-
Gallery
Meta
Subscribe
Author Archives: Ceffyl Aedui
1895 catalog of Epona artifacts available at BNF
When I’m doing heavy research, I use JSTOR, Library of Congress, and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF). The BNF is a great resource. If you haven’t been to the library’s site, go visit. Imagine my surprise (and great delight!) … Continue reading
Rajiyyah returns
The Grey Wonder Mare has been here a few weeks now and has settled in. We’re riding now with a sparkly new dressage saddle (yay clearance sale rooms at tack shops!), a brand new Collegiate Jessica Dressage saddle. Very comfy … Continue reading
Game of Thrones theme on cellos
This is awesome. I hadn’t heard about the group Break of Reality until a post on Jezebel featured a video of them playing a cover of the Game of Thrones’ theme. Three cellos and a drummer playing is just about … Continue reading
Agility training for cats!
A young man has taught his cats how to do agility. He has a series of videos on YouTube about how to teach your cats to do agility (like dog agility classes). My poor cat has no idea what can … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
Leave a comment
Grey Wonder Mare returns
Tomorrow, the Grey Wonder Mare™ returns after a six year absence. I’m going to babysit her for a few months for my Mom, who is in the process of moving. I have Rajiyyah’s old bridle and halter (but not her … Continue reading
My car loves my mechanic
My mechanic has seen my car more than I have this week. Last weekend, I noticed that the check engine light came on. I had the error read at Auto Zone and it turned out to be a major flow … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Best view in the world
First time I had these two pictures side by side, I was struck by how similar my two Bay Wonder Mares(tm) looked from the back. Same expression of the ears: listening, attentive and relaxed. The bright copper bay ears and … Continue reading
Saddles and shoes
Since Kasane has been undersaddle, we’ve gradually discovered and corrected several problems. We did a saddle fitting and discovered that my Courbette Magic dressage saddle didn’t fit her at all. Got a new saddle which made a huge difference. Over … Continue reading
Brahm Queen’s first ride
The people at my barn are trying out a very sweet off-the-track Thoroughbred. She’s a big bay mare with a lot of heart. Fascinating to learn about the differences with Thoroughbreds who have raced and what that means they are … Continue reading
Posted in Horses
Leave a comment
Stress management soundtrack
When I am stressed, I use a particular set of songs as anger or stress management help. I like dancing to goth or industrial music when I’m in these moods. Nothing better for getting rid of stuff like that than … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Leave a comment
Less writing underway
I kept up with the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood’s Winter Writing Festival for about three weeks. I was on target and felt great about being productive (without writing in tech writer voice for fiction). Unfortunately, Stress hit from various things. And … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Writing
Leave a comment
Death of Superman
Probably one of the best fan-made videos deconstructing a comic I’ve ever seen. Excellent review of the WTF moments in the Superman comic, Death of Superman. Tweet
More writing underway!
The Winter Writing Festival has been a big boost to productivity. I’m not writing as much on the fiction as I would like because of all of the role-play related writing I’ve been doing. Still fiction but kinda a mixture … Continue reading
Progress on Winter Writing Festival!
Score! I’ve been working on gaming material in addition to the short story, Ride Softly. Play-through of newly written material is worth five points. Monday we had a gaming session and a play through. Definitely a work in progress because … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Gaming, Writing
Leave a comment
Music by Devotchka and Alt-J
A good friend of mine introduced me to Devotchka’s music last year. The band quickly became one of my favorites, next to Elbow. Elbow has a live albums played with a symphony orchestra. It is stunning. Imagine my delight when … Continue reading