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Jan 5
5 min

Barn Building Series: That's Something To Be Proud Of

Rabbit, rabbit. A year of the ranch, in review. It's a new year, and while hate is a strong word, 2020, we really, really, really did no...

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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: Big, Big, Plans

Onward to the inside. Once we got the barn structure itself up, we were able to immediately use it to provide shelter for our livestock (...

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Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Photo Sessions on the Farm

...Hi - me here, with my Pretty Penny, excited to share with you these fall photos from the ranch with Haze Photography. While these fami...

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Nov 13, 2020
2 min

Barn Building Series: Workin' On a Full House

We're close. Almost there. Nearly done. Things I have been repeating to myself for months. I have been right every time, but somehow th...

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Nov 13, 2020
2 min

Settling Down

Fluttering butterfly wings have turned to floating autumn leaves on a crisp breeze. Fall has arrived, and it is a welcome slow down for ...

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Sep 24, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: Won't Stop 'Till It's Done

The exterior of our barn structure is finally wrapped up, along with a significant paddock fence. This was a huge accomplishment that took

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Sep 23, 2020
3 min

Farewell to Yoga 2020

Tonight was the last yoga class on our ranch for the 2020 season. As I sit here and reflect on our evenings together, I have a heart so f...

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Sep 9, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: From The Ground Up

We've been building this love, from the ground up. When we initially purchased the barn "kit" we figured it would be a lot more like adul...

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Aug 10, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: The Cowboy In Me

When all is said and done, it will have been worth it, for sure. What has been completed looks really sharp - and the barn itself is made o

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Jul 17, 2020
3 min

Farm Fresh Fitness

Fitness in farming and ranching is important, but maybe not always discussed... We get busy with chores and schedules, and especially wi...

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Jun 22, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: Dirt On My Boots

Our pole barn kit has arrived and comes with everything we need to do a good old fashioned barn raisin'!

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Jun 1, 2020
3 min

The Big Dig

Wow. This past weekend we excavated & built our pond. It was one of those surreal experiences where it just came together better than eit...

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May 26, 2020
1 min

Homestead Reveal

Styling our log home has been a fun job, and a total change of pace from our last more modern farmhouse renovation project. Going from lo...

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May 20, 2020
3 min

Farm & Forage Recipe: Violet Syrup

Spring foraged violet syrup recipe

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May 12, 2020
2 min

Farm Fresh Fiddleheads

How to Prepare Spring Fiddleheads

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May 5, 2020
4 min

April Showers Bring May Flowers

One tree variety already blooming in our yard, are the many Magnolia trees that have been arriving over the course of the last couple weeks.

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Mar 14, 2020
2 min

Barn Building Series: Saddle Up

We obtained the building permit for our barn. While this is just one step in a long line of phases to completion, it is a big one.

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Feb 17, 2020
3 min

Barn Building Series: The Roots

We have already begun the nitty gritty - the research - meeting with the town and asking what steps were required. We have also begun the pr

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Feb 17, 2020
2 min

Dirigo Ranch

Dirigo - as seen on the Maine state flag - is a Latin term, meaning, "I Lead". We felt this was fitting, as we lead along our family and pa

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Feb 4, 2020
3 min

Breaking Bread

Something simple I like to try to do every week, is make a loaf of bread. I typically don't buy any at the store because it is really eas...

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