Turning Your Home into a Tropical Oasis
The millennial curse is this: we are paid less than our parents’ generation, we are often living in apartments or smaller homes without gardens, and we often still carry debt...
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Changes In Real Estate
As a listing agent, my job is to address all those questions and make sure they have a full understanding of what to expect before their home hits the market....
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Balance is Key
When riding horses, balance is key. If a rider doesn’t have balance, it affects feel, stability, and control while in the saddle. An imbalance of the bit, reins, and weight...
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Raising Bunnies
Happy Bunny Breeding! “By working with the rabbits we raise on campus, the students learn responsibility and the skills required to care for animals,” says Glenn Stevens, Agricultural Education teacher...
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To Tell the Truth
When I decide which subject I will write about, the decision is made usually after talking to a client. At that point, I sit down and talk to my computer...
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Two, Three, or Four
While visiting with many horse owners either by telephone or in person, I don’t look only at nutrition, but also at nutrition management. Sometimes, nutrition management can be the most...
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The Tail of Two Kitties
On a bitter cold snowy New Year’s Day in New Hampshire, my friend Brian accompanied me to Advent Hill Cattery to pick out a Maine Coon kitten. I had done...
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CatTales | The Red Flannel Saga
Misty was the Start of it All I had the most wonderful rescue cat for years and years. Her name was Misty. I picked her because she had my personality....
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Hopelands for a Garden Wedding
A mother of the bride shares her outdoor wedding plan worries My third time planning a wedding should have been easy, but our daughter had her heart set on an...
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Reflect, Learn, and Plan
I know we are all getting tired and frustrated when hearing about COVID-19 in all facets of our lives. Several horse owners who board their horses cannot even visit their...
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An Ode to the Noble (But Not Too Bright) Chicken
“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.” Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848 “The...
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Energy for Athletic Performance
I received a request for an article that would discuss aerobic vs. anaerobic activity and the types of feed advantageous for both. This subject matter could develop in many different...
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Down on the Farm | Living the Dream
Ah, the good life! That small, little farm you’ve always dreamed of. A few acres out in the country — but not too far — where you can raise some...
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Let’s Do Some Math
What does % mean when it pertains to equine nutrition? It means that you need to know a little bit about math. We can get into part per million and...
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Animal Wellness | Balanced Nutrition for Horses
With riding horses, balance is key. If a rider doesn’t have balance, it affects feel, stability, and control while in the saddle. An imbalance of the bit, reins, and weight...
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Starting With The Bathtub, Part 2 by Annie Colpitts
Starting With The Bathtub Designing, Building, and Living My Tiny House Dream Part 2 by Annie Colpitts When I was little, I was constantly rearranging my room or trying to...
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Springtime in the Gardens of Aiken: The Aiken Garden Show
Banksia, home to The Aiken County Historical Museum, is the setting for this year’s Aiken Garden Show, May 17 and 18. There are two featured speakers, a host of vendors,...
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“Your House Is HOW Small?” | Diving Into The Trendiest New Housing Craze, Tiny Houses
Though tiny houses have essentially always existed in some form or another, they have become an extremely trendy housing choice in the past few years. Popularized by everything from Instagram...
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