Ranch Raised

We are enjoying a few garden goodies. Earlier this spring I told you that I was challenging myself to try roasted radishes. Okay, okay, I now understand why they are all the rage! I broadcasted a bunch of radish seeds all around my cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli. [READ MORE…]

The July forecast says higher than average temps for our area and lower than average precipitation. Yep, it is time to make another hard cut to the cow factory roster. [READ MORE…]

It was a quiet weekend around the Jones Ranch. It is hard to get away with so many chores and mouths to feed of the 4-legged variety. [READ MORE…]

We were able to enjoy a few hours in our local small town enjoying the hard work of a committee who has been dedicated to providing a couple days of small-town fun for our area. [READ MORE…]

As I rode into that lake to grab a rope hanging off the bull or get him to dry ground, I realized I now had water over my saddle horn. I thought to myself, I shouldn’t be getting this deep on my big, bay gelding, Wrangler. Then I could feel my horse shifting underneath me and I knew I had to quickly kick free and swim away from my horse because he decided to take full advantage of the cool deep water and submerge himself and roll. [READ MORE…]

As I left off yesterday, I can tell you from first hand experience how important swimming lessons are even for ranch kids who may never hit the pool other than that week of summer lessons. [READ MORE…]

While there are a lot of life skills that I love teaching our kids, there are some areas I have to recognize that I am not a master of and defer to others for help. Learning to swim is a life skill that is not used a lot on the ranch, but I feel very passionately as a parent that my kids are equipped to handle themselves in the water. [READ MORE…]

I feel like it is time to revisit a subject I talked about in the fall, and that subject is, navigating these rural roads and highways safely! If you are tuning in today, I would venture to say, you are a commuter on rural roads and highways at some point during your day or week. [READ MORE…]

We were able to enjoy a few hours in our local small town enjoying the hard work of a committee who has been dedicated to providing a couple days of small-town fun for our area. [READ MORE…]