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JusJoJan26 & #SoCS 10/26 – Don’t get me started

This post is part of Just Jot it January and my weekly prompt, Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Find the prompt and see how you can join in here.

It used to be, way back when I rode horses every week, people knew better than to start talking to me about them.

Luckily, I had a job as a trail guide, so if given the opportunity, I could talk the ears off whomever I was riding with.

Me and Shadow, circa … I’m going to say 1985

When I moved away from my job, and Shadow eventually went to the great glue factory in the sky, I stopped riding altogether.

It became increasingly unlikely that anyone would ask me about riding or horses, so for a while, I had nothing to “go on about.”

Then I got an editing job with a story that included a ranch with horses.

I got my mojo back.

And probably over-explained a lot.

But it was a nice opportunity to get me started for a while.

This reminiscing post is part of Just Jot it January and SoCS! Want to join in? Just click here to get to the prompt and drop your link. It’s fun!

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JusJoJan24 the 9th – Pastimes of old

This post is part of Just Jot it January, and our prompt of the day is from Di. Check out her blog here!

There was a time when my favorite thing to do to escape the world was reading. It still is right up there, but lately I’ve been reading more for research and work than for pleasure.

So about a year ago, when I was looking for something else to pass the time, I started knitting again.

I love creating things. It’s one of the reasons I love to write, though that, too, has become a job. Not that I don’t enjoy it still, but it’s gone beyond a pastime and into something I have to do.

So yeah, knitting. If they weren’t so expensive, I’d make blankets for all of you.

This knitty post is part of Just Jot it January! Want to join in? Just click here to get to the prompt and drop your link. It’s fun!

Thanks so much again to Di for the prompt!