a horse crazy american in germany

You think you know your animals, after 13 years.  Nothing could have taken me more aback, when yesterday I learned something new. This month we learned we have wolves again in our area. Peopl...

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The old man who suffered a stroke 3 years ago still walks our hill every day and waves and greets Mag. He loves Mag. 3 times per week his wife Simone joins him.  Recently Simone asked if it's ...

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Aarene asked how Mag is doing so I went out with my camera to catch a picture of his fluffiness.  I sent her a few pictures: I said, "Don't touch me, you're gross." 10 minutes late...

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My good neighbors' daughter has been looking after our animals since she was a teenager. Now she's a young lady and still takes care of my animals and our house to give us the chance to see my pa...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-visit-to-local-german-barn.html

Our hay farmer canceled on us this year and we had a field full of hay. J called everyone we know who might help, and as a last resort, called TP, my acquaintance I do not call a friend anymore...

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That's what they say to you if you sneeze in a taxi in Tunisia. "May Allah have mercy on you."  I had written the story of our experience with TP while on duty with the Red Cross at our city's...

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Do you remember Ani? The borderline personality disorder lady I rode with twice weekly for years? Until 2 years ago when she said she couldn't be my friend anymore because I wouldn't let her ride...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/08/ani-2-years-later.html

I keep having dreams about the ocean, about getting hit by a big unexpected wave. In Tunisia it was a very warm ocean, so it was funny when I went under twice! After the Mediterranean we went int...

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I was at the grocery store yesterday and a lady my age with blond hair was having trouble understanding the checker and was having trouble  identifying her Euro coins to pay with, flipping them ...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-call-to-prayer-and-rare-encounter.html

Re: my last post, JenK you got it. Women have had the right to vote in Tunisia since 1958, they can have abortions since 1973, they can run for office, but women are not allowed in cafes or resta...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/08/tunisia-july-2022.html

This is my favorite picture of our experience of Tunisia  in July 2022. (More to come.) I fancy myself working for an educational magazine and using this on our cover page. I found it a good e...

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We went back and forth between Tennessee and Arkansas because our hotel was in West Memphis (guess which state that's in?).  I was thrilled to get a photo of the welcome sign because it was my...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/07/over-river-many-times.html

..a shot rings out in the Memphis sky" It's one of the most beloved U2 songs of my youth but I never thought about what it meant. There wasn't that much on our to-see list in Memphis. Walk acro...

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This historic chapel near Covington, TN, was used in filming Walk the Line, a documentary about Johnny Cash. We found a geocache here.   I know it bothers people that Christians put t...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/07/tennessee-mississippi-arkansas.html

On the way to Kentucky I finally got to see Kudzu, albeit in its Winter sleep. Oh well. I think it was Illinois where my husband discovered his new favorite snack, what I call Rest Stop Cookies. ...

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I was excited to see the longest river in America, the Missouri. I didn't expect it to be as brown as the Mississippi. We visited the end point of the river that started in Montana, which is the ...

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In 13 years we've never lost an animal through our fences. Well, *we* still haven't, technically, but my husband was on the phone with our housesitter today who said that our donkey went through ...

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I was at the dentist in Olympia, WA, the closest big city to my dad's place on the peninsula. The dentist wanted to explain my upcoming root canal. This was against my mom's instructions to not p...

http://horsecrazyamerican.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-stalking-incident.html

We spent 6 months in America the last year. Lots of blogging to do. Then we went to Austria (my first time) last week, and we're going to a whole new continent next month.  First, after 10 yea...

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My mom still lives in Normandy Park, Washington. It is indeed a park, the entire area borders  Puget Sound, with little creeks and cliffs between houses and salt water. We spent hours geocaching...

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We saw these things everywhere between Missouri and Tennessee and they were usually alongside large stainless steel silos. Obviously agricultural, but what exactly? There is nothing like this in ...

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My horse and donkey do not know they lost their second best friend last Wednesday. While we were in America, my friend Michi and her husband Gregor came to hang out with my animals regularly. Eve...

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We arrived home and it doesn't feel like home, it's surreal in a deep jet lagged dream. Such as the white horse and donkey - flowers everywhere, quiet and weird.  GOT TO SLEEP soon. It is 9 AM...

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There is a large spray-painted X on the front door: (

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