My father, a former cavalry officer, was so very proud of me
today. It was an equestrian exhibition, a jumping event I took part in and got
a ribbon for 1st place. I was the pride of my father, only fifteen
years old, a long way to the Olympic Games in 1948 I was being groomed and
trained for. I have been training for this, since I was six years old.
I own my second horse now, a Trakehner, a Prussian warmblood,
named
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Marcie Sims is a teacher, author, and editor. She teaches literature/film, composition, and creative writing courses at Green River College in Auburn, WA. She lives on Vashon Island, just a short ferry ride away from Seattle, Washington. She writes fiction (short stories and novels), poetry, composition textbooks and has written one historic overview of Capitol Hill Pages as a former U.S. Senate page herself.
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One reply on “Ilona Cole, Re-Post of Story 2 (Maxi)”
I have added the beautiful drawing of Maxi drawn by her niece Traci Cole.
I have added the beautiful drawing of Maxi drawn by her niece Traci Cole.