Mountain Man Mondays; A Modern Love Story Chapter 2

Now that I have a tack room, I've been looking at trunks in the horse catalogs. They are used to store various horsey items and are very beautiful but also very expensive.

I asked Mountain Man if I should go purchase a rubber type container with a lid instead of spending money on an extravagant purchase and he said, "What if I make you one?"
"You can do that for me?" Oh, I was so thrilled.

Sunday, as I spent the day reflecting on some issues that are very important to me, Mountain Man spent the day in his shop creating a tack box for me. And, now that he's finished building the tack box (still going to oil it and add the hardware), he is creating a ramp for our elderly dog to be able to get in and out of the truck with ease.

My Mountain Man might not be a man of many words but he is a man of action and his actions always speak to his love.

Months ago, when I started this blog, I began our love story. If you want to read Chapter 1, you can click Read it By Clicking This Link. But what better day to do Chapter 2 than on Mountain Man Mondays.

A Modern Love Story Chapter 2

In the last chapter, I introduced you to my story and I left you with Mountain Man's photo appearing in my in-box on Eharmony. There he was, a ruggedly handsome man, cradling a beautiful, elderly mastiff. But what brought Mountain Man to Eharmony?

My journey through life had been one of a long, happy marriage cut short by tragedy but Mountain Man's story was very different.

After leaving his teaching career and moving to Vermont to start a new life when he was in his late 20s, he fell in love and decided to marry. He and his wife were together for fifteen years before differences drove them apart. Irreconcilable differences is the legal term but that doesn't even begin to describe the heartbreak of divorce and the pain involved in an unraveling relationship.

Mountain Man remained behind on Red Pine Mountain and struggled to find his way. The divorce had left him in a precarious financial position and his only thought was earning enough money each year to keep the farm he so dearly loved. Day after day, night after night, he worked to keep up with his financial obligations. He was exhausted with little time for socializing but he was lonely as well.

He decided to enter the dating world again. He did meet women but the right one did not appear. Yes, in the beginning, things would be okay but life on Red Pine Mountain is not an easy one and most women don't appreciate farm life. They struggled to understand why Mountain Man didn't just sell the farm, make a nice profit and live an easy life on a smaller piece of property in a more urban setting. They just didn't understand Mountain Man.

Mountain Man tried meeting women at local venues and he tried various dating sites but even though he met nice women, the relationships always lacked that special something.

One day, when he was about to give up the search and resolve himself to being alone, he heard about Eharmony and decided to give it a try. Even though Mountain Man is not comfortable with the computer, he completed the extensive Eharmony matching profile. Then, he sat down and waited for the computer to work its magic.

His first matches weren't promising. They were mostly big city women with high profile jobs and big career goals. Not exactly the kind of woman who would enjoy getting down and dirty in the mud. Then, one day he was matched with a woman who seemed perfect. She was an avid outdoor enthusiast who understood harsh weather. Better yet, she was ready to ditch city life for the country. They started corresponding and then started talking on the phone. Things were off to a good start and for the first time in quite a while, Mountain Man had hopes of finding love again. He invited her to visit Red Pine Mountain and she quickly accepted.

Their meeting was auspicious. She was an attractive, personable woman and they enjoyed a lively conversation on the drive from the airport. But as the truck left the paved road and traveled miles along back country dirt roads to reach the farm, the first cracks in the young relationship appeared. "Oh, you're so far away from town? How do you drive on these roads? "
How do you stand being so far away from everything?" As the words kept tumbling out of his date's lips, Mountain Man's spirits started to drop.

The complete isolation of the farm proved the relationship's undoing and as Mountain Man took her back to the airport that evening and they mutually agreed to part ways, he wondered if he would ever find anyone who would appreciate the land he so dearly loved. They were a package deal, Red Pine Mountain and Mountain Man.

He was getting discouraged, yes, but perhaps he was even getting bitter. A hard shell was growing up around Mountain Man's heart. Would he ever meet a woman who would accept him and cherish the same things he did?

He decided it wasn't worth the effort of being disappointed time and again and he let his Eharmony account sit idle until Halloween day when he received an email message from that his subscription was about to expire. Late that night, he sat down one final time to examine his matches and there was a beautiful, smiling face of a woman who lived with three dogs and was looking for a man who loved animals and the rural life.

Ah, but my Mountain Man had been so hardened by disappointment he was immediately suspicious. He held out no hopes and this time, he was going to keep his guard up and not allow one bit of emotion to cloud his judgment. Not one bit at all. He would contact this woman who said she loved rural life but he did not believe her, no he did not. Little did he know his life was about to change.

To Be Continued.

A Question

It's a beautiful Sunday morning. Rain is falling gently washing away the remainder of the snow, Mountain Man is cooking his usual weekend breakfast of sausage and eggs and I am back from feeding hungry, wet horses. What a glorious day to be alive! It would be easy for me to write my usual stories of struggles, hope and the beauty of life but this morning, I want to head in a different direction.

How do you define your relationship with God? To me, God is the essence of love. It's a love that always makes me want to put my best foot forward and to try to lead whoever might be watching by a gentle example of kindness. A prayerful, joyous heart opened to God's word throughout the day keeps me focused on what is truly important.

And, when you sin, do you repent with a prayerful regret to God to try to do better next time or do you sit in fear of judgment because you strayed?

If you'd like to respond, I'd love to hear your answers. I think I'm going to spend this rainy day deep in thoughtful prayer.

A Fearless Leader?

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I have read so much lately about horses wanting their riders to be their leaders and on top of that their leaders are supposed to transmit no fear whatsoever through their bodies while in the saddle. One mistaken breath, one mistaken sigh and your horse is supposed to decide to take matters into her own capable mare hooves. I can honestly say I'm not a natural leader. On the Facebook personality quiz, I got the answer I'm 100% agreeable and I doubt any competent leaders are agreeable all the time. My mare, who I know is way smarter than me, senses this reluctance to take charge and uses it to her advantage from time to time.

Hunting season ended my trail riding and then ice storms set in and I found myself crawling to the barn in an attempt to preclude falling on my behind. There was no way I could run the risk of riding. Khrysta could have slipped and been hurt.

On top of the hostile weather, I decided to foster a pony this winter and it was instant love between Khrysta and Frisky. I was happy for them both. They were wrapped up in their horsey world and I was cozy on the couch drinking hot chocolate and contemplating the meaning of life.

But, then the weather turned more conducive to riding and I was ready to jump in that saddle. Khrysta had other ideas. Maybe it was the fact that she resented my new nickname for her "Jelly Belly" or maybe she didn't want to leave her beloved Frisky. No matter the reason, we were unable to venture out beyond our snowy driveway. I kicked her, I bargained with her and one day in a fit of desperation, I even tried using a crop but she just reared higher with each attempt. And, I can take a hint. I had no interest ending up in the snowbank so I let her hang out with Frisky and called my trainer.

Anna arrived and in her most competent way jumped onto the back of my cranky mare and rode her all over. Jelly Belly jumped, she pranced, she did all manner of tricks but Anna said she was just "feeling good." Hmm, what would she do if she felt bad? I tried riding her again after Anna left but no success so Mountain Man and I decided the best thing for my safety was to send my very young mare back to Anna for intensive training.

We picked her up Saturday after a month with Anna. I had visited her during this time and she was always glad to see me so I thought we'd resume where we left off in the fall, as best friends. I should have known when Anna told me that she was "full of it, not naughty but full of it" that I'd have my work cut out for me.

I immediately tried to ride her Saturday after she arrived home. Either she grew while she was away or I shrunk because the ground looked very far away but I took a deep breath and we headed out. We got to the driveway and then my beloved Jelly Belly decided she'd had enough for the day and let me know it. My body, weak from all those hot chocolates I imbibed this winter, couldn't stop her. Oh well, here we go again I thought. But, I didn't call Anna. No way was I going to admit defeat.

I decided to start again from the beginning. Each day has found me lifting weights, running on the treadmill and stretching to get my aching body back in shape and when I wasn't working on my elderly muscles, I was hanging out with Khrysta in the pasture. Soon, we were bonding again and I knew I had achieved success when she lay down in my lap once more to take a snooze.

I got on her again on Wednesday. She started out and immediately tried her antics. I said a quick prayer, took a deep breath and started to sing the theme song from "Mr. Ed." My Jelly Belly cocked her ear back to hear the screeching that is my singing and decided maybe she just better move along. We had quite a ride that day. She jumped at everything but I stayed on. In order to keep breathing, I kept on singing and we made it home in one piece. Oh, I was so sore but I made it.

The past couple of days have been even better. We made a bargain that if she jumps less, I'll stop singing so we are enjoying the trails in peace. Our bond is stronger and our trust has returned.

I know all the books say you have to step in and take charge of your horse but I think the thing they are forgetting to mention is that you have to have trust. She has to trust you and you have to trust her to a certain extent as well. That kind of relationship can only be built by time shared together.

This dream of mine, to ride again, to have a relationship with a horse has taught me a lot. I have learned every time I put an Oreo cookie in my mouth or skip my stretching session, I will pay for it when I sit in the saddle. Khrysta has learned that if she gives in to my desires, her ears will not be assaulted by the noise that passes for my singing.

All I can say is that 30 years ago if you asked me what I'd be doing when I was 54, I would never have answered trail riding a horse and singing her songs. Life is truly an adventure.

A Perfect Day

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Have you ever gotten up in the morning and just known in your heart the day would be perfect? Yesterday that happened to me. As I opened my eyes, there was a bird on my bird feeder. Now, perhaps that might not seem like a big deal to you but I haven't seen a bird (other than a crow) since last November. And when I saw them pecking away at the seeds, I knew spring had arrived on Red Pine Mountain.

The sun was shining, the temperature was headed to 40 so what better way than to spend the day outside celebrating life. Here are some scenes from a beautiful spring day on our farm.

Mountain Man is already hard at work splitting firewood for next year's winter. The wood has to be seasoned this summer so it when it burns it will burn slowly enough to generate heat.

Ice is melting and streams are beginning to flow again.

Dogs spent the day basking in the sun.

Mud is EVERYWHERE; the kind of mud that sucks your boots right off your foot, the mud children love and dogs cannot avoid.

A plane passed overhead through a brilliant blue sky.

Horses snoozed and seemed reluctant to rise.
So I decided to stay awhile with my lazy mare and savor the beauty of a perfect spring day as our farm awakens from it's winter's rest.

Mountain Man Mondays

Have you ever wondered what it's like to live on a farm? I used to think it involved wandering pastoral scenes and playing with the animals. I never thought about the behind the scenes work that takes place every day. But I've learned just how much hard work is involved in taking care of a farm. More so when you have no farm hands to pitch in. But, never fear, Mountain Man is here.

A few weeks ago, Mountain Man discovered that his very old farm tractor had a problem. The inner tube on his tire had popped through. Now, if this was a car, no problem but how do you handle changing a tire on a tractor? Well, it takes a LONG time. Because I don't want you to fall asleep, I'll just show you the highlights.



After Mountain Man got the tire off the old tractor, he loaded it onto his flat bed truck with the other tractor and took it to the repair shop. When I found out how much just repairing a tire cost, I couldn't believe it. The grand total: over $900.00. Farming is a lifestyle choice and you have to love it because most of us are never going to get rich taking care of our farms and the equipment it takes to run them.

Contest Opens for the Share Your Hearts Giveaway

Before I go any further, I'd like to thank you for all your beautiful comments. I will spend the week responding to you. Your comments make my day every day and I will never be able to express how much they mean to me.

I've revamped the "Share Your Hearts Giveaway" this month. The contest opens today, March 21, 2009 and will run for one full month. Entries will close on Thursday, April 16, 2009. And the winners will be announced on Friday, April 17, 2009. Yes, winners. There will be four winners this time instead of one.

You are entering to win a $25.00 shopping spree from Spotted Cow Soaps. Last week, I introduced you to her Etsy shop and you graciously visited her and welcomed her new, beautiful granddaughter, Christina Ashley, to the world.

A couple of weeks ago, I revamped the entire idea of my blog giveaways. If you are new to my blog, you can click here to learn about the changes. Although there will be 4 winners of a $25.00 shopping spree, the rest of us will win as well as we share our hearts with the world. The odds of being one of the four depends on how many entries received and the winners will be determined by Mountain Man picking names out of his cap.

Now, the requirements:

This month, I would like you to perform random acts of kindness either within your own family or out in the world. Now, I know for you, my readers, this is not a lot of work because you are an amazing group.

The final requirement is that after you have performed your act of kindness to come back here and tell us about what you have done either by emailing me at redpinemountainatgmaildotcom or by posting a comment. I'd love to know how you felt doing something and not expecting anything in return. Did it lift your spirits, change your mood, give you more faith in mankind?

After the month is over, I'm going to take all of your responses and incorporate them into a blog post.

I have always been amazed that the more we give of ourselves to others, the more we receive in return and sometimes in totally unexpected ways.

So, dear readers, as always thank you, as we work together to share our hearts and change the world one small gesture at a time.

Let the contest begin.

When Life Interferes

Nothing profound to say today but life is always a path of going forward and sliding back and it is easy to stay content when life is serene and everything is going well.

These past couple of days have been very challenging ones for me. Nothing earthshaking, just the usual problems we all face, money worries due to clients not paying their bills and a particularly pesky computer crash. Yesterday found me upset by any demands on my time because I was so wrapped up in trying to fix the computer and thinking about how to stretch the budget. You are all familiar with the feeling you get when you think if someone asks you anything or wants something from you, you'll snap back in an angry reply.

Today, I realized I had reached my limits. I have no control over whether or not people pay their bills and I'd spent way too much time glued to my computer screen and though it may seem that way to me at times, nothing earthshaking is going to happen if I don't get online.

So, I hit the off button and headed outside with the dogs. I picked up a book I've been reading on developing a closer relationship to God through meaningful prayer. And, there, right in front of me, was the answer once again.

"For whatever a person succumbs to, to that he is enslaved." 2 Peter 2:19

For me it has been worry and frustration about money and the loss of my files. So silly, really, it's just things and things are never the be all and end all.

I thought of Natasha Richardson, a gifted woman, killed in a tragic accident, of her family and children mourning her loss and then I thought of how many other people there are at the moment struggling with profound issues of life and death. My prayers are for them.

And, as I spent time in quiet prayer outside cloud after beautiful cloud paraded through cerulean skies. What joy, what beauty there is if we just take the time to step outside ourselves and be thankful we are alive. To experience God's creation, to feel joy in life, to share with others our hearts; that is how life is meant to be lived.

There will be challenges every day but remember never to let the beauty of a single day pass you by because it will never be there again.

I'll leave you with this:

Proverbs 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he."

Let us think with thanks, with joy, with rejoicing and love for others.

The Contest Winner Is.....

Julia, author of Our Simple Life and The Apron Goddesses. Congratulations Julia!

Mountain Man Mondays

I can't say anything about Mountain Man without it being LONG so be prepared.

If it were not for my Mountain Man, I would not be able to live my dream on Red Pine Mountain for it is he who keeps everything running. From the time he awakens in the morning until he comes in to cook dinner, he is busy working on the farm.

For those of you who just started reading this blog, here's a little background. We live on a 300 acre farm which is heavily forested. Mountain Man makes his living by creating beautiful timber framed houses and barns from start to finish; meaning he does his own logging, saws his own timbers, all of it. You can see some of his creations by clicking HERE.

One of the things I admire most about Mountain Man is his respect for the land. He never cuts a tree without a specific use for it and he never touches ancient trees. He does not use big equipment designed to tear up and destroy the land and he is always respectful of the fact that we are just stewards for this moment in time. And, because of Mountain Man's philosophy, our woods appear as they did many years ago. That fact in itself is unique in this day and age of clear cut logging.

Last spring, Mountain Man started building a barn for me. It has been a long process and it will take quite some more time as the project gets put on the back burner for paying jobs. If you want to see some of the earlier photos, click HERE.

What better way to start Mountain Man Mondays than to show you the work he's done recently on the barn.

This is the tack room he is creating for me. The ground heaved this winter so he had to rake all the gravel and get it level again.

My favorite wood has "blue stain" in it. This stain is created when fresh pine lumber is going through a drying process during warm, humid weather because the high moisture content of the lumber can't evaporate quickly enough. It's almost a mold effect and if it is confined in a building while it is drying, it will create mold instead of the beautiful blue stain. It is considered a flaw in the wood but I think it is beautiful so Mountain Man created blue stain wood especially for me. Here's an example.
We've been going back and forth about the flooring for the barn but we decided to go with wood flooring instead of concrete. Once the decision was made, Mountain Man headed into the woods in search of the perfect Red Pine logs. Here they are at the log landing.

(I wanted to follow him in the woods to watch him actually cut the trees but he said no.) Anyway, he had to cut 5 trees for the flooring for the barn.
Next, he takes the logs down to his sawmill where he starts to cut them into the boards for the floor.
So you can get an idea of how huge these logs actually are:

And, then finally, just some videos of the logs going through the sawmill.



And, one last picture of the sawed logs set out to dry.
Okay, after all that, he still did MORE chores and then came in and cooked me a feast. That's why I love my Mountain Man!

Share Your Hearts Giveaway; Contest Opens

I'm late posting the contest this week due to the excitement of my very own Mountain Man being declared an apron god. If you haven't seen Julia's write up, head on over to:

The Apron Goddesses

Mountain Man is modeling an apron made by our very own Vixen of Vixen's Den. And, if you are searching for the perfect apron for your apron god or for yourself, be sure to visit her Etsy shop, Apron Frenzy. She has beautiful aprons in stock, including mother daughter aprons, or she can make a custom apron for you. Her aprons are the ones Mountain Man uses and recommends and are the aprons of choice for Red Pine Mountain.

And, a huge thank you to my Mountain Man for always being a great sport.

On to the contest. It is the LAST week to win the wonderful bird house made by our very own Pam's Farm Man.

Here are the rules:

1. The contest will close on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 11:59 p.m.

2. On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, I will print off all the names of the people who entered, put them in a hat and have Mountain Man draw the winner. I will post the name of the winner on my blog on Wednesday, March 19th.

Everyone has a chance to win and the odds just depend on how many people enter.

Now, your mission if you chose to accept it is to visit Spotted Cow Soaps and help her welcome her new baby granddaughter, Christina Ashley into the world. And, while you are there, be sure to look around and click on through to her Etsy shop because her wonderful products will be featured next week on my Etsy shop giveaway.

As always, you are on the honor system as far as fulfilling the requirements of the contest but I know you will enjoy seeing beautiful Christina Ashley and helping her family welcome her to the world.

Do Real Men Wear Aprons?

For the answer to that question, head on over to:


The Apron Goddesses

Of Contests and Winning

The Countdown to Spring Birdhouse Giveaway has one more week to run. I have several fabulous Etsy shops lined up for the next months and you are going to want to stay tuned for their wonderful products.

Last week, I decided to ask you to search out blogs that didn't have a lot of comments or were relatively new to the blogosphere. Your enthusiastic support of my request made my day. And, after reading your comments, it seemed as though you had fun as well.

I originally started blog contests not for link backs or recognition for my blog on other blogs but to highlight Etsy shops and to show my readers how many quality products are available made by fellow bloggers. In these times of economic hardship and uncertainty, there's no need to spend our precious dollars at large box stores when we can purchase unique, quality, homemade items for reasonable prices and help each other at the same time.

But, each week, there can be only one winner of the grand prize.

I have been thinking all week about how to restructure my blog giveaways to make us all winners and to pursue my concept of making the world a gentler place one small gesture at a time. And, I came up with the idea "Share Your Heart" contests.

Each week, there will be one grand prize winner of a fabulous Etsy item but in order to enter I will send you, my readers, off into the blogosphere or out into the world to perform small acts of kindness. In that way, even though you may not take home the grand prize, you are an automatic winner for sharing your heart.

I hope you will embrace this new contest concept as we move forward and show our caring and concern for our fellow citizens. With every act of kindness you perform, you receive so much more in return and thus we all become winners.

I would welcome your suggestions as well of small gestures we can perform throughout the week.

Thanks again for your support. It matters not to me that my blog is not the most popular nor has the most hits because I am blessed to have the greatest readers around. You are a very special group.

The Winner For The Third Week of Countdown To Spring

Is Knitnut, Karen.

Karen, please contact me at redpinemountainatgmaildotcom to claim your birdhouse.

There will be one more chance to win Pam's birdhouse starting tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for participating. I discovered some new blogs and had a great time visiting your choices. It was lots of fun.

Countdown to Spring Blog Giveaway Contest; Week 3

Before I post the rules for the contest this week, I wanted to let you know this is the last post on this blog until next week. I want to take the remainder of the week to answer your comments you have so thoughtfully left.

Then, on Monday, I'll be unveiling a new weekly post entitled "Mountain Man Mondays." I want you to learn more about the incredible man who shares Red Pine Mountain with me.

Now, without further ado, the contest:

The Prize to be awarded is a bird house made by Pam's Farm Man.

Here are the rules for this week:

1. Pick one blog you have never visited. Go to that blog, read an entry and leave a comment for the author. It would be especially nice if you chose a blogger that is new and has not received very many comments yet. Then, just leave a note in my comments section you would like to enter the contest.

2. The contest will close on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 11:59 p.m.

3. On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, I will print off all the names of the people who entered, put them in a hat and have Mountain Man draw the winner. I will post the name of the winner on my blog on Wednesday, March 11th.

Everyone has a chance to win and the odds just depend on how many people enter.

You are on the honor system as far as visiting a new blog is concerned but you all know how much comments mean to a blogger so let's get out there and share our hearts.

And The Winner Is

Drumroll, please.

The winner of this week's Countdown to Spring Birdhouse giveaway is:

J & J Acres

J & J Acres, please contact me at redpinemountainatgmaildotcom and the lovely birdhouse made by Pam's Farm Man will be on its way to you.

For everyone who entered, thanks so much! The contest will open again tomorrow.

So Much More Than An Award

Yesterday was a very emotional day for me. I've been reading all your responses to my last post and they have touched my heart. And, I woke up to a message from the Rev. Mother Maitri that this blog was her selection for this week's Compassionate Blogger award. For those of you who haven't yet discovered Rev. Maitri's blogs, you are in for a wonderful read. This incredible woman with such a beautiful heart believes in the power of love to change the world. Her gentle writings are full of encouragement and hope and her belief in the power of humanity have been an inspiration to me.

I started this blog last summer essentially to share our life on Red Pine Mountain. Originally, I had thought to focus on the day to day life on our farm but I started to wonder what would happen if I took a risk and started to share myself. Scary thought putting your innermost secrets out there on the internet. But, I decided to take the risk and when I did so I was rewarded many times over. I've made many friends, I've been blessed with wonderful comments and I have learned we all have our secret sorrows and sufferings. We are bound together not by our differences but by that which makes us human.

And, then I decided to share more. You've been with me as I have written about my eating disorder, my clinical depression, my serious illness and the death of my beloved husband. I've learned about you as well, my wonderful readers, about your hopes and your fears and your challenges and joys.

None of us is immune from grief, loss and tragedy. Daily problems also wear us down, too little money, children out of control, husbands with whom we disagree, pounds we would like to lose. The list of our struggles is endless and at times they become daunting. We become so wrapped up in what we are not and what we do not have that by the end of the day, we are discouraged, disgusted and want nothing more than to fall into bed and escape the pressures of life. And, there are always problems.

I have not always risen to challenges in my life with grace. There have been times I have been overcome with self pity and anger as well but there is truth in the phrase "with age comes wisdom." God has sent many challenges my way but He has always been there for me as well. I've learned to let go and trust His plan for my life and when I finally let go of all that pain, when I let go of nursing hurts and grudges and looked beyond myself, I discovered infinite beauty.

And, one of the wonders of life is that with each day, we have the chance to start anew. Gone is yesterday, the future is in front of us but we are here in the present, in the now. And I know, in some ways I am preachy, exhorting you to do your best, to enjoy your life, to cherish simplicity and to face life with joy. Each one of you has so much to offer and each one of you has a reason you are here at this moment in time.

So my dear readers, I ask you once again to take the time to enjoy each day and to savor it for it is this moment only that we have. Look at your husband with love, notice your child's accomplishments, the way his or her face lights up with a small compliment. Let the person in line get ahead of you, work in your community, spend time in God's beautiful nature. Open your heart, share your light and you will accomplish miracles. And, yes, I'll say it, together we can change the world one small, loving gesture at a time.

Thank you Maitri for the gift of this award.

Still Time To Enter

Entries for the birdhouse contest close tonight at 11:59 p.m. so that means there's still time to enter. Click HERE for instructions.