And So We Come To the Logical End of This Blog

I am no longer living overseas. "Blithe Traveler" is a misnomer, unless you find stories about how I occasionally get lost on my way to Wal-Mart entertaining. 

Hope is rather adamant that I should stop blogging now: "We are not interesting people any more! What could you possibly write about?" says the red haired girl. Tom, on the other, is a fan of the blog. He and I have a similar sense of humor, so he finds me entertaining. Whereas Hope just thinks I am a bit ridiculous. 

The problem is, I do like to write. I'm not completely clear that I care if anyone is reading, but I do seem to have a strong desire to pound on a keyboard. Plus, I think Hope is wrong. We bought a farm, we will continue to do some, significantly more limited, but some travel, and, there are always horses. It is where I got my start as a "writer." While we may or  may not be "interesting people," I do think there are interesting things to write about. 

For example, meet Ginger. She's an honest-to-goodness rescued horse. She came from Camelot in New Jersey. She's a lesson horse, and the nicest one you will ever meet. She is honest, willing, sensible, and not in the least opinionated or mare-ish. 

She and I are going to hang out for a few months (I'm half leasing her for September and October). I am not sure there is time or money in my life for horses in the next few years, but I'm giving it a go for a few months to see what happens if I try to ride a few days a week. 

Apart from Ginger, I have a few ideas for topics that I'd like to chat about, so I think I'll post things as they come up. Maybe some moving stories, farm stories, life stories. Not every day, of course. But, when I feel the urge. 

So, thanks for reading, I'll be around. In the meantime, I need to get back to my kitchen; as usual, things are a mess and it's long past time for me to get cracking.  

Ellen 

Next: Leather Cleaning, My New Favorite Product (and it's not Leather Therapy)

Comments

[Nicky]

Not the end please........ Who else will keep me amused . I for one LOVE your humour ........lol.

[Hillary]

I'm all for horses and a bit of travel plus some running.

[Jenny]

I think you could write a shopping list and I'd be rolling on the floor laughing. Please try to fit in at least one a week so I don't go into a deep depression.....

[Debra Lyn]

Do not give up blogging!!! It is people like you that can take the mundane and make it hilarious/sad/interesting. Sorry Hope but your Mum's blogs are not boring!

[Debbie Hanson]

7 years????? Seriously......has it been 7 years???? I've been reading your blog for 7 years!?!?! Ya' can't stop now!!!! 7 years??? Really??? No way......it's more like.....4. I know I have NOT aged 7 years. Get Hope a few 4-legged critters and she'll forget all about your blog! Nope, nope, nope.....I know I haven't posted comments much lately but I always read everything you write. Sometimes more than once! So just change the name of your blog and you'll be good to go!!

[Susan / ChocoMare]

Keep on writing, dear Ellen. This blog isn't just to keep us out here in cyberland updated on your family goings on. You're creating a Legacy of Memories for your children & future grandchildren. What a treasure!!!!

And as for new favorite leather cleaner, I can only hope it's Higher Standards, cuz it's da bomb!

[Suzanne]

You know I've been afraid of this. Please don't stop...anyway we're all blithely traveling through life...it's a different journey now for you and the family. Looking forward to more, no matter how frequent (or infrequent)it might be,please!

[Morgan]

You can't stop blogging now! Even without the travelly goodness, the running, the horses, and your general take on life will keep us entertained for a long time.

[Beth P]

I am so sorry Hope doesn't like your writing but at least Tom has your back. And so do we! I love reading your entries and I hope you continue to pound that keyboard for years to come for our amusement :)

[Rose]

No please don't stop. I need a chuckle every few days to get me through work. So glad to see a horse in your blog. I just finished Further Chronicles and it was MOST entertaining.

Also I would love to know how Hope got over her fear of animals if she will allow you to post the process - was it simply brushing the wee one? I have a neighbor that is struggling w/her daughter over this and she brings her over to "pet the horsies" (definitely not forcing them on her) a lot but it doesn't seem to help.

[Monica]

I'll read whenever I have reasonably long enough access to VPN. Keep up!

[Ellen]

Thanks for the comments. No end in sight right now ... although we'll see how interesting I can make refinishing furniture and driving children around, 'cause that seems to be a big part of my life right now. ;-)