Please, Please, Please

2020-12-14T22:28:57+00:00September 5th, 2017|Categories: Dear Appy, Series|Tags: , |

Dear Appy, I have a boss mare. She is a tiny thing who rules the other horses with an iron fist. She's always great with me, good ground manners, obliging for grooming, loves a bath and enjoys trail riding. I've had her since she was a yearling and she's in her 30's now. I have one [...]

Sailor’s Lives Depended on Mare’s Tails

2019-06-17T15:41:24+00:00March 22nd, 2017|Categories: Features, Science & History|Tags: , , |

'MARE’S TAILS and MACKEREL SCALES make tall ships carry low sails' Ancient travelers new this phrase well, it was a warning heeded by sailors throughout the ages. But the mackerel scales referred to are not fishy ones, and nor do the mare's tails anything to do with horses. Both, in fact, are nicknames for clouds. Mare's [...]

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