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Sanctuary Life
Paul
Nov 134 min read
Sometimes, We Don't Get Along
Last Sunday the sanctuary took in two new goats. Their names are Hank and Grissom, very handsome pygmy boys. They were raised together...
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Kelly
Nov 92 min read
The Thunderbolt
This morning, there was frost on the plateau. It cast the illusion of a soft veil, gently and carefully laid down on the tippy-tops of...
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Paul
Oct 62 min read
Open House!
2 years ago we bought this patch of bare land. It had never been occupied. It was love at first sight for this site. After one year of...
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Kelly
Sep 133 min read
Call Me, Captivated
As I walked toward a large building and into work, the chirping birds caught my attention. They sounded…strange. Their chattering was...
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Paul
Apr 13 min read
One Step at a Time
King Winter be gone now soon cometh the spring! Has winter gone though? Hard to say with perpetually chilly temps, and the persistent...
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Kelly
Jan 282 min read
The Slow Days of Winter
The slow days of winter are seeing their season. Though, this year seems much different from the last according to the still vibrant oak...
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Kelly
Jan 72 min read
Hope is Always Sweeter than Despair
Our days at the sanctuary have been tolerably full. The cold weather is the source for most of our sufferance. In the darkest hours, the...
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Paul
Dec 3, 20234 min read
Ours for a Day, Lucy De Luz
The yelping could be heard across the valley all morning. Clearly not a coyote. Also, clearly not happy or warning yelps. These were the...
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Paul
Nov 29, 20232 min read
A Certain Flavor of Gratitude
The season’s changing has not been subtle. There are ice cubes carried by the wind, it cuts through layers. You wouldn’t know this by...
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Kelly
Nov 19, 20233 min read
One Stubborn Great Pyrenees. Help! We Need Your Ideas
When we first purchased the sanctuary, our realtor told us that the area used to have deer but not anymore. Shortly after, Paul and I saw...
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Kelly
Nov 12, 20234 min read
10 Mississippis
The glass coke bottle, spun by an overzealous 8-year-old's sticky and dirty little hand, went round and round. It seemed as if it would...
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Paul
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Scritches, Please
I met a goat today. He came right up to me and stuck his chin out, a very trusting gesture I thought. I offered my hand for him to sniff,...
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Kelly
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Rivendell Goes Dark
We are under a weather advisory today for severe winds. The winds started, as torrentuous weather is want to do, in the dark of night,...
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Kelly
Oct 22, 20233 min read
Now, This Feels Good
This was a week for breakthroughs. Finally, we had some good news about the house build. Seems we just need a visit from the fire...
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Kelly
Oct 15, 20233 min read
Let's Catch-Up
I thought we may want to do a catch-up blog post as it seems like it's been a while since I've shared our latest construction and...
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Kelly
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Peeling It All Away
Building Rivendell Sanctuary has made me more appreciative of my time at Rose Hill Farm. Having been the chief designer and developer of...
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Kelly
Sep 24, 20232 min read
Take This One Instead
The grasslands of the plateau have changed in hue, my morning drive to work, darker than it was only just a month ago. If my timing is...
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Kelly
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Winter is Coming!
All of the vacant parcels around the sanctuary have now sold. Paul and I have met two out of our three new neighbors. As I visited with...
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Kelly
Sep 9, 20233 min read
Hornworms and Tarantulas - Oh My!
This dusty dirt road of ours that winds its way beautifully up to Rivendell, continues to challenge us. We have yet to repair the damage...
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