I’m not much for making New Year’s resolutions; no ‘I’m going to lose 20 lbs’ for me. I know myself better than that!
I do like to have goals though and I’ve had to revise those goals after my mishap last summer. My plan was to be competing all over the Pacific Northwest this year with Galen. I had even bought a new (to us) camper so I could do so in comfort. Ah, the best made plans…
So, after screwing up my good ankle, I’ve been changing my goals for this year.
Instead of competing all over the Pacific Northwest in Endurance, I am going to make a really neat horse and rider costume. I plan to take this to the 2016 Rare Breeds Show in June. As the show is in Virginia, I can’t imagine I can take a horse, but I sure can take a costume. I have found a really cool historical costume in a book I bought in Turkmenistan entitled “Historical Portrait of the Turkmen Woman”. My daughter, Alex, insisted that my costume be reasonably historically accurate (and no Xena, warrior princess type stuff for an over 50 lady!), so I found a really neat photo and story of Padishah hatyn, a woman who lived in 1256 in the Turkmen state of Kutlug khans in Kerman (or Kerven?) She came to the throne of Kerman/Kerven in November of 1292 under the name of Safvat ad-Kubyya Vaddin.
As a famous Turkish investigator, Dr. Bahrie Uchok writes “All sources and old chronicles unanimously note that Padishah hatyn was very beautiful and possessed many virtues and a good character. Being a ruler, she supported scientists and respectable people and tried to better their life. Her natural kindness, tact and great talent immortalized the memory about her not only among her contemporaries, but also among future generations. She was a good calligrapher and poetess.”
All that is great, and I love all the weapons! I figure that if I can’t ride and compete, I can sew and compete. We shall see how it comes out.
Have a wonderful 2016!