Monthly Archives: May 2022

Gifting Words of Encouragement!

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

Hello Friends!!

I hope you’re doing well and enjoying this amazing month of May! By the time you read this blog post I will be in New Mexico for some time with my precious parents… and I’m planning to eat all the Mexican food! I’m really in need of some time to just sit and visit with my Dad as he hasn’t been feeling too strong and discouragement has started to set in. You know when you are a hard working rancher that never quits… and suddenly you are forced to slow WAAAAY down, it is very hard. I plan to make him laugh! Smile!

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When Mother Earth Wakes Up

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Suburban Farmgirl Nicole Christensen

Hello! I hope this blog post finds you all doing well, and feeling the wonderful “warmth” of all things Spring! I know this time of year I might whine a bit because it always seems to take forever for the seasons to change and warmer temps to arrive, but this year takes the cake! We’ve had the heat and woodstove going, even into May. (Normally, this time of year, I might be fighting the urge to crank the air conditioner). I didn’t grow up in a four-season climate, and am often asked by warmer-weather-dwelling friends how I can stand the cold for so long. Here’s why…when Mother Nature wakes up from her long winter’s rest, it can arguably be the most wonderful time of the year!

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