Back in the day, my uncle would hand mix every shellac batch from memory...

Now I just order pre-mixed online and miss those slow, messy lessons at his workbench.

Hot take: My fence posts set in gravel have outlasted the ones in concrete here in Arizona.

Vent: A routine shoeing job dragged on for hours thanks to a stubborn nail

Had a regular appointment to shoe a calm mare yesterday. One nail just would not come out clean, it was bent and stuck deep. I spent over an hour just on that single nail, trying different tools and angles. My whole schedule got thrown off because of that delay. Maybe double check your nail puller's grip before you start, it could save you a ton of time.

PSA: I finally get why my dad always insisted on family dinners.

We fought about it every Sunday, and I thought it was just a dumb tradition. But last week, during a random Tuesday meal, my kid opened up about school stuff out of nowhere. It hit me that the routine wasn't about the food, it was about forcing us to sit and actually talk. Now I feel bad for all those times I complained!