Last week I had the pleasure of being invited to attend a fund-raising event for a local Maine organization for young boys & girls known as Opportunity Farm. Opportunity Farm has provided a safe, nurturing home for boys and girls who have no where else to turn. The Farm has successfully served countless numbers of young people and helped them find the path to stable, productive lives.

While sitting at one of the tables with my friend, out of the corner of my eye I saw a familiar face. I did a double take, as this is a person I have always seen in relation to horses … an adult rider whose company I have enjoyed at a number of shows.

Her eye caught mine and we both stood up, hugged, laughed and giggled at the joy of seeing each other. But mostly it was because neither of us had seen the other without being in some form of “mother-mucker” attire.

Risa, my friend, “YOU CLEAN UP GOOD!”

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