(Introducing a new feature, in which we bring you a quote on non-blogging days.) " The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so." Robert G. Ingersoll
Destination: Sand Wallow
I, Fenway Bartholomule, have three priorities when selecting a vacation destination. In no particular order, they are: 1. Wallowing texture, 2., Wallowing resilience, and 3., Wallowing accessibility. There is no more compelling reason to l…
Letting Go and Moving On
Preface: Daughter three, little R, is the nicest, warmest, most optimistic ray of sun in human form that I have ever had the pleasure to meet. She is a blessing, a gift, and a fantastic addition to the Bent Barrow family. She gives the bes…
Kokomo
These are FarmWife's vacation stories:
Three summers ago, she had no mule. She didn't dare to dream of a time when she might have a mule, and she didn't take any fun trips so far as I have been informed. Poor FarmWife.
Two summ…
Things Learned and Confirmed
Last night, dear readers, I tried something new.
You see, FarmWife, exhibiting some sixth-sensitive premonition, has gotten the hankering to teach me to drive. I have not told her that I am saving up to buy her a harness in 2011, 2012, 20…
The Gift of the Decade
Contributions for the gift of the decade are being accepted via Paypal, with utmost thanks from the bottom of my capacious and noble heart. Strike that—our fundraising goal was met this Tuesday the 29th of June. You guys are AMAZING! I do…
The Husband Horse Who Wasn't
You may recall that my best argument for buying Tanner (sight unseen) via paypal from 2000 miles away was his advertised suitability as a potential husband horse. For the uninitiated, this is a term indicating that a horse is strong enough…
Trail Notes: Man, This Place is Pretty!
FarmWife and I had a lovely ride yesterday, despite her having squandered the first hour of our free time with a radical currying attempt. The interesting thing about the seasonal change in equines is this: In the winter, you can whip off…
Hair Styles and Me
Dear Readers, It's a sunny Sunday in Wickersham and we've a trail ride to enjoy, but I wanted to take a quick moment to answer this pressing question: have I, Fenway Bartholomule, ever appeared with my mane intact? Karen W. writes, …
April Picnic Report
I, Fenway Bartholomule, was invited to go on an Earth Day picnic yesterday with FarmWife and her littlest humans. It is nice that Worrydog is gone—with no dog to walk, FarmWife often ends up walking me. (Paisley, the Clouddog, has a limb …
A Bit of Wifely Boasting, if I May
Lost as I have been in joyful appreciation of the Here and Now, I seem to have jumped ahead. Spring will bring you to the present like nothing else, I suppose, with all its exultant aliveness. Before I jump back, however, to 2004, Whidbey …
"Mother Earth Will Make You Strong . . .
. . . if you give her loving care."
(title taken from "Garden Song" by David Mallett)
Happy Earth day, everyone! This month has been action packed . . . FarmWife and FarmHusband celebrated their sixth anniversary of marriage…
The View from Up There
Just in case you were wondering what it is like to be FarmWife, we thought we'd share with you this little photographic demonstration of the splendors of riding me, Fenway Bartholomule, bareback. Handy text boxes show you the key sigh…
And Six Ways in which Goats are Weird
1. They look forward to paste deworming. They suck on the wormer syringe like it is a lollipop from the drive-through banking window.
2. They have eight hooves. Two on each leg.
3. They have little fermentation vats in their stomachs, and…
This is How We Live in This Town
My children have a picture book called "This is How We Live in the Town." I've never been crazy about the book, but I love the title. In this town, we sit down together over fresh rhubarb pie from one neighbor's kitchen an…
Six Ways to Say I Love You
Despite the great importance of the Bringing Of The Hay, I, Fenway Bartholomule, think of my FarmWife as so much more than a waitress. The fact of the matter is that I love her, as she loves me. These are the ways in which I show my love: I…
69th annual International Plow Match
Katy and Patti, a team of riding/driving mules, put in a good showing at the 69th annual International Plow Match in Lynden in Whatcom county, Washington this weekend. I was not able to go along, being too large for the Volvo, but my five…
Hmmm. Something's not right.
Today FarmWife will spend 8 hours at work and 2 hours riding. This, and yet she says riding is her favorite thing in the world. I just don't quite get it.
The good news, though, is that fly season is finally here—and this means that I…
A Random Assortment of Things That are Wonderful
I, Fenway Bartholomule, have a number of wonderful features, and as a result of my own wonderful features I am allowed wonderful priviledges and access to wonderful things. Here are a few of my favorite things, in no particular order:
Spr…
FenBar's June and July Itinerary
In case any of you loyal and devoted fans want to make the schlepp to Skagit County, Washington this spring, I wanted to announce that FarmWife's 31st birthday will be celebrated at the Cowboy Campsite in Lyman on the weekend of June …
Abundance
There's a time in many young couples' lives for parentally-subsidized housing, late-night baby soothing, and just-getting-by. Today, though, I stand here on our own little farm, pitchfork in hand, looking at a spectacular vegetable…
Do You Know Your Horses?
Do You Know Your Horses?
Time is short today, and real life beckons. I'll leave you to ponder this jewel from the interwebs.
Love,
Fen
My photo shoot
These are the results of our fashion photo shoot this morning. FarmWife wanted to model her new t-shirt from the Grand Canyon, which was a gift from a wonderful fan and which happens to be her favorite clothing color (brown, like me, Fenwa…
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