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"The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say anything to them.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher In The Rye

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BOOK CLUB: Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs

December 11, 2015 Heather Ratliff

November's Book of the Month was Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs.  This is the series that sparked the TV show Bones with Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.  Read on for the review.

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In Literature, Photography Tags November, November Book Club, Book of the Month, Booklr, Book Photography, Deja Dead, Book Review, Top Ten Posts 2015, booktography
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BOOK CLUB: Cell by Stephen King

November 16, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Book club discussion for October's Book of the Month

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In Literature, Photography Tags Stephen King, Cell, October, October Book Club, Horror, Thriller, The Book Carousel, Booktography, Booklr, Book Photography, Book Photo Shoot, Book of the Month, Book Reviews
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Book Crazy Shopping Haul

July 27, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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A little preview of what happens when I shop books....

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In Photography, Literature Tags I Am Malala, Rainbow Rowell, Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb, Landline, Ready Player One, Ernest Cline, Red Rising, Pierce Brown, Golden Son, Secret Garden, Johanna Basford, Book Photo Shoot, Book Haul, Barnes and Noble, Target
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BOOK CLUB: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks and Our Visit to HiCaliber Horse Rescue

May 31, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Discussing The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks and pictures from HiCaliber Horse Rescue

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In Photography, Literature Tags Horse Rescue, Forum, Horses, Book Club, The Longest Ride, HiCaliber, Nicholas Sparks, Top Ten Posts 2015
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Filling my legacy bookshelf with the good stuff (which includes the cat of course!) #thebookcarousel #bookcase #harrypotter #jkrowling #harrypotterandthecursedchild #harrypotterandthechamberofsecretsillustratededition #harrypotterandthesorcerersstoneillustratededition #fantasticbeastsandwheretofindthem
The irony of this sign cracks me up. #library!
Meet "Joe"! This 7 year old warmblood type gelding was named in honor of one of our weekly haulers who faithfully show up each Tuesday to help us get everyone back to the ranch safe and sound. Now Joe's instake vet exam wasn't at all promising after his auction last week. For being so young, he he a lot of tendon swelling and he was dead lame - severe enough for us to be using the word "compassion" about his near future. It's one of those shitty aspects of rescue, especially auctions (which are often the bathroom toilet for disposing of animals, like that goldfish you had to hide from your 3 year old). Flush it away, instead of dealing with it. However ... Joe got the last say in what HE wanted. By the time we had the vets back on Monday, he was miraculously sound!! We were shitting ourself with surprise but VERY happy, since he had already proven himself a complete sweetheart to many of our volunteers. Stick with us Joe, we promise we are an awesome place to land and if our latest inflate-the-vet-bills gelding, Benny, is any indication we do NOT give up easily on you either. #HiCaliberJoe #hicaliberhorserescue #rescue #save #strong #letsdothis #horselove #horsetagram #horseofinstagram #adoptdontshop #horselife #auctionrescue
We are at auction. It's only 10:30 and there are already 17 scared, sad, wondering faces looking to us. There are also some very painful horses here today.including a mini. 😞 Our hope is to keep them safe, out of Mexico and get them the care they need. We need your help to do that! We are off to a late start from technical difficulties and trailers that won't stop pulling up. More horses are arriving as we are posting. Sadly, we don't see the new private buyers that seemed to show in force last week. Looks like it's up to us. It's up to you. We have brought in $165 since auction donations started yesterday. We are only as powerful as our bank account allows and need about $1,000 per horse to responsibly rescue! You ready to make this happen and help us save some lives? www.hicaliber.org/donate PP: hicaliberhorses@yahoo.com
Another Tuesday. Another 20 horses dumped at auction with their fate yet unknown. Please consider sharing this post. Even if you can't donate, just spreading the word will offer a chance of survival to any one of these horses. They're scared, away from their families, and facing a one way trip to the slaughter house. Last week we discovered a horse purchased at Auction, Woody (#HiCaliberWoody) was stolen from his owner and sent to an auction like this one. HiCaliber swooped in, saved Woody from the kill buyer, and returned a beloved pet to his family. Just a click of a button will make a difference. HiCaliber.org/donate #hicaliber #hicaliberhorserescue #horserescue #adoptdontshop #savealife #rescue #horselife #horse #horselove #horseofinstagram #horsetagram
Hey all. We don't mean to be the little rescue that cries wolf but we are dead in the water today. We've only gotten about $400 in for today's auction. Yikes. Fortunately it's not a super crazy day but there are still about 10 lives depending on this village. Voldemort will be arriving soon and we want to keep them safe. Beautiful registered QH and her 6-month-old foal, an OTTB "Dreamin Bout You", and some amazingly sweet horses. No horrible cases, just a bunch of confused horses not understanding why they're here or what's about to happen. If you have any last minute ideas on how to best spread the word far and wide today, let us know. I'm pretty scared. These horses are depending on us. Help! www.hicaliber.org/donate PP: Hicaliberhorses@yahoo.com. #help #rescue #horses #baby #donate #share #like #hicaliberhorserescue #abopt #adoptdontshop #auction
What are you reading (with a chainsaw)? #bookfun #TheBookCarousel #watershipdownwithachainsaw
Signs of a book well read. #Morningstar #piercebrown #howlers #redrising #imhavingamoment @piercebrownofficial
Finally OMG! #Morningstar #piercebrown #redrising #howlers #scifi #illseeyouwhenimdone
Get ready to fall in love. #TheBookCarousel Valentine's Day post is up! #valentinesday #topten #tfios #johngreen #quotes #fallinlove #love

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