The Appaloosa Horse Club’s fantastic new website. I have to give a shout out to some really fine work. The Appaloosa Horse Club recently unveiled its newly designed website (www.appaloosa.com) and it is a smashing success. It showcases its breed of horse beautifully on both laptop and smartphone. Having been both professional staff and a…
My favorite Arizona Food Blogger: AZFOODIE I love Diana Brandt. There, I said it. Since 2014, I have watched this self described “founder and main eater” blossom into an established food blogger here in Arizona, and she continues to grow and rock it. Her Instagram is what it should be: eye candy. Her website is…
Book Review: Horses Adored and Men Endured – A memoir of falling and getting back up by Susan Friedland Reviewed by Lisa Graham-Peterson If you were at all wondering what you’d find between the covers of this book, look no further than the title. There are no secret themes, but there are plenty of characters…
Chinese New Year 2021 – Year of the Ox Chinese New Year 2021 falls on Friday, February 12, and ends with a Lantern Festival on February 26. I’ve always been a stargazer, loving anything to do with the heavens (planets & stars), and my interest extends to astrology too. Knowing that, it should come as…
Five Fantastic Ways to Celebrate National Puzzle Day Of course, there are more than five puzzles, but let’s start with ones that can be counted on the fingers of one hand: Crossword puzzles Jigsaw puzzles Word Search Sudoku Rubik’s Cube When I ride shotgun traveling to a horse show, I enjoy ticking off the miles…
Cheeky Bernie Sanders Meme Valentine’s Day Cards You’re a horse lover, of course, you have a sense of humor! You just never know what will go viral, but Vermont’s US Senator Bernie Sanders bundled in a chair at the Inauguration certainly has. After scrolling and giggling for several days, I collected 100+ 2021 Bernie Mittens…
Book Review: Mustang – From Wild Horse to Riding Horse by Vivian Gabor Reviewed by Lisa Graham-Peterson For many equine enthusiasts, the iconic image of the US West isn’t a chap in chaps on a dusty town road. It’s a herd of wild mustangs kicking up dust as they fill the horizon with magic. Nothing…
Book Review: Desert Rose, an Arabian Horse Novel By co-authors Victoria Hardesty and Nancy Perez Review by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne Esteban Garcia owned a sprawling estate in Apple Valley, California. The home was lovely, with Spanish style architecture, gardens, a caretaker’s cottage, and a barn with five horses. Desert Rose was one of those. She was…
Book Review: The Mountain Lion of Crab Lake (Crab Lake Tales) Written by David Mulford Review by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne I’ve read other books by David Mulford in his Crab Lake Tales series and the Mountain Lion of Crab Lake did not disappoint. In this delightful tale, the adorable Pudgey Bear was petrified when he heard…
Book Review: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy Reviewed by Lisa Graham-Peterson Children have very big questions – about the universe, about feelings, about things seen and unseen. Grown-ups answer with facts, seizing every chance for a “teaching moment” but not realizing they’re really not answering at all. Children…
