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Jul 17, 2013 01:42PM
My daughter had a half Morgan and he was beautiful. I think there was a movie about the Morgans. I will try to find it again.
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Nina wrote: "Joy, I am going to San Diego to visit my son, six grandsons and one granddaughter and two great granddaughters. And to celebrate my daughter in law's birthday on Saturday, 27th July. Also, my son i..."Arnie wrote: ""Ragtime" is one of my all time favorite films---the screen writers were wise to just take the Coalhouse Walker story and build it around that!
Cagney was the cherry on top of the sundae for me!--..."I loved the moie Ragtime and it's been so mamy years since I read the book, but I think I did like it.
Jim. should we call you, "almost a vet?"
Werner wrote: "Joy, thanks for sharing the Morgan horse pictures. I'm going to show those to Barb, too; I know she'll love them!"You're welcome, Werner. Jim has stimulated my interest in horses by telling us about the ones he and Marg own. One of the best experiences for me at the Morgan horse farm was the way I could safely put my face right up to the faces of the horses and whisper to them. They were in their stalls and you could go up to the grating through which they looked back at you. Those horses have such long eye-lashes! Since the horses are accustomed to being part of the tour, they aren't spooked by people looking at them.
Nina, have a good visit with your son, his family and your friends in CA. You must really be looking forward to it.
Nina wrote: "Jim. should we call you, "almost a vet?""Not compared to any of my girls, Nina. I'm just handy labor. (Marg says 'handsy'.)
;-)
Nina wrote: "My daughter had a half Morgan and he was beautiful. I think there was a movie about the Morgans. I will try to find it again."Nina, I'd be interested in a movie about the Morgan horses. If you find out the name, please let me know.
The gift shop at the Morgan Horse Farm was selling the following kids' book:
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
The one in the gift shop looked like this I think: http://www.amazon.com/Justin-Morgan-H... But it was soft cover.
Amazon also has this one: http://www.amazon.com/Justin-Morgan-H...
They must all be different editions of the same book.
PS-Nina, I found the movie at IMDb:"Justin Morgan Had a Horse" (1972)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068789/?...
"The story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed."
We can rent a DVD of it (i.e., stream it) at Amazon for $2.99:
http://www.amazon.com/Justin-Morgan-H...
"The story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed."
You can watch the trailer at the above link.
Joy H. wrote: "PS-Nina, I found the movie at IMDb:"Justin Morgan Had a Horse" (1972)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068789/?...
"The story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed." That's the movie I remember seeing but it was some time ago. It was when Megan had the Morgan. I will try to get it again on Netflix.
We can ren..."
Joy H. wrote: "Nina wrote: "My daughter had a half Morgan and he was beautiful. I think there was a movie about the Morgans. I will try to find it again."Nina, I'd be interested in a movie about the Morgan hors..."Not on Netflix, unfortunately.
My daughter's horse is half Morgan and half Percheron and the other horse is a Missouri Fox trotter. The Morgan's/name is Dasher and the Fox Trotter's is Sugar, althouth a male, she named him that because he is so Sweet. I will send you a picture of them.
I watched the film adaptation of Justin Morgan Had a Horse. Enjoyed it very much.Nina, your daughter is lucky to have two horses. I'd love to have a horse of my own. They are such beautiful animals!
Barb and I are planning to leave at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow for another few days of vacation; and at this point everything looks like a green light. We'll be back sometime on Sunday, Aug. 28.
See you later, Werner. Enjoy!
Jim wrote: "Fake poodles.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...
How weird."
Yes, it's weird to pass ferrets off as poodles, but actually some people keep ferrets as pets. I remember seeing one when I went into a place of business. The owner of the place kept the ferret as a pet. I wonder how they behave toward their owners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrets
I had to widen the apron of the lane by about 4' since Marg's bus run now has her coming & going the opposite direction on the road. The rain we've had was perfect for the chore. We got enough yesterday to soak in & soften the ground. It held off this morning until I got the area dug up with my front end loader & gravel put in & graded. I didn't even have to borrow the neighbor's backhoe. It only took a few hours & looks great. I came in & got brunch. I was just sitting down to a bunch of fried tomatoes out of my garden, a huge pile of bacon, 3 eggs over easy & a couple of pieces of toast when the rain started.
Then the rain stopped & Marg got home from her trail ride. I helped her put everything away. The grass was too wet to mow, so I had a perfect excuse to take a nap! Now that's how to enjoy a Saturday.
;-)
Jim, good to hear from you! Glad you had a good Saturday. Sounds like a lot of work to me (widening the lane). But my grandson is probably like you. He loves using heavy equipment to do chores. Their yard looks like a construction company. :)Your breakfast sounded good. I might make myself eggs over easy tomorrow morning. Love 'em.
The nap sounds good too. :) To me that's happy hour. :)
(And afterwards my energy supply is recharged and I get a lot done.)
No, red. I like them better. They're a bit mushier, so I cook them a bit hotter to make the seasoned flour covering crisp up.
Movies I've seen lately that I was supposed to find classics, but were far from: "Moonrise Kingdom", "Silver Linings Playbook".
Arnie wrote: "Movies I've seen lately that I was supposed to find classics, but were far from: "Moonrise Kingdom", "Silver Linings Playbook"."I enjoyed "Moonrise Kingdom". I don't know if it can be considered "classic" but I enjoyed its quirkiness. (Search for my related comments in this group.)
I haven't seen "The Silver Linings Playbook" but I remember that Jackie posted that she liked it.
Arnie, what didn't you like about those movies?
Joy, those films represent a whole genre, imo, that posits quirky, idiosyncratic , and even mentally disturbed states as a road to fulfillment, redemption, etc. In short, they strike me as quirkiness for its own sake. They come across to me as pretentious and superficial.
Arnie wrote: "Joy, those films represent a whole genre, imo, that posits quirky, idiosyncratic , and even mentally disturbed states as a road to fulfillment, redemption, etc. In short, they strike me as quirkiness for its own sake. They come across to me as pretentious and superficial."Arnie, thanks for explaining your viewpoint. I guess I didn't think in those terms when I watched "Moonrise Kingdom". I simply focused on the humor behind the quirkiness. So that's the reason I found pleasure in watching the film. As they say, never look a gift-horse in the mouth. :)
I've been meaning to post the pictures of the grandmonster's baby blanket. Here's the whole thing.
Here is a close up of part of it. It's mostly triple crochets both to make the granny squares & the edging. Three single crochet stitches hold the squares together.
I also sent along this crochet pony I made while practicing for the Speedy pony.
Oh Jim, what a beautiful blanket, and I love your horse! I wish I knew how to crochet.
Jim wrote: "I've been meaning to post the pictures of the grandmonster's baby blanket. ..."Jim, that is a treasure! So sweet. So is the pony. :) I love the colors in the blanket.
Great work, Jim; kudos! Thanks for sharing the pictures.
Thanks. The colors are pretty much courtesy of Marg. I pulled out all my yarn for her to pick through. I had a bunch of remnants & such from GoodWill & yard sales. At the time, we didn't know if it was going to be a boy or girl. The goldy colored yarn I bought new from the yarn store. Several ladies helped me. It's amazingly easy to get help when you're a guy in there. I'm always the only one & usually 1 questions gets half a dozen helpers. Awesome!Jenni, it's really not that hard to crochet. YouTube videos & free websites devoted to it make it a breeze. The hardest part is finding the initial time to learn a couple of things. The first few granny squares were tough going, but after an hour of practice, it's pretty easy.
The trick is to learn one simple thing at a time. Granny squares taught me to triple crochet, so now I can do a double easily, too. The pony taught me the 'magic circle' & that made me feel like a klutz the first few times. Once started, the rest was easy, so I had a break until I had to start the next leg. Once you know what you're doing, you can do it for a minute or an hour with no problem putting the work down.
It's cheap, too. For about $7 you can buy a skein of yarn & a good crochet hook new. That provides hours of practice & fun. Sometimes you can find trash bags full of perfectly good yarn for a few bucks. That's how I got a lot of mine. A new skein of cheap yarn is about $4. Some specialty yarns can run $30 or more, though.
That's another reason to get into spinning, although even roving is expensive for some types. I think they want $30 for a small bag (1 lb?) of Merino wool roving. Already cleaned & carded, but that's still a lot, especially when you can buy a local fleece for about nothing.
Jim, thanks! I think I'll try it out this winter... life slows down quite a bit then, and it will be fun to try learning something new !:)
Jim wrote: "Thanks. The colors are pretty much courtesy of Marg. I pulled out all my yarn for her to pick through. I had a bunch of remnants & such from GoodWill & yard sales. At the time, we didn't know if it was going to be a boy or girl...."Jim, I misread your original post about the blanket. It said: "grandmonster's baby blanket". I read "grandmother's". So I thought your grandmother had made it. Now I see that YOU made it!
QUESTION: Do you have a grandchild now???
Yes, I crocheted it & the pony. No grandkids yet. This one is due around Halloween. They're going to name him Colin. Can't recall the middle name. It's so weird to become a grandparent. I guess it's about time, though. The father, my youngest boy, is 29, & even my baby girl is 23 now. It's not like the kids are rushing into anything. I just don't think of myself as being that old. It will be fun to tease Mom about being a great grandmother.
Inside every old person is a young one wondering what the heck happened.
;-)
More about Cate Blanchett: I quote from our morning paper, The Kansas City Star; "The race is on: Cate Blanchett is widely seen as the front-runner for the best actress Oscar. Some likely challengers: Amy Adams as a con artist in "American Hustle." Emma Thompson as the prickly author of, "Mary Poppins" in "Saving Mr. Banks," Sandra Bullokk as a stranded astronaut in "Gravity," and Julia Roberts as a troubled wife in "August:Osage County."
Jim wrote: "Yes, I crocheted it & the pony. No grandkids yet. This one is due around Halloween. They're going to name him Colin. Can't recall the middle name. It's so weird to become a grandparent. I g..."Oh boy, Jim! You'll be entering the brand new world of grand-parenting! Congratulations!
"Just when I thought I was too old to fall in love again, I became a grandparent." -Author unknown
Nina wrote: "More about Cate Blanchett: I quote from our morning paper, The Kansas City Star; "The race is on: Cate Blanchett is widely seen as the front-runner for the best actress Oscar. Some likely challenge..."Nina, thanks for those Oscar predictions. I should try to see those movies before all the awards ceremonies take place!
Probably not much grandparenting, Joy. The kid will be in MD, about 600 miles away. By the time he can travel down here, he'll probably be interesting. Babies aren't, IMO. Of course, by the time kids do get fun, they hit puberty. When they finally get over that, actually become worth talking to, they move out. Oh well. Hopefully we'll fit in some good times in between.;-)
Jim wrote: "Probably not much grandparenting, Joy. The kid will be in MD, about 600 miles away. By the time he can travel down here, he'll probably be interesting. Babies aren't, IMO. ..."Jim, the new baby might take you by surprise!
Here's a poem I wrote when our first grandchild was born. It expresses the emotion of the experience for me:
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The Newborn
I have a little grandson,
He's just a little tyke,
All he does is eat and sleep,
What is there to like?
I like his ears, I like his nose,
I like his tiny little toes,
I like the way he moves his lips,
I like his tiny fingertips
I like his eyes, however posed,
But usually I find them closed.
I have a little grandson,
And why is he so fine?
Well, if I had to tell the truth --
It's just because he's mine.
---Joy H., 1995
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It's different when they're YOURS! :)
See the poem here too: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...
This grandson will be starting college this September, 2013! How time flies!
James was almost walking before my mother ever held him & that was only because Tony (my grandmother's boyfriend) pretty much tossed him to her, so it was catch or drop him. I don't think she ever changed one of the kids' diapers. I tend to take after her.
Jim wrote: "... I tend to take after her."We'll see! lol
PS-Changing diapers is not a test of love. :)
Joy, that's a nice poem, thanks for sharing!
Joy H. wrote: "PS-Changing diapers is not a test of love. :)"No?
Jim, changing diapers is a test of your "disgust threshold" not a test of love. It's a matter of the "Yuck Factor". :)http://www.wordnik.com/words/yuck%20f...
The disgust threshold can be raised with practice. lol After a while one becomes inured to the foulness. Trust me. As a mother who raised 4 babies, I know! :)
PS-I never looked forward to changing my grandkid's diapers. :)
PPS-See the following articles on the subject of "disgust":Eeew! Gross! - A psychological analysis of why things disgust us:
http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/16...
Survival’s Ick Factor: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/sci...
The Anatomy of Disgust:
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/...
Economists Dissect the ‘Yuck’ Factor:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/art...
Reading List: Some Recent Books on Disgust:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/sci...
I didn't say changing diapers had anything to do with disgust. Mom's a farmer. She's dealt with things that make the worst diaper look good. Try cleaning up a 3 day dead sheep sometime or dealing with a bad case of mastitis. I never met anyone who could kill, gut, & pluck chickens faster, either.No, what I meant is it is a very intimate part of taking care of a child. She was never that close to or even interested in them at that age. Once they got big enough to run around, they were more fun, although the few times she kept them any length of time, she set her dogs to watching them. They herded sheep, cattle, & kids pretty well, although I never saw Bear sit on the first 2. Once when Brandon kept trying for the pond, she did sit on him.
;-)
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