2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

Highland School announced a two-hour delay at 6:12 Thursday evening. Expected inclement weather. A good message to get the night before school. A lie-in bonus. At 8:01 this morning, Highland announced a full cancellation. I opened Miles’ door a crack. He smiled and offered a thumbs up. I shut his … Read More

I’ll let my friend George Baker write today’s edition. An email from Cornelius Lysaght yesterday…. Nothing to add. Except to marvel at the strength and the resilience of John and Amy Hunt in the face of terrible trauma…. Hello George,I wondered whether you might be able to publicise the below … Read More

Cold, wet, raw day at 35538. Miles’ school on a two-hour delay. Barn chores for the third day in a row. Not my specialty, not my desire. I am reminded yet again. Three days in a row. Eagle Poise, Apse and Kissin Conquest don’t seem to care about my specialties, … Read More

Home on the couch on a soon-to-be Sunday afternoon. Whew. Long and winding road trip complete. Middleburg to Warrenton to Winston Salem to Camden to Aiken to Camden to Middleburg to Rehoboth Beach to Middleburg. Ten days. I think. Lost count. The Lonesome Glory trophy has found a spot in … Read More

Back home for a day or two before Thanksgiving. It’s that time of year. When you look behind to see what you accomplished and look ahead to see what you want to accomplish. Every trip home from Camden, those two things have swirled around my mind. I scrolled back through … Read More