My Story

Welcome to the Firsthorse Sandbox!

Thanks for stopping by.

My name is Jackie and this is my website to test out web design ideas and to improve my skills on Squarespace 7.1. My day job is teaching at the Chester County Career Center and my side gigs include managing the Horses & Humans Research Foundation website.

I love being outdoors and am fortunate to live close to a river. Hobbies include kayaking, fishing, gardening, travel, and making homemade wine. I enjoy a good cup of hot tea with a splash of whole milk.

Cheers!

Gardening

This is not my garden, but a typical flower border found in the UK. This combination of flowers is spectacular in the summer months. Found these flowers in Tenby, Wales summer 2025.

Homemade Wine

Recently, I discovered the joy of wine making. After picking a lot of wild muscadine grapes in the fall of 2025, I experimented with muscadine wine. Turned out great, so I made a second batch. The recipe I followed loosely came from homebrewing.org.

Since then I have made several batches of mead including my version of Viking Blood mead and this summer my first batch of blackberry wine.

Mead recipe from wildsprout.org

Viking Blood Mead from Dointhemost.org.

Blackberry wine from celebrationgeneration.com

Yoga

Check out DoYogaWithMe for some great classes to suit all skill levels and interests.