Monthly Archives: April 2011

Jack London’s Shadow

Posted on April 29, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Our Tuesday morning writers critique group met on April 26th at the Grist Mill building in Glen Ellen, California. There we had our weekly meeting out on the deck of the grist mill with the office of the famous American … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, California Writers Club, dining, ghosts, great stories, Horses, Jack London, Kids' stories, poets, riding, Sonoma County, State Parks, travel, water wheels, Writers | 18 Comments

Hats Off to Cookie

Posted on April 18, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Hats Off to Cookie. Deborah Taylor-French generously shared her blog space with our dog Cookie.  Deborah writes a series of Dog Leader Mysteries for middle grades students. Thank you, Deborah! Find Deborah’s dog blog here: http://dogleadermysteries.com/2011/04/15/hats-off-to-cookie/

Posted in farming, Horses, Kids' stories, Ponies, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

John Smith’s Grand National – Horses’ names in poetry before the chase

Posted on April 9, 2011 by robinofrockridge

John Smith’s Grand National, April 9, 2011 I challenged my good friend Arletta Dawdy to take the names of the horses entered in John Smith’s Grand National Steeplechase Blog and put them in a poem. First she laid horses names out like … Continue reading →

Posted in Horse racing, Horses, poets, Ponies, Racing, riding, Steeplechasing, Writers, writing | 18 Comments

John Smith’s Grand National: summary of key horses left in

Posted on April 6, 2011 by robinofrockridge

John Smith’s Grand National: summary of key horses left in.

Posted in Horses, Ponies | 5 Comments

April Fool’s Day

Posted on April 1, 2011 by robinofrockridge

How clever of the Word Press folks to mess with our “hits” scale today for April Fool’s Day. That brought a smile to me. No kidding though, today I celebrate Willa’s birthday. So here’s her photo before I go saddle … Continue reading →

Posted in Horses, Kids' stories, Ponies, riding | 9 Comments