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, breezy, 10...

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 is ...

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 yourself a...

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 truly a lovely huma...

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 d...

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 but no. ...

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 tri...

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 cheering-...