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The Monday after a 4-day weekend

What a bummer it is to return to work after such a glorious four-day weekend!  Thursday (Independence Day), Nathan and I took advantage of the weather to work on cleaning up the new boat.  A couple months ago we acquired the boat from a family member, and since then…

Home from Aiken – Bittersweet

As you have probably noticed from Facebook/Twitter updates, Wanda and I have returned from Aiken to my parents’ home in Fairfax Station, VA. There is a point in time when being a working student starts to wear on you both mentally and physically, and I think ending things…

A Very Turkey Vacation

A TON has gone on in the past two months! Firstly, I would like to share the good news that I was asked by Phillip and Evie to join them when Phillip moves the competition horses down south to Aiken, South Carolina mid-January to late March. It is a…

Bees Be Gone!! (well, soon…)

  Today I learned a lot about bees from Dave at Bee Be Gone. Like, if you get stung by a yellow jacket once, it leaves a pheromone on your skin and other yellow jackets will chase you because you were the one that molested the nest. That would explain…

The Bees Knees

Not a day goes by in the Hardy household without a touch of insanity. Today we got a visit from the bee kingdom, after dad had “taken control of the situation.” Lately we’ve had a bee problem (yellow jackets?!) and the solution was to perch in…