The Mother Ranch Blog

Spring is here it seems, the geese have noticeably paired up, the bluebirds are out in force at my little ranch, along with the blue heron stalking the edge of the pond. And on Monday I saw what I thi...

You know how people on social are always posting, "Tell me you have a (fill in the blank) without telling me!" I have one for you! Tell me you have a 14 year old boy without telling me you have a 14 y...

THE ART: 
 It's finally happened! YAY! I decreased my print prices over on my Etsy shop AND the shipping is still free! For those that have asked, there are a few originals on there now as well, more ...

THE ART:

My sweet friend Mary turned 69 this week! She's back in Colorado so I couldn't celebrate her birthday with her in person darn it. I sent her some prizes and thought you'd like to see—I thoug...

Guess what today is?! The very first day, 14 years ago, that I laid eyes and hands on my sweet baby boy in Ethiopia!

I cry every single time I see this photo. 

In the gardens...

I woke up this morning to the sound of snow plows and snow blowers across the street, guess where I am? Pittsburgh! This week I'm visiting my brother Michael and his partner Nic. They also moved in 20...

I have a mouse-in-the-house story for you—eeeeeeeck!

I have a new Facebook friend (hi Alli!) and this week she posted this awesome pic of her favorite cow, her spirit animal she calls Mother Jumper...

What a fun week of new art, contests, and giveaways! But before I get into all of that, let me tell you a story...

Earlier this week I was hooking all 8 girls to their fence stations for feeding time...

We started off the new year with a bang! THREE inches of rain in 24 hours and then a short bit of snow to end that storm!

So pretty! It had been 70 the day before so it didn't stick.

All that rain mad...

I'm 52 years old and didn't know this! Here's the story:

It was the Wednesday before Christmas. My brother was in town and we were hosting a preChristmas brunch for the fam before Michael went home t...