Feb 10, 2026 | Patti's Blog
“If you don’t have it on the ground, you won’t have it on the horse.” (Ray Hunt) I’m not sure how many horses I’ve taken from green to (mostly) solid citizen in the fifty years I’ve had horses, more than some, far fewer than many. During a brief time during college...
Jan 31, 2026 | Patti's Blog
By my nature, I’m a collaborator. My husband, Tom, calls me “The Queen of the Follow-Up Question.” I’m insatiably curious about the things that fascinate me. Annoyingly so, I’m sure, to those I pepper with more and deeper inquiries. “You are an average of the five...
Jan 5, 2026 | Patti's Blog
[I feel compelled to apologize for the use of my describing myself in the third person in this graphic, but I’ve decided to blame ChatGPT since it created it for me.] “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary...
Apr 21, 2025 | Patti's Blog
This one is for you, Aunt Rose. [My Aunt Rose is one of my seven blog fans.] It’s been just over two weeks since I got the phone call that changed everything, the day my brother Tom died in a skiing accident on a slope in Stowe, Vermont. Last night was the first night...
Feb 3, 2025 | Patti's Blog
Make hay while the sun shines. (A quote attributed to medieval English farmers) This one is for the self-employed and the small business owners — these are a lot of my people. It was jarring recently, when surfing past my own profile on LinkedIn, to see that...
