What a week! Sunday: board meeting from 1:00-6:00 PM. Monday:getting in the hay and the blessing of the animals on St. Francis’ Day. Then Tuesday was the great semi-annual Staff-Rancher bowling tournament. What a hoot! The trash talk had gotten pretty bad over the previous week, and we were each determined to do our best for…
With St. Francis in the Fields
Rejoicing in the beauty of the world Yesterday afternoon Fr. John Williams, aka Rebekah’s dad, came out to the Ranch for our annual Blessing of the Animals. People were pretty tired from haying in the morning, but a good contingent trooped off in seach of those creatures great and small for whom Down Home Ranch is…
Of the Making of Hay
Community gathering in the hay crop Last week the hay crew came and cut our hay. We were glad because we’d been trying to get it cut for weeks, but we’re such small potatoes nobody is really enthusiastic about bringing out all that big equipment to work on our measly 20 acres. But fortune smiled, the…
The Playing Field
It occurred to me just now that Down Home Ranch has a distinct advantage in Special Olympics when it comes to our favorite events. We have a swimming pool, we have a stable and horses, we have wide open spaces to knock golf balls around in, and we have a bocce court and we all…