The Mother Ranch Blog

The birds in the video above are Purple Martins, aren't they fabulous?!

Happy Saturday friends!

I was driving home from the farm Friday morning as a red cardinal flew by. I said, "Hi Mom!" and start...

Happy Saturday friends!

One morning this week I woke up from a dream where a favorite sheep I used to have gave birth to a black and white baby goat and then eventually that mama sheep turned into a ...

Happy Saturday friends!

My weekly illustrations all fit on one page this week:

It's fun to use the macro lens on my iphone camera, the detail of some of the itty bitty flowers in the grass is impr...

Happy Saturday friends!

I was sitting in the pasture this past weekend and watching the horses. I had my sketchbook and I wrote a bit but just didn’t feel like sketching. Instead, with Sweetness stan...

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On Tuesday morning ManChild and I were talking on the way to school and he was complaining about his English class and all the poetry they were having to learn about. His desc...

Happy Saturday friends!

I don't seem to have a lot to say this week, which is odd I know, but I still have stuff to share so here we go!

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE WEEK:

I tried drawing left handed in th...

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Whaaaaat? Good news? YES! Yippee!

Yesterday we had a third company out that said the same as the second company: a few little spots of "wood eating mold" nothing to be conc...

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My week in illustrations:

FAVORITE THINGS FROM THE WEEK:

Margaux Kent owns Peg and Awl, they make beautiful supplies for artists. As I continue to work on ri...

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Some fun illustrations from the week:

How is it February already? Tomorrow marks one month since the fire. Wasn’t that yesterday? And also a year ago? Things are finall...

Happy Saturday friends!

Isn’t it funny how new weeks, new months, new years can set you on a path to change? There is something about feeling like you are starting fresh that makes change seem more d...