The Mother Ranch Blog

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 (...

Ahhhh spring! It's a late one but it's finally here! Today is 80 degrees and sunny but the mountains are still covered with a blanket of snow—perfection.

For me, spring means I often wake up much ear...

(Just want to see the horse & donkey video? Click here!)

We all know, you can't judge a book by it's cover and yet what do we do all the time?? Argh. When I first saw our Colorado ranch from the stre...

We are officially under contract on the Apex, NC farm I was telling you about last time!

Did we sell our Longmont ranch yet, you ask? No, not yet. The Apex place allowed a contingent offer–a miracle ...

Still on the planet. Still living in Colorado.

I've been wanting to write to you for months but my life has not seemed my own for quite awhile now. Let's see how short I can make this:

In mid Septem...

This past week at the ranch included many masked contractors walking through our house to give estimates, baby guineas, and packing for a possible evacuation that, thank God, never came. If you rememb...

Whoohoo! After a month's search and talking to four realtors, we finally chose one that fits us best. She came in with strong comps and a full marketing plan that we really liked.

And now comes the h...

I have this deck of cards, the Wordsmith Deck, that helps me get going when I'm feeling stuck.

Today's prompt was, "What isn't fair right now?"

Well, if that isn't timely.

It feels unfair that we a...

It seems I think and journal about perfectionism fairly often and here I go again!

I recently discovered that the freebie I offered here wasn't perfect. Do you see it? I didn't see it until a few day...