In the December, 2011 issue of ColoradoBiz Magazine, The Mutt & the Mustang is featured under Colorado Cool Stuff - with a photo of the book's cover and several paragraphs about my horse-riding dog.
Quite a thrill to be included in this prestigious business magazine.
After a loud thump hit the house I looked out to see two bucks, each with 12-point antlers battling so hard that they had knocked drain pipes off the side of my house. One buck fell to the ground, rolled downhill with the other on top of him - they broke through 4 strands of smooth wire pasture fencing then stood up crashing their antlers together again. I ran outside banging on pots. "Stop it," I screamed. "Stop it." One turned tail, jumped the fence and ran off with the other in hot pursuit.
Deer mating season is a crazy time. Bucks are chasing does without regard to fences, coyotes, dogs, humans, each other or traffic. I feel sorry for the does who look like they are running for their lives - and the bucks who are fueled with testosterone.
Six inches of fresh snow fell overnight but today it is already melting.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Museum has event for my book
I read my children's picture book, The Mutt & the Mustang to an audience of approximately 30 at the Estes Park Museum yesterday. I talked about Raven, the real mustang who is in the book - where he came from, which is the earliest herd of wild horses in Colorado, by the Utah border - his years of neglect while working as a stable horse, how I rescued him, how he became friends with the little mutt, Kody and tho he bucks every person off he lets the dog ride him every day. The illustrator, Pat Greenberg told about meeting my cats, dogs and horses so she could catch their personalities in watercolor pencil illustrations for the hardcover book.
After answering questions from the audience, we showed a video of Kody riding Raven on the museum's big screen. "It looks as if Kody is smiling," laughed one little girl. "He loves to ride."
After the program, the kids colored pages from the book while enjoying cookies and hot chocolate - great fun for all, especially for me to see how much the kid's enjoyed The Mutt & the Mustang. Many people in the audience bought books, which I enjoyed signing- so a very nice day.
Too bad Kody couldn't come but the museum has a no dog policy. On Dec. 11, the Estes Park Cultural Arts Council Gallery has invited Kody to attend a meet and greet the real mutt from The Mutt & the Mustang party -- That will be fun for both Kody and me.
After answering questions from the audience, we showed a video of Kody riding Raven on the museum's big screen. "It looks as if Kody is smiling," laughed one little girl. "He loves to ride."
After the program, the kids colored pages from the book while enjoying cookies and hot chocolate - great fun for all, especially for me to see how much the kid's enjoyed The Mutt & the Mustang. Many people in the audience bought books, which I enjoyed signing- so a very nice day.
Too bad Kody couldn't come but the museum has a no dog policy. On Dec. 11, the Estes Park Cultural Arts Council Gallery has invited Kody to attend a meet and greet the real mutt from The Mutt & the Mustang party -- That will be fun for both Kody and me.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Book reviews & first storm
I changed e-mails and my blog didn't go with me - so I haven't been blogging for a few months. Hope this one works!
My children's picture book, The Mutt & the Mustang continues to do well - within 4 months sold more than 1,300 copies -- ok, that doesn't sound terrific compared to what big publishing houses sell - but when you consider they were all sold by me, a boomer who lives in a small town in the Rocky Mountains than you understand why I think its great.
Reviews:
The American Dog Magazine calls The Mutt & the Mustag, "Truly a fantastic book."
The Coloradoan: "A beautiful book with a timeless message."
Okay, I won't bore you with anymore reviews - enough to say it's going great.
As I gaze out my window at sapphire blue skies and a bright morning sun illuminating a forest of towering pine trees so that their snow draped branches sparkle like a beauty queen's tiara I can almost forget the 90 mph wind gusts a few days ago that nearly toppled me to the ground as I carried hay and water to the horses in the barn. Trudging through snow up to my knees as icy pellets struck my face I couldnt help wondering why an old broad like me is still doing farm chores while if I didn't have horses I could afford to be lounging by a swimming pool in Tucson, AZ during winter.
Oh well, when I rescued my horses, Rio and Raven I promised I wouuld take care of them for the rest of their lives. My mustang, Raven is 26 and because Rio was rescued from starvation by an anonymous tip somewhere in New Mexico, I don't know his age but my horse vet. thinks he is in his early twenties. (Horses can live to be in their thirties.)
All summer long I rarely see deer but as soon as temperatures plunge and snow covers the ground they start hanging around the horse's heated water buckets. There is a doe with green tags in her ears and a doe with red ear tags that hang together and a doe with a badly scarred face. Bucks must not be as hung up on beauty as humans as this doe with the scarred face has a fawn with her every summer.
All through winter - except during storms - Kody, dressed in a sky blue sweater gets his daily ride on Raven, "his" horse. Me, I'm a fair weather rider so won't be riding Rio again until spring.
My children's picture book, The Mutt & the Mustang continues to do well - within 4 months sold more than 1,300 copies -- ok, that doesn't sound terrific compared to what big publishing houses sell - but when you consider they were all sold by me, a boomer who lives in a small town in the Rocky Mountains than you understand why I think its great.
Reviews:
The American Dog Magazine calls The Mutt & the Mustag, "Truly a fantastic book."
The Coloradoan: "A beautiful book with a timeless message."
Okay, I won't bore you with anymore reviews - enough to say it's going great.
As I gaze out my window at sapphire blue skies and a bright morning sun illuminating a forest of towering pine trees so that their snow draped branches sparkle like a beauty queen's tiara I can almost forget the 90 mph wind gusts a few days ago that nearly toppled me to the ground as I carried hay and water to the horses in the barn. Trudging through snow up to my knees as icy pellets struck my face I couldnt help wondering why an old broad like me is still doing farm chores while if I didn't have horses I could afford to be lounging by a swimming pool in Tucson, AZ during winter.
Oh well, when I rescued my horses, Rio and Raven I promised I wouuld take care of them for the rest of their lives. My mustang, Raven is 26 and because Rio was rescued from starvation by an anonymous tip somewhere in New Mexico, I don't know his age but my horse vet. thinks he is in his early twenties. (Horses can live to be in their thirties.)
All summer long I rarely see deer but as soon as temperatures plunge and snow covers the ground they start hanging around the horse's heated water buckets. There is a doe with green tags in her ears and a doe with red ear tags that hang together and a doe with a badly scarred face. Bucks must not be as hung up on beauty as humans as this doe with the scarred face has a fawn with her every summer.
All through winter - except during storms - Kody, dressed in a sky blue sweater gets his daily ride on Raven, "his" horse. Me, I'm a fair weather rider so won't be riding Rio again until spring.
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