picked me up at Burgundy Lane B&B
in Waynesboro, PA and brought me back to Mom's. As it turned out,
timing is everything; shortly after returning to Mom's, I got a call
from dear friends in North Georgia asking me if I would like to rent
their mountain log cabin. The answer was a happy “yes” and I
moved in July. I live in a hewn log cabin with a full-length
screened porch at the end of a dirt road in the North Georgia
mountains and I love it. My friends own a horse and pony and I am
the volunteer 'barn crew' learning horse care which includes feeding
as well as keeping the stalls and paddock clean. I get to wear
cowgirl boots and a cowgirl hat but mostly I wear a cap that says
“Barn Crew Carol” and mucking boots. I even have my own manure
rake. Dad's advice to hike the AT taught me that when opportunity
and talent coincide, happiness results. I had opportunity to hike
the AT, but I didn't have talent to be a long distance hiker. I have
both opportunity and talent to be “Barn Crew Carol.” I can
truthfully state that I am happier than I have been in many years.
As
2013 turns into 2014, my prayer for you is that you will recognize
the areas in your life where opportunity and talent coincide. May
you find joy and happiness throughout the coming year.
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