weather

has gone mad.

snow in malibu!!!! ice storms in the US south!!! warm in washington, new jersey (jean!) etc; howling gales and deaths in most of the UK, my bit of it gets off really lightly.... who knows why?

Connie Lawn, a white house correspondent, does a piece for our local radio station in Newcastle on a Friday night; she reckons our climate si worse than that in the US? can't believe that...

i was thinking tonight driving home how little attention the horses get inthe winter compared to spring/summer/autumn.... between the lack of light, lack of indoor, and weather, there's no chance of keeping anything going consistently for most of us.

the news on the lame mare is good - she's pottering about - she has a stable with a gated front yard with it, so she can get herself a bit of exercise. she's 26, so whether she recovers enough to be ridden again is an interesting question... owner will be content if she's happy which is all any of us can want .... i was really relieved it was only a tendon, as honeslty, when i first clocked her, i really thought she'd broken it (and so did the others who came to help get her in, i think!).

anyway, whether i get any riding done this weekend is a function of the weather, so that new saddle might well just sit there for a bit!!!!!