Susan K. Marlow

Foal Watch

So… We see Scarlett’s pH dropping and get her stall all ready. She is eating hay. So Kristel says, “I need to tell Kristi her pH has dropped to 6.2.” okay. Fine. I head for the RV and Kristel stops me. “You have to watch her.” I stop. “What? Watch her eat?” “No. Watch forContinue reading “Foal Watch”

A Respite

In case you don’t know what a respite is, it means a break, a rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. It’s been a very long week on the Ross ranch. We were sure Jewels was going to foal a couple of days before the earliest guess of March 20 (three people guessed thatContinue reading “A Respite”

Mail-order Brides

Note: This is a true story! Only the names have been changed to merge it with the Circle C Adventures. Read more Andi’s Journal and Blasts from the Past in Andi’s Attic >> April 1876 After I got used to going to school way back when I was six, I discovered that my school mistressContinue reading “Mail-order Brides”

New Digital Puzzles

If you haven’t already seen the four new digital puzzles I put up, here is the link. Enjoy! New Digital Puzzles >>

Loading Hay Then and Now

I took this picture today of the kids unloading hay. We simply rolled it onto the tractor’s long forks and then it zips over to the hay barn and the tractor dumps it over. This made me think of how they might have done all this on the Circle C. Hence the 1880 vs. 2023Continue reading “Loading Hay Then and Now”

Foal Colors Guessing Giveaway

There are three fun giveaways in March/April. First of all, there is no guessing game for Scarlett’s foal. Scarlett is 100% sorrel, and the sire is 100% cremello. Scarlett will foal a 100% palomino. (Scroll down for the color contest.) The Foal: “TAFFY” COLORING: 100% Palomino Jewels’s Foal: COLOR GUESSING CONTEST There are four possibilitiesContinue reading “Foal Colors Guessing Giveaway”

Guess the Foaling Dates

Guess the foal’s coloring is posting tomorrow. You’ll soon see a link. Two Winners! Why two winners? Because we have two mares due within a week of each other. You may guess Scarlett’s foaling date or Jewels’s foaling date. Or you may enter twice with a guess for each one (please label each entry clearlyContinue reading “Guess the Foaling Dates”

Sweet Goats

Just for fun on a rainy Sunday . . . Yesterday, Kristel and I nearly panicked. I heard Maverick screaming (I know his voice). He is our little month-old papered (expensive) buckling, destined to become the Nubian herd sire. I bottle feed him five times a day (soon to go to four times . .Continue reading “Sweet Goats”

March Fan Fiction

It’s been exciting to see fan fiction stories that have come in. Micaiah is offering a story, plus a sequel to “Gone But Never Forgotten.” Also, this Friday, a new young writer has jumped into the fun fray. Please welcome Tori M. You can also read these fan fiction stories (and tons more) on eitherContinue reading “March Fan Fiction”

Calling Cards

Find more Peeks Behind the Curtain >> Before we get to the “peek,” you might want to read this post Mrs. M created last year regarding those popular “visiting” or “calling” cards of the 19th century. It includes the story of when Andi went shopping for calling cards. Calling cards >> In “Adios, Jeffrey Sullivan,”Continue reading “Calling Cards”