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Week 3: The New Normal Amid COVID-19

We've hit week 3 of this new lifestyle and routine. The boys are up each more (way earlier than I would like but that's beside the point), eat breakfast and are out the door to feed our small herd of bottle calves before making the rounds with Derek to check on all our momma and … Continue reading Week 3: The New Normal Amid COVID-19 →

Katie Stockstill-Sawyer Uncategorized Leave a comment April 5, 2020 3 Minutes

Social Distancing on the Farm

Editor's Note: This is my weekly update on life on the farm amidst the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak.  When we wake up Monday morning we will be under a state-wide, stay-at-home order. Not much will change from our current routine, but things have certainly become more real, more sobering and more uncertain. The farm didn't stop … Continue reading Social Distancing on the Farm →

Katie Stockstill-Sawyer Uncategorized Leave a comment March 29, 2020 2 Minutes

The Value of Animals

I didn't grow up with pets. For a few years we had a goldfish that I'm pretty sure was actually a dozen different fish my parents rotated through after one died off or we starved it to death. We finally adopted a dog when I was in middle school and I remember being frustrated by … Continue reading The Value of Animals →

Katie Stockstill-Sawyer Uncategorized Leave a comment June 3, 2019 2 Minutes

Thoughts from a Farm Mom

Sunday is Mother's Day and will mark just over 6 years of my time as a mother. I have two boys - Evan, age 6, and Owen, age 3 - and being their mother is both the most difficult and rewarding job I have. I've learned a lot while raising two boys and I've slowly … Continue reading Thoughts from a Farm Mom →

Katie Stockstill-Sawyer Uncategorized Leave a comment May 10, 2019May 9, 2019 2 Minutes

The Seasons of Farming

My farmer hubs proposed to me almost one year to the day after our first date. Whether he would admit it or not, I knew we would get married about six months in. I spent the next six months waiting for him to pop the question. After we were engaged my farmer explained that he … Continue reading The Seasons of Farming →

Katie Stockstill-Sawyer Uncategorized 1 Comment March 5, 2019March 6, 2019 5 Minutes

A Year With Owen Douglas

Today we celebrated the first birthday of our youngest son, Owen Douglas Sawyer. The past year has flown by - although there were days time seemed to grind to a halt. We had our good days and our bad. We survived a whole lot and spent many a late nights cuddling and rocking. Owen may … Continue reading A Year With Owen Douglas →

Katie Stockstill-Sawyer Uncategorized Leave a comment January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 2 Minutes

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