Back when I had horses, listened to NPR on more regular basis, and had a subscription to Western Horseman, I was a fan of Baxter Black, large animal vet and cowboy poet (!) so it was fun to return to his musings in Horseshoes, Cowsocks, & Duckfeet. Some are funny, some are reflective, some offer advice on life ... just a nice blending of his works. You will laugh, and nod in recognition of some of the common things we all share as we go to work, pursue favorite hobbies ... age ... !

I loved Disney as a child, still do, actually, so when I spotted one of the special issue magazines from History titled Walt Disney: Real Stories Behind the Legend I knew it was a must read. It was good! Lots of nice articles about how he came up with his ideas forstories, for animation, adding color and so on. He was nostalgic about the past, but always looking forward to the future (to paraphrase him). Wonderful pictures! Reading it made me both happy and sad. :-)

Reading Hermit With Dog