It's Thursday night ...
We spent all day at the Miller Collesium in Murfreesboro. Sittin' up our little table. Gettin' the smoker set up for our BBQ tomorrow.
Good Lord but does Tommy Garland have a fabulous looking horse! A white Arab who's tail drags the ground.
Ken McNabb was riding a gorgeous black horse tonight. There was some interview stuff going on. The mystery clinician will remain a mystery until ... well until it ain't no more.
Chris and Pepto looked awesome as always.
Ah y'all ... it's quiet. The kids are worn out and snoozin. Even Kent is snorin ...
I am trying to repair some software on this laptop and thought I'd chat with ya for a bit.
It's hard to tell who is going to pull it out this year. When I visited with Chris back in Jan. I told him that it seemed like he had the most, and most practical experience to win again. He scoffed at the idea that it was a shoe-in for him and quickly told me that the other competitors were all good hands - some he knew better than others. I think Tommy has more up his sleeve than a lot of people will assume he has. I think Ken, too is a strong contender. No doubt Chris Cox is an expert horseman - he has the skill and more importantly, the work ethic to get it done again. Our mystery guy ... all I can say about him without somebody stringin' me up is that he knows horses.
More later guys - I need sleep
T
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Snowin' in Tennessee
Hey y'all. Sittin at the plum swanky new Hampton Inn in Murfreesboro. Had to get here early because we are having a VIP party friday night at Road to the Horse. We wanted to have awesome food so we hauled our friend Trip Bellinger's big ol smoker up here to cook up a mess of Boston Butts, Baked Beans and the fixins.
It oughta be yummy!
It's been a whirlwind week ... on Monday I picked up my buddy Vicki in Atlanta and we went back over to the Atlanta Market ... oh first we ate at the Varsity. Which is always good, but never really good for you. I had Wyatt with me, but at only 4 years old he had no clue how iconic the place is.
I was thrilled at the market to quite accidentally run in to old friends Lamar and Susan Green of Tumbleweeds Leather. We lost Lamar and Susan to the call of the wild west for several years. Lamar's ailing parents dictated that they return to Georgia if only for a little while.
It was really funny ... actually. Wyatt was upset at the market show because I couldn't really buy him anything. People just were not selling samples. So I gave him the camera and told him to take pictures. This occupied him nicely while Vicki and I talked with Kelly Herd ( think jewelry!!). I saw a pretty brunette lady sitting in a rustic booth filled with colorful boots and told Wyatt to go ask if he could take her picture. When he spoke to her, I recognized her voice! It was Susan!
She and Lamar still make incredible saddles and leather goods but they are the new south eastern rep for Jurassic Boots! We spent most of the rest of the time at the show chatting with them. I love this business, it's full of my favorite people.
Susan and Lamar cooked cowboy style for us some years ago. Susan made buscuits in a dutch oven ... you know in a hole in the ground over coals. I have a 95 year old grandma that makes awesome buscuits but Susan's dutch oven buscuits where so good that my mouth is watering now ... I ate those buscuits at least 7 years ago!
Oh, I totaled my Tahoe monday night ... I am ok. The deer I hit, well sadly, he didn't make it. I am bummed about my car. I love that ol ragged out Tahoe. But the good news is that we are getting a new truck. A Dodge 2500 - 4x4. Really this is Kent's new truck. But seeing as how my Tahoe will be gone :( ... I'll be driving it for a while anyway. I guess when I do get something, I'll look for something with better gas mileage than my ol girl. With a V8 Vortec 350, she sure could scoot but you could almost see quarters and dollar bills coming out of the tail pipe and then bursting into flames as she went.
I'll start blogging about Road to the Horse tomorrow. Everyone will be setting up their booths and getting ready for Friday.
Till then,
Tess
It oughta be yummy!
It's been a whirlwind week ... on Monday I picked up my buddy Vicki in Atlanta and we went back over to the Atlanta Market ... oh first we ate at the Varsity. Which is always good, but never really good for you. I had Wyatt with me, but at only 4 years old he had no clue how iconic the place is.
I was thrilled at the market to quite accidentally run in to old friends Lamar and Susan Green of Tumbleweeds Leather. We lost Lamar and Susan to the call of the wild west for several years. Lamar's ailing parents dictated that they return to Georgia if only for a little while.
It was really funny ... actually. Wyatt was upset at the market show because I couldn't really buy him anything. People just were not selling samples. So I gave him the camera and told him to take pictures. This occupied him nicely while Vicki and I talked with Kelly Herd ( think jewelry!!). I saw a pretty brunette lady sitting in a rustic booth filled with colorful boots and told Wyatt to go ask if he could take her picture. When he spoke to her, I recognized her voice! It was Susan!
She and Lamar still make incredible saddles and leather goods but they are the new south eastern rep for Jurassic Boots! We spent most of the rest of the time at the show chatting with them. I love this business, it's full of my favorite people.
Susan and Lamar cooked cowboy style for us some years ago. Susan made buscuits in a dutch oven ... you know in a hole in the ground over coals. I have a 95 year old grandma that makes awesome buscuits but Susan's dutch oven buscuits where so good that my mouth is watering now ... I ate those buscuits at least 7 years ago!
Oh, I totaled my Tahoe monday night ... I am ok. The deer I hit, well sadly, he didn't make it. I am bummed about my car. I love that ol ragged out Tahoe. But the good news is that we are getting a new truck. A Dodge 2500 - 4x4. Really this is Kent's new truck. But seeing as how my Tahoe will be gone :( ... I'll be driving it for a while anyway. I guess when I do get something, I'll look for something with better gas mileage than my ol girl. With a V8 Vortec 350, she sure could scoot but you could almost see quarters and dollar bills coming out of the tail pipe and then bursting into flames as she went.
I'll start blogging about Road to the Horse tomorrow. Everyone will be setting up their booths and getting ready for Friday.
Till then,
Tess
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Atlanta Market
Hey y'all,
I am back from a day at the Atlanta English & Western market. WEA is a show put on for retailers by Roger Tully.
I thought it was an excellent show and was happy to see some English folks doing well and taking orders at what is usually percieved to be a predominantly western market.
My favorite stuff at this market is the awesome awesome clothing line presented by the great ladies at Cowgirl Tuff !! If you have not seen their stuff, you've got to go to the website ... if your tack store doesn't carry it ASK for it by name!
http://www.cowgirltuff.com
A new line I hadn't seen before is Cowgirl Justice ... loving it too!! Google em, I am gonna.
I met Miss Anne who represents Kippy's ... Kippy's boots are to die for. No other term but simply fabulous! Kippy's is high end, it's splurge certainly. But Kippy's is to a horse girl what Jimmy Choo is to the New York fashionista!
Moss Brothers t-shirts ... you know them as No Bull, Cowboys and Cowgirls Unlimited ... you'll love the new designs this year. Funny, quaint and totally wearable art.
Got an awesome candle from Country Mills. Mine totally smells JUST LIKE a Honeydew Melon. Sue Vetsch, Hannah Campbell and Christy Legg went along with me today we had a blast!
Probably headed back tomorrow. It's always cool because you see the people behind the companies. You hear the stories and you learn to appreciate that everyone has worked for the success they have.
It's fun to see friends ... Leisha from Alamo Saddlery, Darryl from Sabona and cool to find new ones ... check out Carroll Leather Co. Great people and GORGEOUS furniture for the horse / western lifestyle enthusiast!
More later ...
Tess
I am back from a day at the Atlanta English & Western market. WEA is a show put on for retailers by Roger Tully.
I thought it was an excellent show and was happy to see some English folks doing well and taking orders at what is usually percieved to be a predominantly western market.
My favorite stuff at this market is the awesome awesome clothing line presented by the great ladies at Cowgirl Tuff !! If you have not seen their stuff, you've got to go to the website ... if your tack store doesn't carry it ASK for it by name!
http://www.cowgirltuff.com
A new line I hadn't seen before is Cowgirl Justice ... loving it too!! Google em, I am gonna.
I met Miss Anne who represents Kippy's ... Kippy's boots are to die for. No other term but simply fabulous! Kippy's is high end, it's splurge certainly. But Kippy's is to a horse girl what Jimmy Choo is to the New York fashionista!
Moss Brothers t-shirts ... you know them as No Bull, Cowboys and Cowgirls Unlimited ... you'll love the new designs this year. Funny, quaint and totally wearable art.
Got an awesome candle from Country Mills. Mine totally smells JUST LIKE a Honeydew Melon. Sue Vetsch, Hannah Campbell and Christy Legg went along with me today we had a blast!
Probably headed back tomorrow. It's always cool because you see the people behind the companies. You hear the stories and you learn to appreciate that everyone has worked for the success they have.
It's fun to see friends ... Leisha from Alamo Saddlery, Darryl from Sabona and cool to find new ones ... check out Carroll Leather Co. Great people and GORGEOUS furniture for the horse / western lifestyle enthusiast!
More later ...
Tess
Thursday, February 21, 2008
No .. I haven't dropped off the face of the Earth ... yet!
Howdy y'all ...
I know it's Feb. and I haven't posted a blog in forever. 20 lashes with a wet noodle for me!
So what's happening?
We are preparing for our VIP party at Road to the Horse next weekend. Pretty stoked about that.
Made a new horsey friend ... which is my most favoritest thing about the magazine. Jamie Massey is a morning DJ on 94.9 The Bull. That's a country station in Atlanta that ROCKS. Jamie works with Cletus T. Judd. She is such a horsey girl ... we are doin' an interview and pictorial for the next issue. Y'all are gonna love her. She's more worried about her horse bein fuzzy and dirty than she is herself ... which to me is the ultimate testament to having the horse disease so far gone, there ain't no cure. Here's to Jamie's photoshoot where "Demure" looks like a Rockstar and Jamie looks like the rest of us ... dirty shoes, grimmy fingernails, hay in the hair and a goofy grin that says "I love horses more now than I did when I was 6!"
Ride on cowgirl, ride on!
K- went to Texas back in Jan. Stayed at Chris' (Cox ) one night. Almost got paintballed right when I got there. Silly boys! Chris got engaged to Barbara. Sorry girls! Barb is really really nice, so there will be no hating her for snagging one of the last single - good looking cowboys. Besides, she says he's pretty grumpy in the morning anyway! Just kidding. Chris' place is nice y'all. Pretty sprawling but it is Texas. Loved meeting Barb's folks and the CCHC staff. Kacy, Brenda, Kelly, Diane ... awesome ladies. Mike and Crystal too. Had a ball! Dang it was cold thou!
Cooked everybody lunch before I left - spaghetti carbonara. Thanks for puttin me up Chris ... and puttin up with me!
Headed from there to Noodle Texas ... yep Noodle.
Tootie Bland that produces Road to the Horse lives in Noodle. But Noodle is a 4 way stop with a closed down Cotton Gin ... that's all. Wade (oldest boy) asked me if I was seeing any tumbleweeds ... not till I got to Noodle.
Tootie lives in this pretty rock house that blends so well with the big flat pastures and cattle that dot the landscape. It looks solid, not big but substantial. Tootie's creativity was apparent even in the cold washed out colors of a Texas winter. Colorful tiles along the path up to the covered porch.
Tootie likes bright colored fancy cowboy boots, she's been wearin' wild ones since before she could walk. Her house is a total reflection of that personality. It's alive with her personality ... but sad with her loss. In her office is a huge wall covered with photos of Steven ... her sweet hubby that "left" (he passed away a couple years ago, suddenly and unexpectedly) ... the long landscape out the windows seem to suggest he'll be riding back up anytime. I've wished for a lot of things in my life but if I could wish something and have it come true, I'd wish Steven Bland would ride down out of the clouds and pick his tiny blonde wife up in his arms and made her whole again. Somethings you just can't understand or rationalize no matter how hard you try. Somethings, just ain't damn fair.
I'll be writing about Tootie and Steven and their life in the next issue of HorseSouth. It's our 8th Anniversary ... don't miss it. It'll be the best one yet!
The first time I talked to Tootie I knew right off that she'd be one of those people that you stay up late listening to tell these amazing and captivating stories. I was right. We sat by the fire and laughed and cried and laughed at the fact that we were crying. When I was growing up I was always better friends with boys that girls. I think it was because the girls I knew in school ... weren't cowgirls!
Sending you happy thoughts Tootie ... I love ya!
Y'all go to bed ... it's late!
Tess
I know it's Feb. and I haven't posted a blog in forever. 20 lashes with a wet noodle for me!
So what's happening?
We are preparing for our VIP party at Road to the Horse next weekend. Pretty stoked about that.
Made a new horsey friend ... which is my most favoritest thing about the magazine. Jamie Massey is a morning DJ on 94.9 The Bull. That's a country station in Atlanta that ROCKS. Jamie works with Cletus T. Judd. She is such a horsey girl ... we are doin' an interview and pictorial for the next issue. Y'all are gonna love her. She's more worried about her horse bein fuzzy and dirty than she is herself ... which to me is the ultimate testament to having the horse disease so far gone, there ain't no cure. Here's to Jamie's photoshoot where "Demure" looks like a Rockstar and Jamie looks like the rest of us ... dirty shoes, grimmy fingernails, hay in the hair and a goofy grin that says "I love horses more now than I did when I was 6!"
Ride on cowgirl, ride on!
K- went to Texas back in Jan. Stayed at Chris' (Cox ) one night. Almost got paintballed right when I got there. Silly boys! Chris got engaged to Barbara. Sorry girls! Barb is really really nice, so there will be no hating her for snagging one of the last single - good looking cowboys. Besides, she says he's pretty grumpy in the morning anyway! Just kidding. Chris' place is nice y'all. Pretty sprawling but it is Texas. Loved meeting Barb's folks and the CCHC staff. Kacy, Brenda, Kelly, Diane ... awesome ladies. Mike and Crystal too. Had a ball! Dang it was cold thou!
Cooked everybody lunch before I left - spaghetti carbonara. Thanks for puttin me up Chris ... and puttin up with me!
Headed from there to Noodle Texas ... yep Noodle.
Tootie Bland that produces Road to the Horse lives in Noodle. But Noodle is a 4 way stop with a closed down Cotton Gin ... that's all. Wade (oldest boy) asked me if I was seeing any tumbleweeds ... not till I got to Noodle.
Tootie lives in this pretty rock house that blends so well with the big flat pastures and cattle that dot the landscape. It looks solid, not big but substantial. Tootie's creativity was apparent even in the cold washed out colors of a Texas winter. Colorful tiles along the path up to the covered porch.
Tootie likes bright colored fancy cowboy boots, she's been wearin' wild ones since before she could walk. Her house is a total reflection of that personality. It's alive with her personality ... but sad with her loss. In her office is a huge wall covered with photos of Steven ... her sweet hubby that "left" (he passed away a couple years ago, suddenly and unexpectedly) ... the long landscape out the windows seem to suggest he'll be riding back up anytime. I've wished for a lot of things in my life but if I could wish something and have it come true, I'd wish Steven Bland would ride down out of the clouds and pick his tiny blonde wife up in his arms and made her whole again. Somethings you just can't understand or rationalize no matter how hard you try. Somethings, just ain't damn fair.
I'll be writing about Tootie and Steven and their life in the next issue of HorseSouth. It's our 8th Anniversary ... don't miss it. It'll be the best one yet!
The first time I talked to Tootie I knew right off that she'd be one of those people that you stay up late listening to tell these amazing and captivating stories. I was right. We sat by the fire and laughed and cried and laughed at the fact that we were crying. When I was growing up I was always better friends with boys that girls. I think it was because the girls I knew in school ... weren't cowgirls!
Sending you happy thoughts Tootie ... I love ya!
Y'all go to bed ... it's late!
Tess
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