Gracie wasted no time in reveling in the natural life with a good mud spa! The morning after her arrival we chuckled at the contrast between the mud and the pretty blue ribbon Tonya loosely wove into her tail as an engagement gift

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It was a dark and stormy night when the love of my life made two dreams come true…. Mark proposed with Gracie the Friesian as the engagement ring.    

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The Proposal: The Director’s Cut (In 4 Part Harmony, with Feelin’!) It wasn’t the way he had planned it, but He planned it perfectly…. A few months ago I laughed at the impracticality of diamond rings on hardworking farmgirl hands. “I always said I’d prefer an engagement Friesian!” Now, for you sane, non-horsey folks out [...]

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Today was an Avalon day. The light November rain washed gold and copper leaves–a beautiful backdrop for all the outdoor work I needed to get done: mending fence lines and planning new cross fencing to accommodate new boarders, deciding on the placement for the new shed which will be coming shortly, and planning pasture rotation [...]

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