Getting Back to My Roots?

So I'm not really sure what's happening to me lately but I've started riding horses again, my passion to acquire an old turn of the century farmhouse has been on the forefront of my mind, I love everything about vintage "farm", I've been dreaming lately about having my own farm (where no animals are killed, mind you). What's happening!?? Maybe I'm getting back to my roots. Lol! My brother has been doing our family lineage on Ancestry.com this past weekend and traced my grandmother's and grandfather's roots (on my father's side) back to Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky and I'm sure more southern states that I don't know of. I think....I think...I...I...think....I've GONE COUNTRY! :) Okay, maybe not totally country but farm-ish? Vintage farm-ish? Lol! That sounds more like it. :)

Yesterday's horse ride was challenging but still fun! Arie was in rare form yesterday and just wanted to get up and go and either canter or take off on a run. I had to really hold him back most of the time. Debbie's horse, Magic bucked on her a couple of times and one of those times freaked Arie out and Arie jumped and bucked a bit so I had to calm him down. Still, I felt very much in control and very calm. It's really important for your horse to know that you're not nervous or else look out! LOL. We met Debbie's friend Diana there and we had a very nice ride. I even got a bit of a tan!

This is Thor, Diana's dog that went along with us. He would sit right at my feet everytime we stopped. What a sweetie!

Arie finally on a break to eat thinking this might calm him down a bit. I know food consumption calms me down! LOL

Okay, off to Saturday market to enjoy the sun!