The Mother Ranch Blog

Sometimes mistakes have happy and funny endings, whew!

Oct 28, 2023

Happy Saturday friends!

I know this picture looks idyllic but there is a bit of a story here:

That's Little Man Sweetness grazing away out on the pond dam, steps away from the pasture where the re...

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I'm sensitive-wondering how many of you are too?

Oct 21, 2023

Happy Saturday friends!

Before I tell you a story, I wanted to extend an offer—$75 for an hour of Equine Gestalt Coaching from Saturday, Oct 21st until the 27th! I can also do these sessions remotely...

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A wedding, a Tesla, and almost poking my eye out! Happy Saturday!

Oct 14, 2023

Happy Saturday friends!

Starting off serious and ending silly!

I'm writing this on October 12th, eleven months since Mom died. Sometimes it seems slightly easier but this last month, since her birth...

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The naming story for our new mini donkey!

Oct 07, 2023
 

A few days after George arrived I asked him if he was happy with his name or did he maybe want another one?

I immediately heard, "Master." And then, "As in master teacher."

I was rude and laughed ou...

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Happy Saturday friends!

Sep 30, 2023

We've been having a week of cloudy, cool days here in North Carolina and it is just lovely after a long, hot summer. All the animals are happier, Rayn isn't sweating completely through her fur coat, a...

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Will my mini donkeys be friends or foes?! Gulp!

Sep 23, 2023
 

Happy Saturday friends!

Whew, what a week! It's been all donkey, all the time with our new Boy George!

SIDEBAR: I can't help it! It's what keeps coming out of me! Little Man is older and more matu...

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New mini donkey at the ranch! ❤️🫏

Sep 16, 2023

Happy Saturday friends!

This is my week in one thousand pictures:

Went to visit George the mini donkey again (remember, he was offered to me on my birthday) last weekend. Braved the bugs and sat on ...

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My husband's police horse has an emotional support dog

Sep 09, 2023
 

Happy Saturday friends!

This week brought my friend and fellow coach Katie Neligan for a visit. She's been considering moving to NC from CO and she wanted to see if she could find a small farm with a...

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A new donkey(?), a farm wreck, and Lyme—oh my!

Sep 02, 2023

Happy Saturday friends!

One of my guilty pleasures is that I love the tv show, Heartland. It’s like a current version of Little House on the Prairie. My Grandma Johnson gave me the whole set of books...

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Photo bombing mini donkey

Aug 26, 2023

Happy Saturday friends! (actually I'm writing this on Tuesday and scheduling it for Saturday since I'm taking the rest of the week off for my First Annual Birthday Week Extravaganza!)

This past weeke...

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