Tag Archives: dressage

Christmas with a Difference

Posted on December 1, 2020 by jbwye

Like many people this year I am tired. I don’t feel like doing new things. I just want to stay quiet, take a breather and sparsely spread my activities among the days so that I have at least one thing … Continue reading →

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A Happy Christmas!

Posted on November 30, 2018 by jbwye

 What a year it’s been! I’ve been trying to settle into a new life on my own. Thought it would be easy, as I’m a loner by nature, but I was in for a shock.In an effort to take my … Continue reading →

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A Seed is Dropped…

Posted on May 19, 2017 by jbwye

Charity…? Volunteering – ? “I can’t afford to do something for nothing!” How often have you been faced with those words? I’ve even used them myself, privately, in my own thoughts. Especially when desperately looking for a way to earn … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Spring

Posted on May 6, 2016 by jbwye

Last weekend I enjoyed one of my favourite things. Since coming to the UK from Kenya sixteen years ago, my one biggest challenge was leaving behind our animals and learning to live without any dogs, cats, horses, cows, chickens, geese, in a strange new … Continue reading →

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Exposure to Higher Things

Posted on April 15, 2016 by jbwye

One does need a change every so often. I had a pleasant break the last two days, away from home, catching up with brother- and sister-in-law in Surrey for two nights. The middle day was spent at a British Dressage … Continue reading →

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Back-pack On The Ground Please, Ma’am

Posted on August 8, 2014 by jbwye

Colin and I travel on different flights from Sydney to Perth because for some reason Quantas refused to change our tickets – all the more annoying as there is a vacant seat beside me. When checking in, the Xray “tings” my back-pack. … Continue reading →

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How Spoilt We Were in Africa

Posted on August 1, 2014 by jbwye

On my return from Toowoomba, I call in for tea with Alastair and Caroline Pickering. Eleven acres of rolling paddocks grazed by ponies for the disabled, and a spacious house overlooking wild forest land, with farms way down the valley. … Continue reading →

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Dressage and Clouds of Sulphur

Posted on June 6, 2014 by jbwye

I’m in New Zealand, on a fifty-acre farm with dairy cows and horses. The wooden farmhouse is very close to the main road and it shudders every time a car or bus flashes past. What a lovely green, green country … Continue reading →

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