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Welcome home Charlie ❤️ After 5 years of liv

Welcome home Charlie ❤️

After 5 years of living an hour apart, my favorite boy is now in my backyard. I am so thankful that my parents took care of him for the last few years but so happy to now get to love on him every day instead of just once a month or so.

Prepare for lots of Charlie spam on this account... I am a little obsessed with my boy 😍🥰

Oh and there’s a really cute fluffy pony named jolly keeping him company... don’t worry, he is going to be spoiled rotten too!

There’s nothing fancy about our little blue barn

There’s nothing fancy about our little blue barn. It’s old and quirky and once housed pigs. When we moved in, it looked like it should just be torn down.... our realtor thought I was crazy when I said it would work for horses. We poured a lot of sweat equity into this building to get it ready for horses.... we stripped down to the studs and rebuilt. We built the stalls from scratch and swept years of dirt from the wooden floor.

You will never see it featured in magazine of beautiful stables but that doesn’t bother me. It does its job and it does it well. It houses my horses and keeps them safe, dry and warm. It took this land from 5 acres outside the city to a horse farm.

Some days I look out wishing I had a bigger, more beautiful barn. But then I remind myself of the years I spent living in the city, desperate to have space and horses in my backyard again. This barn makes that dream a reality and for that, I am grateful. Dreams don’t always have to be beautiful... sometimes a dream simply needs to be accomplished even if it isn’t in the most beautiful way.

Not much cuter than a baby horse ❤️ Baby Ivy i

Not much cuter than a baby horse ❤️ Baby Ivy is almost a week old and SO dang precious!

I’d like to speak to the manager... there’s sn

I’d like to speak to the manager... there’s snow on my beautiful spring blooms 😳🤨

Life in the Midwest is always an adventure!

Adulting things I am not a fan of: 1. Mulch is a

Adulting things I am not a fan of:

1. Mulch is actually expensive and you always need more than you anticipate 🤦🏼‍♀️

2. I have to go to work on Monday... every Monday

3. My back does not recover from spreading mulch like it did when I was 16 😭

We are making progress on cleaning up our landscaping and laying fresh mulch. We finished one side of the yard and the front porch area this weekend. It feels so good to be crossing off tasks on the spring to do list! While it wasn’t long enough, as always, it was a productive weekend on the farm!

Spring mornings on the farm are my favorite... the

Spring mornings on the farm are my favorite... the birds are singing, there’s a dusting of dew on the fresh green grass and everything is starting to bloom in bright colors. A quick walk around the yard, checking the animals and inhaling fresh air, starts my day off in the most peaceful way.

How do you like to start your day?

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