Mary's+Writing

 Fateful Dreams
  I sailed swiftly, my black and white full skirts billowing around my legs.   I land, toppling in my, “High heels”? I gasp. I take in my surroundings, jeering crowds, weeping peasants? Peasants? Black and white garments, jeering crowds? It must be, but how? “E-excuse me, er, um, sir” I speak timidly, turning towards a tall lean muscular man, I shiver at the sight of him, he is surrounded by a swirling black cloak. “Yes, M’lady” he murmurs gruffly. " I-if you please, w-what is the year”? my small voice asks. “Thou must be mad M’lady, tis the year of our lord 1536”   Th-that would mean I am,” “Yes, yes, Anne Boleyn, now get your pretty white neck on that chopping block” he growled impatiently.  Shaking consistently, I kneel slowly onto the ground, laying my neck on the immense block. I close my eyes, heart fluttering nervously, waiting for the sickening blow, to decide my fate.

By: Mary McElhinney

__Shampooing Your Horse/Pony__   

Is your horse dirty and grubby? Has its coat lost that special shimmer? Here is and easy way to bring out that inner beauty, and make your horse look like a superstar! <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 1. Tie your horse to a safe place, where it can not break free. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 2. Take out your Curry Comb, and brush in fast, small circles. This loosens any dirt or oil hidden deep in your horses coat. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 3. Take a Stiff Brush and use in flicking motions over the main body. This removes any gunk that the Curry Comb left behind. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 4. Get your hose and gently spray your horse, slowly making your way up and across its body, starting from the hooves. This ensures that your horse will not spook, and allows it to get used to the temperature. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 5. Once your horse is completely wet, fill up your bucket <span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">with warm water and add shampoo. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 6. Put on your Scrubbing Mitt, dip it into the bucket and lather on the shampoo with the Scrubbing Mitt, massaging its body. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 7. Rinse off shampoo with hose, using the same method in Step 4. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 8. After that, follow Step 5 again, but instead of shampoo, add Horse Conditioner, and massage it on to your horse with the Scrubbing Mitt. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Step 9. Following that, rinse off your horse and then use the Sweat Scraper. This removes excess water, preventing your horse from getting too cold. <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: #9b00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; language: en-USmso-ansi-language;">Step 10. Finally, to top it all off, use a Normal Brush on your horse to make it all dry. Voila! Your horse is clean, dry, and shining like the sun! <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"> By: Mary McElhinney & Rose Yeoman <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; language: en-US; mso-default-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-greek-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-cyrillic-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-latinext-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">