dream stuff.

January 24, 2011

suiting uppride molly and the sleighthe hood sunny snowy rivermike and his sleigh

over the river and through the woods. before this weekend the closest i ever got to a horse drawn sleigh was that back stoop of my parents house where i would sit, little sisters next to me, cracking my invisible whip and urging my imaginary horse to please step it up a notch because one or the other was on the brink of expiring from consumption. let me just say, the real thing {minus the consumption bit} is decidedly better. 
on saturday james and i got the call from our friend kaitlynne that conditions were just right for a sleigh ride. kaitlynne’s dad keeps horses and she’d been telling us for a year that if enough snow fell, we’d get to go for a ride. 
there were jingle bells.
and i’m still walking on air.

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28 Comments

  • Reply Allison January 24, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    whoa! this is indeed dream stuff. your photos of the journey are magical. i can only imagine how fun being there was. thanks for sharing this!

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  • Reply Sealicious January 24, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    That's so wonderful! I too have been fantasizing about sleigh rides, I'm so glad you got to go!

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  • Reply Diana January 24, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    oh my gosh how perfect!

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  • Reply holtkamp January 24, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    oh wow! i've always fancied a sleigh ride – how fun! glad you got to go!

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  • Reply caroline January 24, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    awesome!! what kind of dog is that?

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  • Reply Erin January 24, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    molly's a bernese mountain dog. adorable.

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  • Reply Laura Marie January 24, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    so, so lovely! šŸ™‚

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  • Reply AbbieBabble January 24, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    Talk about a magical adventure- that looks amazing!

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  • Reply naturally nina January 24, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    oh. my….. very jealous šŸ™‚

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  • Reply Bess Callard January 24, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    that sounds amazing! what a wonderful way to spend a chilly winter day…

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  • Reply Meg January 24, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    what an amazing winter adventure! those sleighs are just beautiful (& the horses too)

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  • Reply kw January 24, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    so glad you enjoyed it so much! come back again soon for sure!

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  • Reply Lu @ Done Dieting January 24, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    I have to say I'm a little jealous. Oh, whatever, I'm super jealous.

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  • Reply The Yellow Door Paperie January 24, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    O man, this looks so fun!

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  • Reply Bonbon Oiseau January 24, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    looks beautiful all around! lucky girl!

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  • Reply Anja January 24, 2011 at 7:46 pm

    Amazing! Lucky you, it looks like a scene from a christmas movie, just wonderful.

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  • Reply emilyintheglass January 24, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    Your pictures are so wonderful, they make me homesick for horses and snow…Love your blog!

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  • Reply Amy@OldSweetSong January 24, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    How romantic. I'm so glad you got to do this.

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  • Reply Vanessa January 24, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Oh yeah, totally dreamy. Look at that horse's eyes!

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  • Reply 17 Perth January 24, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    What a fun afternoon! Love your pics. That 2nd photo–the horses eye's are piercing! Beautiful.

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  • Reply Stef January 24, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    How fun! I would love to do that someday.

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  • Reply hellotaylarose January 24, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    beautiful!thanks!

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  • Reply Doe January 24, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    so beautiful–so happy you could go. so lucky. And much better without the consumption. Brilliant snow, magnificent steeds, and no sisters wasting away…xomom

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  • Reply onesilentwinter January 25, 2011 at 12:14 am

    so dreamy! where was it?

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  • Reply Erin January 25, 2011 at 12:58 am

    thanks to all of you for all your sweet notes! nadia, the farm is in north stonington, ct. endlessly lovely.

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  • Reply Julia January 25, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    I have goosebumps! I'm so, so glad this dream came true for you. From the most incredible photographs it looks like a wonderful time!

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  • Reply Stacey January 27, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    dream stuff indeed

    beautiful.

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  • Reply onesilentwinter February 14, 2011 at 12:28 am

    this is still making me dream!

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