I feel heavy when I keep things in my head. It takes me a bit sometimes to recognize it, but when I finally do it’s like a lightbulb goes on. I remind myself to get out of there! Or better yet, get outside and do something so that the thoughts can escape my mind and go into the great wide open.…
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This speaks to any bad day, good day…or just plain old day. A good night always gives way to another tomorrow. A chance to start over and do it right. It’s comforting when you think about it. Until you get to the very end, there is always another day to make it right and make it better. Thank you, Ms. Scarlett!…
May 2022
“In our family, we don’t hide crazy … we put it on the porch and give it a cocktail.” – Anonymous
KateI saw this quote on the dedication page of a book I was reading recently. I loved it because it is our family to a tee! Anything of any substance, that sometimes could be deemed as crazy, is unpacked on the porch (in the summer), and by the fireplace (in the winter). We are talkers and hashers in my family. Cocktails or coffee help us. 🙂 Cheers to a smooth Chianti…
April 2022
“What you see depends on how you see the world. To most people, this is just dirt. To a farmer, it’s potential.” – Doe Zantamata
Kate ZiehmAlways see opportunity. Always look at things from a different perspective. And never stop believing in the power of anything..and its potential. …
March 2022
“Scott for scientific method, Amundsen for speed and efficiency but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton” – The Endurance
Kate ZiehmIf you haven’t read or listened to it, I highly recommend the true story about the Antarctica expedition trip that Ernest Shackleton led on the great ship, Endurance. It’s inspirational and truly amazing. I am motivated every day by great leaders, and Ernest Shackleton resides at the top of my list. Hail Shackleton!…
There is great comfort in just being where you are, being perfectly present. No phone, no text, no computer. Contentment in being in the conversation OR sitting with yourself in the silence. Wherever it is, with whomever you share space with, just be where you are, present. – Kate…
January 2022
“I’ve come too far to see the end now even if my way is wrong I keep pushing on and on and on and on” – Imagine Dragons, Nothing Left to Say
KateKeep moving, just go. It’s a battle this time of year and every day that the cold and gray is set in, I just keep reminding myself to go, go, go, and go a little more! Even if it’s the wrong direction, at least it’s a direction and it’s not stagnation. Keep going … go, go, go, go, go … push on!…
December 2021
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. — Burton Hills
KateThis is the first Christmas having to welcome home my son after a semester away at school. It was so nice to have to make 3 lunches again, change 3 sets of bed sheets, and see his barn boots parked outside the porch door. To a parent, especially, there is nothing like being surrounded by all of your babies … it’s a feeling of being whole, and filled with love.…
November 2021
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness. — Thomas Jefferson
KateIt all comes back to food!…
October 2021
If it’s dark outside, you light the fire yourself. Darling, when the ice caps melt, When the devil’s in the bible belt, Don’t cower in your bed. — Dry the River/Bible Belt
Kate ZiehmI like this quote because it puts a fire in my gut to be a self-starter. It’s a reminder that you can’t sit back and take it; you have to thwart off the evil in this world and fight back with love!! ;-). No cowering in your bed kids! Get up and push forward!…