Horses; Marsha; TBT

I wanted to ask Brad to look at the camera, but I realized that he was focused on loving his horse. 

That seemed more important. 

So, you won't see his face.  Instead, you'll see his love and Firefly's appreciation. 

Brad, a lifelong horse lover,  keeps Firefly at Roxane's stable.

I see him at least a couple of times a week and admire the care and time he takes with his big jumper. 

Brad came yesterday while Laurie was riding CB. When I told Laurie that I might want to climb aboard CB, she said she'd like to see how CB reacts to a horse going over jumps before I rode him. 

We told Brad the plan.  He said he had gone over several jumps with Firefly the day before so he would just work his horse around the arena while I rode CB. 

A very nice man  

His consideration and willingness to help others is always apparent and appreciated. 

I did eventually ride CB after Laurie's workout. 

First horseback ride for 2026.  

Laurie also gave me some quick tips on what to do with my hands, legs and the reins so that CB wouldn't experience too much of a shock from the novice but old rider. 

CB didn't seem to mind having Mom aboard, and Mom was thrilled.    

Everybody's friend and local travel aficionado Marsha Pilgeram writes a food column for the Sandpoint Reader.  

Marsha and the Love family have enjoyed some good times talking about Ireland, where occasionally each even delivers something to an Irish friend.  

One time I carried a substantial amount of Euros to one of her friends in Kenmare who had helped her out when she had to spend extra time there after some of her travelers contracted Covid.  

On another occasion she packed some of my books in her suitcase and mailed them to our friends in Clifden once she arrived in Kenmare.

On our last trip, we delivered Christmas goodies from Marsha to the Finegans in Kenmare.   

Marsha also puts on a great St. Patrick's Day party. 

This week in the Reader she talks about teams and cooking for Super Bowl parties. 

Fun read by a fun lady who's rooting for the right team!

 https://sandpointreader.com/the-sandpoint-eater-super-memories/

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Thursday Throwbacks:  fun stuff from the foto files. Throwbacks are especially fun because they remind us that it's the moments experienced with those we love or where we like to be that make our lives here on Earth so special. 

Love this song cuz its message about cameras inspires me every day. 

Enjoy the fotos! 

More fun scrolling when you listen to the song. 

Below:  this past week my friend Brittany sent me this clipping which she had found.  Fun 4-H memories. 

I stand with Iceland!😎

Trip to Talache

 

Distant and vague memories.  

That's what always overcomes me whenever we drive to Talache Landing. It's on the west side of the Lake Pend Oreille's main channel. 

One of my memories involves Talache Lodge. 

I'm pretty sure I went there once with our family when our Great Uncle George Brown and his wife came to Sandpoint from Chicago. 

I think he had come West to purchase some white pine for his wood products business.

https://brownwoodinc.com/mts/about-us/

While the couple were in Sandpoint, it seems to me that we joined them at Talache Lodge for dinner.

Older brothers could probably correct me.   

 

It's all very vague in my mind because I was probably no more than 5 years old at the time. 

Another vague snippet in my Talache memory involves the fact that my mother may have discussed with local attorney and real estate man named Glenn Bandelin the possibility of purchasing some land in that general area.  

She chose, instead, to purchase our then 40-acre farm on North Boyer from Howard and Fern Balch.  It was known as Fernwood Ranch at the time. 

Anyway, those memories remain pretty foggy, even though they are always resurrected when we make the drive.  

There may be more facts to be known about them, but sadly the sources who could help me connect the dots are no longer alive. 

Yesterday, once we arrived at the landing, drove past some surveyors at work and had the dogs on leash ready for a walk, we met up with the only other person there, Larry Vest. He was out with his metal detector.  

It had been a long time since I'd seen Larry and did not recognize him until he asked if I was Marianne Love. 

Larry graduated from Sandpoint High School in the 1970s.  He now has his own tile business, but Bill and he also enjoyed comparing some Forest Service notes, as each worked at the Bonners Ferry Ranger District at the same time in the '70s. 

It was fun visiting with Larry who grew up at Talache, and whose stepfather was Glenn Bandelin. 

Usually, Talache provides somewhat of a banana belt in the cold of winter, but yesterday, it was cold, cloudy, still and fairly silent, except for the noise we were making while walking along the shoreline with the dogs. 

Even with the cold, however, we enjoyed the change of scenery and the beauty of the lake and the mountains. 

I also was happy for little Foster who had some mostly wide open spaces to walk and sniff without bumping into anything.  

In the meantime, Bridie enjoyed adventuring, running up trails and even thinking she could climb around in a big rock outgrowth next to the lake. 

I suggested to her that might not be a good idea.  She seemed to instantly understand and immediately left that area.  BC's are SO smart and seem, at times, to understand every word we utter. 

Talache provide us with a good outing for a blah January day. 

Today, Bill has a meeting, and Laurie will be riding CB this afternoon.  

So, our days are scheduled, and it's GAME DAY for Gonzaga.  

So, we'll be watching KHQ Channel 6 as the ZAGS (19-1) take on the Pepperdine Waves in the Kennel. 

Hopefully tonight will mean another 20-win season for Coach Mark Few. So far, he's accomplished that every single season since he began coaching Gonzaga in 1999-2000. 

Tip off for tonight's game is at 6 p.m. PST. 

GO, ZAGS !!!

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Turkeys in the road.  

We noticed that most of them chose to turn left rather than right.