About
About? Me? I walk in the will of Christ… I love taking photos… I adore my husband… I humor my baby… I feed animals… I love the color green… I love coordinating colors… I am an animal lover… a stay at home mom… I cloth diaper my baby… I am a cat person, but love my dogs… A horse nut through and through (to my husband’s demise)… I envy ranchers and ranching… I wish I had more land… I plan to homeschool my child(ren?)… My favorite horsey thing to do is groom, then trail ride… I like cleaning stalls… I am a horse whisperer… I can pick out a good dog… I used to work at a kennel… I am a small town girl… I love the country and hate the city… I adore large oak trees… Spring and fall are my favorite seasons… I used to raise suffolk sheep and now raise jacobs (much hardier)… I am attracted to rare breeds… I love being ‘different’ or I like to call it unique… I admire true cowboys… I adore my Ford F350 4×4… I wouldn’t mind owning an ’80s Porsche 911 hard top… I love old land rovers, they’re in my blood… I used to volunteer for our local fire department, auto accidents were my favorite… I can have a morbid sense of humor but try to keep it under raps… I tend to be on the more creative side… I am practical… I don’t wear makeup… I don’t wear fancy clothes… I hate dresses… I wore flip flops to my wedding (but I wore a dress!)… I love thinking of good names and believe there is a lot to be said about a name… I am genuine (so I am told)… I strive to be honest… I love living simple… I make my baby’s food… I try to buy organic as much as I can afford it… I’ve got champaign taste on a beer budget… I hate alcohol… I’ve never smoked nor drank… ever… I used to have a lead foot, my baby changed that… I love to study car driving such as when to hug the corner and when to go wide for best time… I can pull and back a trailer of any sort… I wear flip flops in the summer (unless with the animals)… I love my boots even though they’re pink… I am a proud non-pink-wearer… I like to make cards… I am online all the time… I’m the only one in my ‘blood’ family with dimples…
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February 12, 2008 at 7:39 pm
It’s great to “meet” you–I think we’re related! I love your profile and I could almost copy it…Homeschooling is awesome and wonderful and sometimes hard, but definitely the right thing to do. I want to know where I can get those pink boots!! I can’t believe there’s a horse breed I haven’t heard of–and now I’ll be looking them up everywhere. I look forward to your photo blog. I bought Elements 6 because of Pioneer Woman, but I don’t know what I’m doing yet! Come by my blog if you have time!
February 14, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Sweet photo. Says it all !
April 9, 2008 at 6:31 am
Could I reserve Debonaire when you decide to get a different ram?
Are his top horns straight up, a little back or a little forward?
Would also love to get Mercy, but Shannon says you are keeping her. What is her dam like, 2H or 4H? Is there any chance you would sell her?
We have reserved a ewe from Shannon and if we could get Mercy we could have them both shipped together.
Thanks,
Carl
April 30, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Joan. . . . now homeschooling is cool, but you need to realize that children is PLURAL! That’s right. . . as in “more than one.” OK. . who are you. . . you used Joan’s picture, but I’ve known Joan all her life. . . “children”. . . ha. . . never happenin, not buying it!!!!! Love you anyway. [Annie is sooooo cute. Who's Abigail????]
May 13, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Its nice to “meet” you, fellow PW reader & flickr buddy! I finally got time to snoop around your blog some more – I am so envious of your life! SAHM who takes pictures of her baby & horses all day!? What else is there?! That’s my dream job! Not to mention the beautiful countryside that you get to wake up to every day! Truly God’s Country!
So what type of camera do you have? You have a true talent for photography!
I don’t have a blog of my own, but you can visit me at http://www.myspace.com/marchellem if you’d like!
Take care and have a good evening!
Marchelle
June 26, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Yay! cloth diapers! no makeup! My kind of person. Love your blog.
Linda
August 7, 2008 at 7:39 am
Hi Joan,
Fun to find your blog – it looks nice. Sorry you have been sick. I have a 6 month old and haven’t been taking many photos but starting to get back into it.
Mandy (EPN Friend from Bitterroot)
August 26, 2008 at 10:44 am
Followed your link from your comment on Tammy’s Wrensong Farm blog (I guess you could say I’m the infamous person who started her Shetland addiction). Sounds like you and I have a lot in common. Horses, love of animals, one child (that’s it for me), cloth diapers, clean living . . . but I don’t do flip-flops (I’m old enough that they will always be “thongs” to me!). I’m going to add yours to my list of non-Shetland blogs to visit; feel free to visit mine!
August 26, 2008 at 10:50 am
Oh, and homeschooling! We are doing that, too (my son is 6 1/2).
November 3, 2008 at 4:37 am
Added to my favvorites list!!!!We have spnish nustangs out of Rowdey Yates… I love all the mustang breeds!!!Animals are special angles!!!Totally devoted and then sum.Your babies look healthy and happy the way God intended Jane
November 3, 2008 at 4:39 am
Sorry Spanish Mustangs …to early…very embarrs….
November 11, 2008 at 9:33 am
Joan,
I recently met your husband while he was on assignment at our manufacturing plant in SC. We enjoyed sharing about homesteading and I sent with him a few tokens for you. Great photos, I have a tendency to dabble a bit myself there.
I will cruise your site when I have additional time to enjoy.
Blessings to you and your family.
Diane
February 14, 2009 at 11:04 am
Fun to read your blog. I too enjoy the country life and would love to have more property and more animals. For now we have 3 horses, a wonderful blonde lab, 19 chickens a few cats, and an angora rabbit. I found your site on Shannon’s and she’s a sweet friend who taught me to felt. I love going to her farm and seeing all of her sheep. It’s great to find people who believe in the same principles and who live the good life of faith, hope, hard work and believe in doing the right thing.