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Well yay, I DID NOT have a stroke! Gawd...
Happy Saturday friends!
2025 just keeps giving. I had a crazy week since I last wrote and the short version is: I didn't have a stroke.Â
YAY!Â
On Sunday I woke up feeling a little off. Stressed. Ti...
Filled to the brim with memories :-)
Above: a quick video of yet another rain storm this week, love hearing that rolling thunder!
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I’ve moved eight times in my life, nine if you count moving back into this house ...
Stop, drop, & quiver
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I don’t know why WE have had to endure TWO defective (and new) smoke alarms this week, especially after having just (well, January 2nd of this year) had a house fire but here ...
Wynter moves to California!
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This week I was supposed to be in Pittsburgh with my brother but instead I'm still here darn it! I have a chronic illness that I can mostly keep kind of at bay but every so of...
Wynter's move to CA and Women's Circle 2025!
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This week we wrapped up the Women's Circle for the year. It's been such a great experience for me and by what everyone said and the fact that they are all coming back in 2025,...
Happy belated Thanksgiving!
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Wynter is still doing great, yay!
Here's the story: When the ponies arrived a month ago, they had been eating a type of local hay called Coastal Bermuda. I had asked my trimm...
Wynter is OKAY! Whew!
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And it is a happy day, since Wynter decided to NOT die from colic this week! The end of the week was a whirlwind and will have to be written about next week. It took too
...There's some good in this world, mister Frodo.
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Let's talk about PONIES!
My aunt and uncle came for a visit last weekend and met Tori and Jordan:
I have come to the conclusion that Jordan needs a bit of work on just one...
Looking for the Good đź‘€
It's Saturday friends,
Ping ponging thoughts and emotions this week. You might be feeling the same.
This week of the election has not been great for me and 68 million other people. The prospect of P...
New Ponies and ART SALE!
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The ponies are here! The ponies are here! Yippee!!! Here's the story!
I had heard that Jordan (the chestnut (red) gelding) could be hard to catch but Sara the boarding facility...
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Julia MacMonagle
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I’m Julia MacMonagle—artist, equine-partnered coach, and founder of The Mother Ranch in Apex, NC, a 7 acre sanctuary where women come to breathe, create, and reconnect with themselves. My work blends creativity, presence, and nervous-system awareness to help women (and the occasional teen girl) listen to their Inner Voice and remember what’s true for them. Whether I’m leading an Women’s In-Person Circle, hosting a Women’s Online Creative Circle, or offering equine partnered coaching, everything I do is rooted in gentleness, compassion, and personal agency. I believe we all deserve a place where we don’t have to hold everything together—a space where creativity, connection, and quiet insight can unfold naturally. Art and writing is how I listen to my own Inner Voice. Animals are how I stay grounded. The Mother Ranch is where those worlds meet. When I’m not teaching or painting, you’ll find me with the herd, walking the land, or sketching the tiny moments that make life meaningful.
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