I'm baacckkk!!!

Online with  my  regular  service  provider. Thanks to some  patience,and more  patience(especially  when after 2 weeks down they said,they  might be able to fix it next Thursday) And the lucky fact that  yet another of my honorary kids/nieces works for some company associated with my provider(I really  don't  know what she  does, I just know I adore her) Well she  caught wind of  my  troubles,and said  if I had  more difficulty to let her know. After a particularly pissy  call  from  the installers  yesterday telling me next week  was just the best  they  could do .I did  let her know, and in less than 24  hours,I not only had another  call, but I have internet, on a "holycrapitsfastandcheaperthanbefore plan"!!!!!!!!

That's I all I have  for now,because I have to get  nose to the grindstone,and finish my calenders before I miss the deadline for the 30% discount!!!

See you soon, stay safe my friends!

can't find the words???

Well that is  not  entirely true , I  can  find  some  but  just  struggling  with the  wording to  advertise  Tango  and  Maks  for  sale . Maybe it  is  because  I  am  tired or  its  karma, for  finding  all  the  "creative  truths" I  told  my  sister  and brother  in  law  the  last  few  weeks .You see  my  sister  heather and  Her  hubby  Mar  celebrated 25  years of Marriage on  October 1, their  kids  and  I  threw  a  surprise party for  them  yesterday, it  was  quite  a  hit, and somehow  we  managed (barely )  to  keep them in  the  dark till the  event happened! so  worth  the  effort  when I saw  the  look on  their  faces! A  few  happy  tears  from  Heather, and  since  I  hate  to  let  anyone  cry alone,  thee  may  have  been  some " dust  in my eye"  for  a moment!

Marc's folks and  sister came  in from Vancouver and it  was a  lovely  evening. Would love  to  share  pics, but I  forgot to put  the  battery in my camera.

Today was  back to  normal, got  Phoenix moved  back into his  freshly  cleaned pen(thanks  Marc)then  headed out to  take  some  pictures of the  horses. I  need to get  Tango and Maks  listed  for  sale, but having  some  wording  issues  with  the  adds.

What  I  have  for  Tango  so  far is;

  2013 colt, FV SHALL WE DANCE (pending) Proudly offered for sale by FERN VALLEY APPALOOSAS. "Tango" is a handsome athletic colt with lovely movement and presence. a long graceful ground covering stride and a hip that promises to propel him to greatness . Form meets function with this all around prospect..

 pretty happy with  that  but  also  am  happy for  any  suggestions.

for Maks;  not so  happy  yet,  think I  need  to  word it  differently  but  am  a  bit  stuck,  this  kid  is  just so  flashy ...

 FV RAINMAKERS QUEST , 2013 bay colt proudly offered for sale by Fern Valley Appaloosas. "Maks" is loud and proud, carries the stamp of coloring from his heritage, descended of the great Dreamfinder. Quiet gentle and sensible with a world of potential. These horses have great rideability . Are a joy to work with.Beauty meets brains!

As i  said,  just  not  sure. 

Got  a lot  of  pics  today, not  necessarily of  the ones  I specifically wanted, Tango was  feeling  shy, and Maks, quite  the opposite, hard  to  get  far  enough away from him to  get  good  pics LOL

 then  there  wee  these ones, just posing  so  nicely

 and  Casey, she  is  the  most photogenic  little lady!

 and the littlest  cowgirl.Off by  herself , just  chllin'  near  the  calves

 anyone know  this  fellow?? LOL  he  has  been  a  bored  pony  this  summer. 

Anyhow, that's  what  I  have  been up  to, still on the lap  top  with  borrowed  internet, but its  better  than nothing  for now. Have a great week everyone. And  as  always,

Stay  safe!

sneaking online

My Internet  access is  still not  fixed, but  thanks t  my  cousin  Kirk I have a  temporary fix  for  that . He  has an  "air card"  that he  loaned me . My service  provider  has  said  they  will  give  me  a  deal  in an upgrade (which actually  will  wind up  costing  me  less overall) and  will  actually  reduce  my bill for  eh time I have  been  without  service . Without these  concession  I believe  I would have  told them  to  take  a  flying  leap!

I  do  have  to  say  that  the  service people and  the  folks  I  spoke  to   at the  company  have been very  kind, I  am  just  frustrated, the  calenders  are  not going  to magically  happen  without  some  online  effort  on my  part and  I  also  want to  get  Maks  and  Tango listed  for  sale.

I  do  have   post  brewing ( maybe  a  rant)  but  in  the  event  you were  all  suffering  from  spotty  baby  withdrawl, I  willgive  you  this  for  now  

 

another  fun  animation

 

 

 

And the unspotty  fellow, but  handsome all  the  same. Young  Harley is  a growing  concern. He  too  is  for  sale, and I need to get  some  ads  up1

 

 

 

 

nice  to be  back online, going  to  go  visit  a few  blogs  now, stay  safe my  friends

Internet woes

Hey all, my internet service has been cutting out since Tuesday.Hopefully I will be able to post something soon. I have been trying ro read and keep up where I can with everyones blogs, but doing so on my phone is difficult. Hope everyone is well. Stay safe my friends

Pics and well more pics

Cant  seem to find  my mojo these  days  to  post  much  , but I have  been  busy  doing  a  few  things. One  is that  I have  taken on  a  new  job,  just  one  extra  day  a week, as  the  program  coordinator  of  a food  safety program  working  with  disabled  adults   at  a  not  for  profit  in  the area. Somehow  a  conversation about  hobbies  and writing  managed to net me an opportunity to be  featured  poet  at a  local  poetry  reading  next  Sunday! EEEK!

Also  I  have  to  start  gathering  my  photos  to  begin  the  2014  calender. and  speaking of  photography,  my  niece  Deanna is  quite  a  talented  photographer and took  pictures at  my  cousins  wedding. She  did a  little  follow up  photo shoot and I was  along  as her  assistant!  SO  I captured  on  pic  of the  artist  at  work! 

 Stryker  was  also  involved in  the photo  shoot,  and  that old  horse  seems  to have  found  his  calling  as  equine  supermodel!  No pics  form  me , but I  am  hoping  Deanna  will  give  me permission  to  share  a  couple . For  now  a  few  more  baby  pics  and  a    Winston shot .Because  I  don't  already have  enough  for  the  calender , LOL

Hope  I  will  have  more  to say  soon.  Meanwhile  stay  safe  my  friends! 

Fall is on its way

The nights  are  cooler,  the  leaves  are changing ,and  the  hay is  up. Harvest  here in Alberta is in  full  swing,  with  the  combines  going  well into the  wee  hours   on a  good  night . We don't  do  that  here,anymore  but I  remember  many  a  night  dad,my  uncles,  grandpa,  and  cousins and  even  in  later  years  my  brother  in  law  Marc,  working their tails off  to  bring in the  harvest, and  when  the  weather  was  just  right  ,  a  nice  wind  and  no dew, they  did  go  all night in the  big  combines! I wasn't  very involved, being  in  school,  and  also  deathly  allergic  to the  grain  dust ,  but  I  did  dose  myself  up  on  benadryl  from time to  time  to  drive  meals  out to  the  fields.
Anyhow, as  I said  fall is here, and  a  sure  sign  at  Fern Valley  that  the seasons  are  changing is  the  yearly  retirement  of  the "redneck  dipping pool !
Winston  gazes  longingly at it all summer,  but it is  too  tall  for him  to  jump in  anymore(he is  10 now ) But at the  end  of  the  season ,  he  has the  honor  of  the last  swim,  I help him  in  , and  out,  which  basically involves him  getting to swim, and me  getting  DRENCHED!He is  last  to  use it(frankly  as  much  as  I love him ,  no one  wants  to go in  after he  has  been in!The  grubby dude ! )  , then I will  drain it and  clean it  in  readiness  for  next  summer .

So even though  we  not e  that  the  seasons  change , some  things  never  do. Winston  does  love  to  swim,  and  at  least one  time  per  year  he  does it in  CLEAN  water! 

Soon  I  will  be  figuring  out  pens  to  wean  the  foals , sorting  calves to  sell, then  "gathering  nuts " for  the  long  winter  ahead.

Hmm, lets not  get  too  far  ahead of  ourselves! Maybe we  could have  a nice  long  fall  first???
Stay  safe  my  friends 

Playing the Wild Card

Just  a  quick update  and  bit of  news. Wilder  (FV Wild  Card ) has headed  east  for  a  while.He  will  be  hanging out  with, our  sweet  friend  and  talented artist,  Mel(Almighty  Marshemellow) !
She  has  landed  a  job at  a  very  nice  facility  east of  town,  and  part of  the  perks  are  for  her to have a  horse  there.
She  messaged  me  and asked, and well I do  have  horses  so...
Wilder  actually  belongs ot  my  brother in  law  Marc, but his  back bothers him a  lot  so  he  has  not  been  able  to  work Wilder. Its  a waste  to see  a good  horse  like him  sit  so he  and I  figured  that  was a  perfect  fit  for  Mel,  that and  the  fact she really  likes Wilder .
So  wish  them  luck !  I hope  she  really  enjoys  him !

Now  I  just  have  to  get  my  end in  gear  and  get  some of  mine  worked, oh  yes and  the project  pony(Uncle  Bill's ) and,  and,  and ...
Stay  safe my  friends

"Brilliant award" on Viewbug

Kind of  a  cool  thing ,   this  pic  I  submitted   quite some time  ago,  was  chosen by  the  judges, didnt  win  anything  exactly , but still pretty  cool
ff by Fernvalley01

We've got an App for that!!! and more baby pics

First things  first,  CONGRATULATIONS  TEAM  APPALOOSA!!!!  for the  eighth time  they  have  won  the Telus  Battle  Of  the  Breeds  at Spruce  Meadows!! Well  done  team, you  make us proud!
The  competition  is  all  about  breed  versatility , and  our  team  showed  that  ,  whatever you  set them  at, well , we indeed  do  have  an "App"  for  that!
Maybe  one  day ,  a  Fern  Valley  Appaloosa will  join  the  fray , and  show  them  what  we  can  do ...
 I was  asked  recently what  are  my  horses bred for ? Cutting, reining, hunter,my answer  was  simply  they  are  bred  for   versatility. Good  all  around  "using  horses " as  my  friend  Barb  would  say .
But they  all  start  out here ,  and  adorable kids  and  for  now  that is  what  I will  show  you  again. so  without  further  ado , more  bay  pics!! And another  animated one  too! Still have  no  idea  how  that  happens!

Not  too  many  of Maks  today ,  he  was  hiding  out in  the  shed  with  mom ,  most of  the  time 

Tango  ,  your  end is  in  view  again! 

 Foal  whisperer 

 On  the  run! 

 Afternoon  naps 

OK  , just learned  that  this  treatment is  called  "Auto  Awesome" and it is  that!  when a  selection  of  5  or  more  photos is  detected  on  burst , and  saved  to Picassa  , they  will  do  this  for  you  automatically!  Cool  huh?

 Deb getting  swarmed (poor  Deb,  she  just  wanted  to  hang out  with  Peps  and Sprite, but  the  whole  gang welcomed  her  home 

 Casey  is  getting to be  quite  the pocket  pony! 

 Peps  and  Jazz  have  clearly  forgiven  me  for  the  deworming  yesterday! 

its  a  good  day  when  Jazzy  will stand  for  some  love 

 Casey and  Tango are  pretty  close almost  always  hanging  out together 

Hope  everyone had a  good  weekend, and  as  always  my  friends , stay  safe!