Category Archives: Skijoring

Barkie Birkie 2013

Posted on February 23, 2013 by mushbaby

A lot of people who grew up, have lived, or do live in the upper midwest are familiar with at least one facet of the American Birkebeiner or have at least heard the name. To the uninitiated, the Birkie is … Continue reading →

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The Sweet ON BY and ON BY

Posted on February 20, 2013 by mushbaby

It took two days for my internet connection to cooperate enough to upload these videos from Monday. TWO DAYS of trying over and over, vainly canceling the attempts that went something like “your video will be uploaded in 5332 minutes”. … Continue reading →

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Balance in All Things

Posted on February 6, 2013 by mushbaby

True confession: While I feel I have made up for my lack of grace with enthusiasm and effort, so far I haven’t been especially coordinated on the skis. I’m not the strongest skier in the world, and a lot of … Continue reading →

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An Instance or Period of Reflection

Posted on February 3, 2013 by mushbaby

Bear with me. I scored so heavily as an introvert on the Meyers-Briggs test (the real one that is something like 1000 questions long) that I may have tipped the scale over and broken it forever. And not only did … Continue reading →

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Faced With This Commitment, She Waffled

Posted on January 31, 2013 by mushbaby

When I consulted my handy thesaurus for a synonym for waffle [verb (instrans): To fail to make up one’s mind: Joseph had been waffling over where to go.], it told me waver, vacillate, equivocate, sit on the fence: Faced with this commitment, she waffled. … Continue reading →

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Gush Puppies

Posted on January 29, 2013 by mushbaby

I just love these dogs.   Here is part of why I love them so much. Maisy does not love skijoring as much as she loves scootering, especially when the snow is noisy. Yesterday, the snow was fresh and untrodden … Continue reading →

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Snow at Last

Posted on January 28, 2013 by mushbaby

I had a dream on Saturday night that we got 10 inches of snow. When I woke up, I was a bit melancholy because in the light of day, the reality of our weather lately has been a veritable temperature … Continue reading →

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Practice Makes… Less Imperfect.

Posted on January 5, 2013 by mushbaby

I know that most people reading this are probably friends, family, acquaintances, and fellow dog lovers who are either humoring me, like to see pictures of my dogs, just waiting for a train-wreck video, or think I’m completely hilarious. Or … Continue reading →

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Cry Havoc, and Let Slip…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by mushbaby

There is a time and place for good judgment. Then there is a time, and that time is after a fresh snowfall and with a dog who needs some exercise, for just doin’ stuff. Stuff like taking Squash skijoring even … Continue reading →

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You Never Forget Your First Time

Posted on December 17, 2012 by mushbaby

As you may know, we got some snow here in Minnesota last week. I was thrilled to take up my skis but forced myself to practice solo several times before bringing along a dog. I re-learned how to coordinate my … Continue reading →

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