Tuesday was Alpaca Shearing Day 2019–it’s an “unwrap!” Shearing day brings relief. By the time it gets here the animals are hot. We hold our breath with each passing hot day when the weather bumps up above 80 degrees. How many more days until shearing? Do we need to get a sprinkler out? This year we lucked out, cool weather in May made a much more comfortable climate…
I wrote this piece many years ago. I bring this to light while many of you are pulling out the summer wardrobe and feeling less than your best as you go through and start wearing it all again. Coming out from underneath the cloak of winter… well, it can be a tough transition. I want you all to know I am here for you and definitely feel your…
Last week I wrote about being an entrepreneur and some of the things that go into it. #4 on my list was about Team; the people who work with you and for you. The question that always comes up is how do you find good people to work alongside you everyday? Let me begin.. When I go to my inbox I usually have at least one solicitation from…
Dear Entrepreneur and “thinking about becoming” an Entrepreneur, Hi. Nice to meet you. My name is Kate, and since I was very little I have always had big dreams and big aspirations. Most of them have never come true and most of them never will… (sigh) BUT… the handful that have worked out so far have been well worth the time, energy and thought that it took to…
A couple of months ago I wrote an article about 3 women who farmed and were widows. The message was not just in the story of these women but the importance of estate planning, and preparing for loss, financially. This was a topic that definitely struck a chord with many of you as I got a lot of feedback, personally, after the article ran. Here is the link…
With every trip there is excitement; organizing, packing, and planning. With every trip there is the expected and the unexpected.. We saw, we did, we ate, we walked and had a very fun time in New York City last week. So here are my Top 10. Enjoy. Top 10 things that I learned from my trip to NYC last week… with my kids, sisters, and their families: When kids…
The summer evening emergency farm calls were my favorite. By this time I could drive and it was totally okay to work late. Nothing made me happier in those years than an emergency prolapse, DA, or laceration that needed a stitching. I would throw on the navy blue, short sleeved coveralls and slip my feet into the black Tingleys that were always found laying by the back door…
For most of my life, up until the age of 21, it was all about becoming a veterinarian when I grew up. It was in my blood, veterinary medicine was the family business on my father’s side. It was my first job. I was Riverside Veterinary Hospital between the ages of 15 and 20. What pride I took in Brad’s practice, hoping that someday I would buy it from him…
Some days I just get ahead of myself. Some days I feel like my feet don’t even touch the ground because I am going in so many different directions. Some days I am so busy working on the tasks of today and planning for tomorrow, that I have to remind my brain to slow down, my body to sit still, and my heart to just settle. As I…
“OMG! Is that what I think it is nestled way back there in the corner of that big old tote? Yes, yes it is!” and I screeched with glee, jumping over a couple of boxes to get to it, as if it was going to run away on me. “Mom, what the heck?” Tyler said as I placed this disgusting old faux leather case on the kitchen table.…
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