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Racehorses on Vacation! 'Generation Gap', and Book 7?
This is Audi's World enjoying a great vacation at the farm where he was born. See below for a video of him and Rizzmo. Here's my latest story. It's a piece I wrote for the December meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. The words I had to use were: dump truck; water bottle; lightning; supreme; penny; cacophony; repose; holly; pudding. I hope you enjoy reading it! Generation Gap Alexander had known it was inevitable. He’d been sitting on an uncomfortable metal bench outsid
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Dec 30, 20256 min read


Prized Spirit: Not So Spirited! Three Favourite Reads and 'Beyond the Limits'!
Prized Spirit is no. 8 with black and white silks Prized Spirit is well-positioned here (in the middle of the pack) but she didn't have enough gas in her tank to finish well. See the race video below. Shepherd.com asked me to submit my three favourite reads of 2025. I found it difficult to select them. My criteria are: I must have enjoyed reading the book (of course!); it's not a book everyone selects; and it bears some relation to my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. They are al
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Nov 4, 20257 min read


Racehorses: Ups and Downs! 'Nincompoop' and Book Tour!
Toby (Rizzmo) is expecting treats! His owners are visiting and he knows there will be mints, carrots and perhaps apples too. See below...
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Oct 5, 20256 min read


Audi's Jump Start, Back on Track, and 'The Offer'!
This is Prized Spirit (Mimi) having a bath after her 4 furlong timed work. She has finally been declared fit by the veterinarian and can...
vickyearle
Sep 11, 20255 min read


Racehorses in Training and 'The Giraffe'!
All three racehorses we part-own are in training now. The two two-year-olds are not at Woodbine Racetrack yet, but It's a Fluke is there...
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Mar 7, 20246 min read


Christening Dress and Photos of Prized Spirit!
This is me in an heirloom christening dress. This was a prompt for a writing assignment I completed several years ago. I came across the...
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Feb 6, 20244 min read


From Last To First and 'Memories'!
It's a Fluke came last in his race in September. (See my September 14 post for more information!). We gave him lots of time off and the...
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Oct 26, 20233 min read


Sudsy Bath and 'That Morning'!
We visited It's a Fluke at Woodbine on Sunday. There's more about it below this short story, plus a photo. This piece is another 'word...
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Sep 19, 20234 min read


When Your Horse Comes Last and 'Rum'!
The (very) short story below was written in a ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge during an Uxbridge, Writers' Circle meeting. The...
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Sep 14, 20233 min read


A New Horse! And 'Bingo' (a Story).
In my previous post, I let you know that we were planning on attending the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's yearling sale. It was...
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Sep 6, 20235 min read


Won and Lost!! And a Very Short Mystery
I share happy and sad news about Admissible below this brief story. I wrote this very short piece several years ago. I can't remember if...
vickyearle
Aug 21, 20233 min read


From the Cat's Point of View
I wrote this story a long time ago. I couldn't find a copy on my computer, so I don't know when it was written. But I found it in a file...
vickyearle
Sep 26, 20223 min read


Renewal: A Story; and the Ups and Downs of Horse Racing!
These are out two retired racehorses/broodmares, I'm a Cheetah (19) and Lions Raw (26). They look like they're posing for the picture for...
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Sep 6, 20224 min read


'Illegitimate' and Barn Cats
This story is one I wrote for an Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge a while ago. The words that had to be used are shown in italics....
vickyearle
Jul 7, 20225 min read
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