07/27/2025
Hello friends! I am sorry I have been so absent from our page! life has certainly been a bit challenging lately but it has also been filled with many many wonderful happenings! Willow and Ladybug are thriving with their new owners. Thanks to the hard work of many many hands and the never ending efforts of Chris Eickhoff life on the farm continues. Paul has moved into his very own 12x12 stall on the end of the rescue barn and loves being one of the horses and picks between his old small house, his mudd wallow and his deep bedded stall, depending on his mood. Pua has become the guardian of the small animal area and ensures that everyone who comes thru the gate only has the best of intentions... Due to my adoration of most all bugs, flies, wasps and mosquitos still haven't convinced me they do more good than harm, the place is a bit of a jungle, much to the delight of the quail, ground squirrels, passing deer and flocks of birds that take up residence and feast on the grass and w**d seeds and the many bumble bees feeding on the wildflowers some insist on telling me are w**ds... after 8 months of rollercoaster cancer treatment and surgery I enjoyed almost 6 months of remission building my strength and getting some parts of my home and life back under control. I even found myself back on a horse and moving and dumping grain bags and feeling useful once again. Two days ago I once again started chemo to knock back this evil cancer beast once again. This time my Doc is going at it with three different drugs, all good at destroying cancer but not harmless to any other part of me either. My response to this setback was to plant a new garden, ask Curtis to help me rearrange the deck to create a peaceful sitting space and decide to keep a new kitten because Ava found her in the arena with her brother(who I found a fabulous home) and we like and need each other and TC thinks she is a gift for him... it will take a lot more than this to take me out but it might knock me down for a bit ... here are a few recent highlights of happenings around Mini Acres Trot-About Riding School and some of my own special moments...
