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Petition? And a Cat Story
Before I share my cat story, I want to let you know about a petition that I've signed that you may want to check out. I must thank Pam...
vickyearle
Mar 9, 20222 min read
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How About Joining a Boycott? And Here's a Teddy Bear Story!
First, the boycott! Many companies have pulled out of Russia. But some have not. And this is a way we can help to make a difference, to...
vickyearle
Mar 6, 20222 min read
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Ukraine: How Can I Help?
I know I'm not alone. Russia's lawless and brutal murder of Ukrainians is breaking my heart. How can people be that barbaric? And the...
vickyearle
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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Why? Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
This was a particularly difficult piece for me to write. I knew I wanted to write a story related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine for...
vickyearle
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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A Melancholy Story: Just Because
I know I should be posting something cheerful, but I find that I can't. I'm sure you understand. This isn't a horrible story, it's just...
vickyearle
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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Crossroads: A Story
All the talk about weather and especially the images I've seen of crashing waves in the UK reminded me of a story I wrote. It's a bit of...
vickyearle
Feb 20, 20224 min read
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Mighty Heart: His Story by Jennifer Morrison
Congratulations to Jennifer Morrison on the publication of her book Run with a Mighty Heart! Jennifer relates the heart-warming and...
vickyearle
Feb 15, 20226 min read
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Valentine Present!
I wrote this story recently for the February Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. One of the words that we had to use in our word challenge...
vickyearle
Feb 13, 20225 min read
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Where Do Retired Racehorses Go?
An interview with Vicki Pappas, LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society. Awesome Wok N Roll is one of the beautiful thoroughbreds...
vickyearle
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Horse Blankets? And Another Story
This is I'm a Kittyhawk (our thoroughbred broodmare) wearing a nice warm blanket. But do horses really need blankets in the winter? It...
vickyearle
Feb 5, 20224 min read
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Taking a Horse to Water, and Forgiveness
It's cold out there! Well, it is here. As I write this, the forecast is for the temperature to drop to -21C tonight. So, the water will...
vickyearle
Jan 25, 20226 min read
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LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society!
This is Lions Bay. He is the son of Lions Raw who lives on our farm. She is now 26 years old. Lions Raw was a successful racehorse and a...
vickyearle
Jan 18, 20222 min read
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Leader of the Herd and Misplaced Loyalty
This is our 'herd'. We have two retired racehorses/broodmares who live together in the large field at the back of our property. Lions Raw...
vickyearle
Jan 11, 20225 min read
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A Lost Tooth and Optimism!
You may be wondering what this is! It's the underside of a tooth that I'm Dashing (our 4-year-old thoroughbred racehorse) left in his...
vickyearle
Jan 7, 20224 min read
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Official Birthday for Thoroughbred Racehorses!
This is our home-bred thoroughbred racehorse, I'm Dashing. This photograph was taken on Christmas Day by a very dear friend. I'm Dashing...
vickyearle
Jan 3, 20224 min read
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Something Upbeat!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! We all want to believe that 2022 will be a better year. I've started to collect ideas for the 5th book...
vickyearle
Dec 30, 20216 min read
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Not a Holiday Season Story!
Not only is this not a Holiday Season story, it's set during a hot summer! (But there is a gift involved). This is a piece I wrote to...
vickyearle
Dec 21, 20215 min read
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Horseshoes and a Short Short Story!
This is an old horseshoe that was given to me by a dear friend and hangs by our back door. This is the door we use when we come and go to...
vickyearle
Dec 16, 20212 min read
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Answers to Some Questions!
But first, I must apologize to subscribers to this new website. You've not been receiving notifications of my posts/updates (usually one...
vickyearle
Dec 13, 20211 min read
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In the Spirit of the Holiday Season
My Christmas cacti are blooming! And it got me thinking about a story I wrote last month, called 'Foreign Body'. I hope you'll see why...
vickyearle
Dec 12, 20214 min read
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