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Hello, everyone. This is Shantel, I am Stormy Peaks niece. (Wasn't quite sure if we used real names on here.) I saw that it was posted before that the sad news of her passing was already announced. Me and my aunt had a few times together before she got too sick and we talked about the horse board and she was okay with me getting on here to let you all know what has happened. She passed away Saturday peacefully in her sleep. She is finally out of pain.
I personally wanted to say thank you to everyone on here and how amazing this horse board is and how much she truly enjoyed being on here and each and every one of you. She really did gain some life long friends on here.
Again, sorry if this comes off as a shock coming from her account but I know she would of wanted me to let all of you know and again how much she truly enjoyed being on here and all of you guys.
Thank you all for being so amazing to my aunt. She is going to be missed so much.

 I am just posting this for everyone's information: Stormy Peak has passed away. I got the news yesterday, but didn't feel up to posting until this morning. We never met in person, to our regret, but we were good friends, and I will miss her a lot. Again, I don't mean to be a downer, but I know some here are longtime members, and I thought you should know.

Dorothy, I am so sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry to read this, Dorothy

Dorothy I am very sad to hear that news about John. Mine and Mary's condolences.
BTW I am trying to clean up the board now.

Dorothy: I haven't been here in a while, also, but I am so very sorry to read the news about John. My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

well, there seems to have been a takeover by  everyone and his cousin...  I haven't been here for a while and perhpas old friends have now fled ... but I finally feel I can share my sad news.  John died unepectedly.

Quote from: joe on May 25, 2024, 11:31 AMBTW we did name that horse Sky Masterson
I have another new one by sire Country House.
My tentative name for him is Pascal's Wager

I like Pascal's Wager, but let me suggest Penshurst.

In the early seventeenth century (shortly before Pascal's wager) there was a genre of poetry that was popular called "Country House Poetry." In this genre, a poet would praise his patron by describing that individual's Country House (ie, estate). The most famous of these poems is Ben Jonson's "To Penshurst."

I happen to live in a place that was in the path of totality. Having experienced a number of partial eclipses before, I sort of thought "ho-hum."

Definitely WRONG!

A total eclipse is really pretty amazing. You get a 360-degree sunset, marked drop in temperature, the birds all stop singing, and it's oddly dark at midday before light returns.

A very cool experience.

That was an awful lot of racing to watch these past three days, with John wandering by wondering if the news was on.  Some time spent wishing I was there, but not possible.  And it seems NYRA has rebuilt the area under the grandstand.  The new Jim Dandy Bar looks lovely, but they've knocked down the bathroom I have used for years.  Guess there's a new, pretty one somewhere in the area.  Now THAT is the useful information we need, not that the bar is horseshoe shaped and has a great view.