It’s late, and, as usual, I can’t sleep. So, my thoughts jump in and realizations appear. Odd thing, aging. It plays with your mind and things you never thought about before begin to enter. Tonight my thoughts are the sad realization that if I live as long as my mother, I have about ten years …
Category Archives: Changing Mind and Body
Writing memories
Writing has always been a way for me to express my thoughts. While I had The Old Horse to write about, it was easy to find words because he was such a part of my life and easy to talk about. I find myself at a loss of words now because memories of actual life …
Reo, Buddy, Me
Reo is definitely lame. After cleaning off three days of crusted mud that he managed to get over his entire body, in every crevice, I decided I was too tired to ride. I thought he should experience some interaction with me other than the good grooming, so I put the rope halter on him and …
Other Things
I think just because I named this site about my horses doesn’t mean I can’t blog about other aspects of my life, which may or may not involve horses. This past weekend I did not see my two horses; however, I did buy senior feed for Buddy and, with the help of my husband, delivered …
Changing my site name
It is time to rename my blog site to something more relevant to my writing. So, mjm1942 has become PaintedAppy. The new title represents both horses: Reo the Paint, and Buddy the Appaloosa. Since both horses are aging and so am I, it seemed only right to acknowledge our limitations, but also our new adventures. …
I’m Still Old
You know, I used to like to write. About everything. And now I find myself unable to think about putting my thoughts or my memories on paper. I used to belong to a memory keepers writing group, and while it is still going on, I cannot bring myself to attend those monthly meetings, because I …
PaintedAppy 