'Holes' and a Racehorse on Vacation!
This is the latest story I wrote for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge, called 'Holes'. The words I had to use are champagne;...
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vickyearle
Dec 19, 20232 min read
'My Dream' and Our Scrawny Christmas Tree!
Yes, you can see right through our Christmas Tree. We think the Grinch sabotaged it. It was tightly wrapped when we bought it (in support...
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vickyearle
Dec 13, 20234 min read
'Shortbread' and Where Have the Racehorses Gone?
During our most recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting, we elected to hold a ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge. I chose the...
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vickyearle
Dec 6, 20238 min read
'Tatters' and the Greatest Barn Cats!
'Tatters' is my latest story. Yes, it's another word challenge I wrote for an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting! The words we had to use...
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vickyearle
Nov 27, 20235 min read
'Turning Green' and Great Gifts!
This is my most recent story It's the usual word challenge piece. I wrote it for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle's November meeting. The...
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vickyearle
Nov 17, 20234 min read
What a Ride (So Far)!
We left Tilbury Docks on November 9 and landed as immigrants in Montreal on November 19, 1973. So, we're celebrating 50 years in Canada!...
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vickyearle
Nov 12, 20233 min read
'Colour', More Carrots, and Oh No!
During our most recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting, we held a ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge. The prompt was 'colour'....
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vickyearle
Oct 29, 20236 min read
Happy Halloween: 'Cauldron' - a Silly Story, and It's a Fluke Working Hard!
Happy Halloween! The words we had to use in our stories for this month's Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge were: midnight;...
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vickyearle
Oct 26, 20233 min read
From Last To First and 'Memories'!
It's a Fluke came last in his race in September. (See my September 14 post for more information!). We gave him lots of time off and the...
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vickyearle
Oct 11, 20236 min read
'Operation Caper' and Mimi Being 'Ponied'!
This is a story I wrote about five years ago for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge. The words that I had to use are: agent;...
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vickyearle
Oct 5, 20234 min read
Meet Another New Horse! And 'Bulldozer', a Story.
We had a great time at Amplify Stables where we visited with the other yearling we part own. You'll find a short video of him being...
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vickyearle
Sep 27, 20234 min read
Horse Video and 'The Binder': a Story!
This picture is of a large cactus in Arizona. The cactus doesn't feature in my story, but Arizona plays a (small) role. As is quite often...
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vickyearle
Sep 19, 20234 min read
Sudsy Bath and 'That Morning'!
We visited It's a Fluke at Woodbine on Sunday. There's more about it below this short story, plus a photo. This piece is another 'word...
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vickyearle
Sep 14, 20233 min read
When Your Horse Comes Last and 'Rum'!
The (very) short story below was written in a ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge during an Uxbridge, Writers' Circle meeting. The...
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vickyearle
Sep 6, 20235 min read
A New Horse! And 'Bingo' (a Story).
In my previous post, I let you know that we were planning on attending the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's yearling sale. It was...
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vickyearle
Aug 28, 20236 min read
Which Horse to Buy? And 'Dock Spider', a Story
Fortunately, Foxcroft Racing is interested in partnering with us for another horse. As you know, we are partners with Foxcroft Racing in...
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vickyearle
Aug 21, 20233 min read
Won and Lost!! And a Very Short Mystery
I share happy and sad news about Admissible below this brief story. I wrote this very short piece several years ago. I can't remember if...
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vickyearle
Aug 16, 20236 min read
What a Race! And a Story: 'The Lead'.
It's a Fluke won his race on August 6 while we were on vacation. Fortunately, we had internet access and our family was able to watch it....
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vickyearle
Aug 1, 20233 min read
'Drum': a Story, and a Racehorse Pic!
'Drum' is a story I wrote several years ago - another one of those word challenges for an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting! The words I...
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vickyearle
Jul 21, 20235 min read
'Gargoyles' and My Favourite Author (at the moment)!
The photo shows some of Notre Dame Cathedral's gargoyles. I wrote this story a while ago. As often is the case, this is a piece I created...
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