![]() ![]() July 26 - Scouting neighboring Assateague for wild ponies. “July 23 - Two birthdays and Departure Day, northward bound from Ocala, Florida, to Chincoteague, Virginia. ![]() ![]() She circled the last week of July in red ink and called out: Pam whispered, “Mom’s flipped.” But nothing could stop Sandy now. Sandy announced the electrifying news: “All aboard for Chincoteague! What a glamorous way to spend your birthdays!” She picked up the calendar and with a dramatic flourish tore off April, May, and June and pointed to the last week in July. She was interrupted by two sleepy-eyed children who came yawning into the room. Thrilled with her production, Sandy stood back a moment to admire it. Three glasses of freshly poured orange juice paled by comparison. The kitchen calendar topped the display, with a lively parade of ponies, wild and tame. Sandy piled the breakfast nook table with a rainbow of color. That was the year she first read a book called Misty of Chincoteague, and the year one of her lifelong dreams had begun. She was gathering up research for the trip she’d planned ever since she was a ponytailed youngster in the sixth grade. ![]() Sandy Price tiptoed about her home on Stolen Hours Farm. On an early Saturday in spring, when dreams explode into reality, Dr. ![]()
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