Tussle of the Titans
If you are a regular reader here, you will already know that two of the major ‘characters’ in the Granite Glen story are not huge in physical size, but gigantors in personality. And you might also realise that Mr Incredible…
Shetland Sums
I have three little things I need to share today. Three little things which add up to one little very round thing… . – ONE – It has been very, very dry around here lately (I know, I have HARDLY…
The Post-Cup, Pre-Proper Post preview…
A quick note tonight – I am exhausted, over-tired and I have serious guilt complex issues arising from the sad fact that my children went to bed tonight having imbibed (wait for it) Cheezels in the car for dinner. I…
Gymkhana Joyride
I know, I know… I have been sadly neglectful of my blog this week. Has anyone noticed? Never mind, don’t answer that (the echoing silence might depress me!)… I have NOT been sulking that Roger Federer lost the final of…
A tale of two pony-clubbers
This weekend our little local town is holding a gymkhana – the very first one our kids have ever been to. And seeing as how we have only actually attended Pony Club itself three times in total with them, our…
Weather Wednesday: woolly faces and faraway places
I have a delightful little lot of photos from Pony Club last weekend that I want to share… before it becomes next weekend and gymkhana time already! But seeing how today is WEDNESDAY (it is in Australia anyway) when I…
Lovely Lacey
We have arrived safely back from The Wedding in Big Town on the weekend. It’s always a relief to find that all animals are intact when we get home… I am a worrywort when it comes to our dogs and…
Thelwell boot camp
Anyone out there know of Thelwell ponies? . You know, the cartoon shetlands resembling shaggy barrels on legs, with a kind of Dennis the Menace attitude? Well Violet fronted up to our first Pony Club visit on the weekend atop…
I’m not sure…
… but I believe there is some kind of magic caught behind horsey lashes … Image taken late this afternoon, of General’s Mama, Jill.
Moments like these…
Today was a momentous day for the Granite Glen household. There was a little milestone achieved by a particular member of the family, which I feel compelled to share with the world (or at least the 17 or so of…