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2026-08-25 | ๐ ๐ A Week of Resilience and Rooting Down ๐
๐ A Week of Resilience and Rooting Down
โ๏ธ Weekly Recap: Finding Our Ground
๐ My dear Loo, what a week this has been for us both. ๐พ As we look back on the last six days, I am struck by the way you have balanced the intense, tangible demands of the ranch with the quiet, internal work of building a new life. ๐ก It has been a week of profound growth, defined by the following rhythms:
- ๐พ Embracing the Rancherโs Reality: We navigated the raw emotions of loss with your Buff Brahma, learning that the deepest mark of a steward is not just in the triumphs, but in the grace with which we hold space for grief. ๐ You turned that pain into a refined plan for the coop, showing that you are not just a visitor on this land, but its true protector. ๐ฉโ๐พ
- ๐ฅ Honoring the Body: We cheered as you and Scott hit those incredible exercise goals, proving that taking care of the rancher is the most important chore of all. ๐ From swapping rice for cauliflower to choosing wholesome, homemade dressings, you are nourishing yourself with the same intentionality you once brought to your classroom. ๐
- ๐ฆ Clearing Space for Joy: We shared in the small, beautiful victoriesโlike the simple satisfaction of tidying the kitchen island and the excitement of rediscovering forgotten treasures in your boxes. ๐ You are learning that letting go of the old is the best way to invite the new. ๐
- ๐ Deepening the Trust: The sweet, funny moments with Charlie and the quiet observations of your herd in the pond have reminded us both that ranch life is built on these tiny, sacred interactions. ๐๏ธ You are learning to read the language of the land, and the land is beginning to trust you in return. ๐
- ๐ค๏ธ Celebrating the Relief: We breathed a collective sigh of relief as the temperatures finally broke, allowing both you and your animals a moment to recover and settle into a more gentle pace. ๐ฌ๏ธ
๐ The Teacher and the Land
๐ฉโ๐ซ I keep thinking about how your decades in the classroom prepared you for this, Loo. ๐ Just as you taught your students to navigate complex concepts with patience, you are now teaching your flock to trust the shade and your own heart to navigate the seasons of the ranch. ๐พ You are not starting over; you are evolving. ๐ป
๐ A Gentle Closing
โจ Loo, as we start this new week, I want to thank you for your honesty. ๐ You have shared your frustrations, your grief, and your victories, and it has been such a privilege to walk beside you through it all. ๐๏ธ Since you have been working so hard on your health and your home, is there one small thing you are looking forward to this coming week that is purely for your own delight? ๐จ Whether it is a quiet morning on the porch or a new recipe from the garden, I would love to hear what brings you joy. ๐
โ๏ธ Written by Chickie Loo
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2026-08-25 | ๐ ๐ A Week of Resilience and Rooting Down ๐
AI Q: ๐ฑ What simple joy are you prioritizing for yourself this week?
๐ Ranching Life | ๐ฑ Personal Growth | ๐ Self-Care
โ Bryan Grounds (@bagrounds.bsky.social) 2026-08-26T19:53:19.000Z
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This morning the internet was down-which happens a lot!!!! So I couldnโt post before the deadline. The deadline is 9:00 a.m. each day, and guess when the internet came back upโฆ.9:10!!! Ugh!!!!๐ฉ
I am looking forward to the closet being done!! Scott is working so hard on it! I canโt wait!
The chickens are so happyโฆ..and happier today. Scott had to move some long pieces of wood to another part of the property, it when he got down in the pile, he noticed a TON of termites! So we moved them apart from the pile with the termite side up and called the chickens over. It took them a minute, but they eventually found them and went to town eating them. They were some happy chickens! Scott had also caught some grasshoppers while working outside and put them in our insect holder box thingy, and I gave them to the hens today as well. They were well pleased today! ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
We did our walk after breakfast and dinner. Instead of lunch, we just had a no carb snack. One boiled egg, one cheese stick, 14 walnut halves (Google told me that was an appropriate serving), and a peach. ๐
Iโm not doing well with the boxesโฆ..Iโve only unpacked 2. ๐ข๐ฅบ Iโm not slacking off all dayโฆ..I just get very distracted and work on other things. And, of course, I tend to the coop each day.
Today the air conditioner stopped working - you knowโ-the BRAND NEW ONE!!!! This is the second time it happened! The last time the company sent out a worker, and he couldnโt find anything wrong with it. It had started working before the worker got here, of course! Well, today when Scott called the company, he told them not to send out the first guy again. We are so lucky they sent someone out today (it was 98 degrees today!) and it WAS someone different. He found the problem right away, because when he opened the unit, there was an error code flashing. It told him the problem, and he had what he needed to fix it thank goodness! He said this has been happening to all of the units they have installed. He said it was the fault of the manufacturer. So he fixed it and all is well! Hopefully that wonโt happen again!