The Mother Ranch Blog

When my Mom went into the hospital for back surgery on Monday my life stopped. Literally. I didn't seem to be able to function. I sat and stared. I turned on the TV and stared.

She got there at 10:30...

Yesterday I went out to walk the dogs and was just standing outside in the grass when BAM! something stung me in the calf. I never did see it but after last week's 10 red ant bites on my ankle and som...

Good morning from the Mother Ranch!

In the adoption world, they call the day your child was placed in your arms, their "Gotcha Day." Rayn, my heart horse, had her Gotcha Day this week, we've been tog...

A few years ago, at our Colorado ranch, Michael and I bought Brad a Father's Day hammock. He'd always wanted one and we finally had the space! We decided on a double for just this reason:

How had I...

This is Tessa on the left and Duke on the right. They came to us at our Colorado ranch in the spring of 2017. They were already adults (Tessa was 4 and Duke 3) and had already been with sheep for seve...

Sweet Midgie went to heaven back in February, in the middle of all of the upheaval of the pandemic and prepping for moving the ranch to North Carolina. Her kidneys were giving out on her and she had a...

I had a thought the other day after finding that Lucy had peed on a big 8x10 area rug...AGAIN.

Remember back in the 1990s when everyone was making floor cloths out of canvas? I decided to bring that ...

So interesting how our brains work. 

I have a huge claw foot tub in my new house. I’m 5’7” and I can stretch out fully with only my head out of the water. It’s luxurious. I’ve found that the best tim...

I have SO fallen down on the job of staying in touch! I seriously thought I'd be able to pack the ranch, move across the country, unpack, and keep blogging and YouTubing, hahahahahahaaaaaaaa! Lord. Wh...

Our Colorado ranch went under contract on May 1 but I wanted to wait until we closed on May 20th before I let everyone know! 
A lovely couple bought it, Mike and Julia (seriously) and Mike’s mom Jane (...