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vmangion

Jul 23, 201911 min

Horse Crazy (Volume 69, September 14, 1999 — November 13, 1999

My mother died on August 30, 1999. With some money she left me, I fulfilled my life-long dream of getting my own horse. Against all...

vmangion

Mar 8, 20184 min

A Typical Winter Day (Volume 77, February 11 - March 6, 2002)

Monday, February 12th, 2002 A Typical Winter Day ~~ 5:00 - 6:30 am - Lie awake waiting for Tina to call (to see if I have to substitute...

vmangion

Feb 15, 20186 min

Scrappy (Volume 91, May 29 - September 11, 2006)

From May to September What I mostly remember Is animal crises, Caregiving and fly-sies. I’m thrilled summer’s over With its slaframine...

vmangion

Jan 20, 20183 min

Cop Lover and a Bovine Honor (Volume 52, May 10, 1996 - October 19, 1996)

May 15, 1996 Yesterday I got stopped for speeding in Cross Plains. I was very touched by the whole incident. I approached the cop with...

vmangion

Jan 7, 20183 min

Animal Snippets (Volume 114 - again - October 30, 2012 - January 28, 2013)

(November of 2012 was a really sad month. Two of our beloved cats disappeared within two days of each other, most likely the victims of...

vmangion

Nov 3, 20177 min

Untangling Ungulates (Volume 118, September 16, 2103 - January 6, 2014)

Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013 En route to Ellen and Jack’s house in Waunakee. Ellis is granting me 20 minutes of silence so I can...

vmangion

Jun 18, 20174 min

Subbing and Stubbing (Volume 78, March - June, 2001)

Wednesday, March 7, 2001 This morning we drove to Rockbridge to buy more sawdust and shavings at the sawmill. As soon as we pulled away...

vmangion

Mar 12, 20171 min

A Conversation with Dewey (Volume 132, February 2017 - ?)

(One more passage from my current journal) March 9, 2017 Dewey has been caked with mud for the past few days. The mud layer finally dried...

vmangion

Jan 17, 20172 min

New Saddle (First Pick, Volume 83, May-August, 2002)

(This is weird - I just went to my shelves full of journals, kind of guessed which area this volume might reside in - and pulled it on...