The Mother Ranch Blog

Video above was taken in spring of 2019! You'll read about that further down :-)

Happy Saturday!

Sitting on my front patio writing this blog on Friday afternoon—perfect weather:

Warm,...

This week felt pretty good, I got a lot accomplished on the ranch, had some great sessions with clients, met some new people, and have two new volunteers! Even on a small place like ours, the list...

In the world of fine art, the rule of thumb when an artist is working out a new style, is not to paint portraits of people you love. Since you know them in intimate detail, you're harder on...

My brother came this week and we navigated a lot of grief-y stuff together. We had a dinner with my Dad and his new fiancé (which brings a lot of emotions of course—at least she is...

Happy Springy Saturday Friends!

Funny things happen to me all the time: Last Friday I was coming home from getting takeout and when I parked the truck I found a tree frog sitting on my hood. It was...

It's the weekend and I'm feeling better!

This was a tough week. We hit the 5 month mark this week—5 months since Mom crossed over. I was just starting to feel like I had gotten over the hump...

By the time you read this, I'll be in Pittsburgh visiting my brother! I'm heading out Wednesday, April 5th and will be back on Sunday. I need it after this weekend. ManChild and B-Rad took a short...

I was driving ManChild to school this week and asked him if they have pep rallies.

ManChild: I don't even know what that is...

Me: The whole school goes to the gym and the cheerleaders are...