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The "Real" Me
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I've always been a "cowgirl" at heart. |
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| This is me on my first pony, Penny, and my lovely Gran. | My second pony, Pepper. I was about 10. |
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Gran kept my ponies for me at her farm in Zealandia, Saskatchewan, which was about an hour's drive from my home in the middle of the bald prairies in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I spent the bulk of my summers there, riding every single day, regardless of weather. The elevator on the left is the Zealandia grain elevator, which sadly stands no longer. The elevators on the prairies have been consolidated and are now normally large concrete silos. The barn, which belonged to my Gran (deceased), is still in our family, and has been featured in a hard cover book about distinctive barns in North America. Its still stands, as straight and true as the day it was built in 1907.
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Horses I Have
Owned
This is "Sam", my 31 year old Arab mare, that I still own. I bought her when I got my first job at 17 years old, (1981), when she was 4 months old, and I still have her today. |
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"Blue" "Flicka," Sam's 3rd foal Jess", Sam's first foal |
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"Comic Lad" Me on "Smokey" |
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"Toby", son of my current mare, "Sam" "Twist", daughter of my current mare, "Sam" |
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Photo of Sam and Jess, taken by a professional photographer, in 1986.
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My Artwork I am a fan of Arabian horses. When I was younger, this obsession came out partly in my sketch work.
I love sketching animals and people. They are my favorite subjects.
Back in the day, I was a fan of Burton Cummings (still am I guess), Billy Crystal, where I used to watch him on Soap (remember that one folks?), and of Starsky and Hutch, of course!!!
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My beautiful kids, James (at age 2) and Trista (at age 3). James was 2 1/2 years old when he was diagnosed autistic. I spent a lot of time and energy advocating for services for him and other autistic kids in Saskatchewan, before we relocated as a family to Calgary to put James into an Early Intervention Program. If you are interested in seeing some of the news articles about our AUTISM ADVOCACY, click here.
My husband Tristan and I, WAY back when! Other Family Members
"Sam" (Shamma Rai), my 31 year old Arab mare
Oreo and Shadow, litter mate brothers.
Tia, our princess. Owen and Annie, litter mates. Our Beloved Pets That Have Passed On
Beep Barnee Betty
Calvin Amanda Chino
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Check out my daughter's cat Owen, playing fetch!
My two dogs, Amber and Page, watching themselves on video on my computer.
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Darkness Follows I am very happy to say that I have finally completed the novel I have been writing for the past 12 years, that I started when my son James was 18 months old (in 1994). It was one of my life goals to finish, and I'm thrilled that I actually did it. I currently have 2 other novels on the go.
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