Author Archives: Not Just Horsing Around by Diana Lee Mason

Someone requested a recipe blog post and since we know how popular those are, here is mine. Mama B’s Combo Recipe Quarantine Cooking: Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker *Chunk of pork *I used a 2 pound pork top loin boneless roast. I wish it had been bigger and a different cut of meat. IContinue reading “Mama B’s Combo Recipe QUARANTINE Cooking: Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker”

Adjusting One’s Expectations Years Running Down my Cheeks #WYFM I was talking recently about how someone needed to lower their expectations and I did not like the sound of that at all! It signaled negativity and seemed depressing. So, I decided to change it to “Adjust One’s Expectations.” That sounds much better to my ears.Continue reading “Week of May 4, 2020”

Once upon a time When we took the entire world for granted We were privileged. Yes, we were spoiled. We had so much of everything. So many options and too many choices. Possibilities. We had them. Think about the aisles in the grocery store if you do not believe me. Any grocery store, any aisle.Continue reading “Today’s Mood”

I do not mind an April snowfall. Not today. Mood matching, it hides the hope of spring and promise of renewal. I do not mind an April snowfall. Dark gray Matches feelings. It hides Bright yellow sun, Puff clouds, azure sky. I do not mind an April snowfall to allay Talk about sickness and death.Continue reading “The April Snow”

It’s been 10 days since my last blog post. Things in this country have gone from bad to worse. While there is not an end in sight for the United States at this point, other countries in the world are seeing the curve of death and illness start downward. This is hopeful for United StatesContinue reading ““…The World Should Go On””

Well, today is Friday, March 27, 2020. I am actually not sure how long this has been going on, but it is feeling more serious and I am more stressed and anxious as the days pass. I am trying not to let fear rule my actions, but I gotta tell you, sometimes I struggle. IContinue reading “2020 Pandemic COVID-19 HOPE and What We Took for Granted”

Follow the Rules

A worldwide pandemic has changed life as we know it. I live in the Midwest, in the state of Illinois, and we were recently one of the first few states to issue a “stay at home” order. There is much information out there now and I don’t want to be a source of pandemic information.Continue reading “It's 2020 with the Pandemic Corona Virus”

Brighten up people Blaze Orange, Florescent Green, Cardinal Red, Bright Yellow What do all the colors in the title have in common? I wish you would wear them. More specifically, I wish you would wear them while walking, running, walking your dog, riding your bicycle, riding your horse outdoors on the roadside. How many timesContinue reading “Brighten Up People”