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January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM

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January on the farm isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters—and letting the rest wait.

January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM

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think I finally figured out my word for the year, and it’s versatility. We’ve had a lot of conversations lately—especially on social media—about versatility in horses, and the more I thought about it...

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January 1, 2026 at 12:18 PM

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The Holidays and the Grief We Don’t Talk About.

One thing about Facebook memories is that they can really hit you in the feels—especially this time of year.

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December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM

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Farm Decorating Day

December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM

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Welcome to Manzanita Farm LLC A place where old souls, good horses, and little donkeys meet you exactly where you are. Nestled in the quiet pines of rural Georgia, Manzanita Farm is more than a farm...

November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM

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🍂 A Thanksgiving Note from Me & the Farm 🍂 I’ve been thinking a lot about this past year— This year has been… a lot. Good, hard, beautiful, exhausting, surprising, holy, heartbreaking, hopeful. All ...

November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM

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That night, the moon stayed with me. It followed me home, hung in my window like a lantern, silvering the edges of everything it touched. The light felt almost alive — soft, patient, unjudging. It wa...

November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM

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This photo is an accurate representation of what my life will look like in the next several months, now that winter is coming—lots of mud, old hay, and wet, soggy gloves. The glamorous life of a horse...

October 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM

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The Man with the Twinkling Eyes~ Yesterday at the bakery, I met one of the most interesting men I’ve ever come across. I wish I had known who he was when he first came in—I would have lingered a litt...

October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM

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Breaking News from the Farm 🚨 Tonight, there was a major battle with the Goose. I was minding my business, enjoying one of Daxs ribs, when out of nowhere Goose went full ninja, launched himself, a...

September 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM

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Welcome to my tacky ass farm. Where I share my interesting life with marsh tacky horses, donkeys and farm life.

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September 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM

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Reckoning @reckoningmag.bsky.social · Aug 25

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August 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM

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Soaking up some Vit D

August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM

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Birdsong Smiling in the morning light, Dew clings cool where sun burns bright. A flutter—wings, or heart’s own beat? Both rise together, wild and sweet. The air is thick with hush and thrill, Wi...

June 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM

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So what does it look like to talk to you?

It looks like light.
It looks like listening.
It looks like home.

Want to keep dancing?

June 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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I rode in on a hate plane- But the landing was soft. Too much noise Too many thoughts Too many sharp edges Large soft ears caught every squeal of joy. I heard the eyelids blink- Velvet pink and...

June 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM

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White rose The moon is pink. No—it’s pearl white. No, not that either. It’s all the colors I can’t name, folding into one sky. The water bites—ice cold. Or maybe it’s warm, like your hand used...

June 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM

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June 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM

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Tender

June 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM

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💜

June 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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May 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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Practiced sound bowl therapy this morning in the misty drizzle with my mini donkeys as my curious audience. The air was cool, quiet, and a little bit enchanted. I struggled to find harmony, but they d...

May 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM

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Today I turn 48. It’s a strange number—quietly significant. Well past the halfway point of a life, especially when you consider that only 0.02% of Americans live to see 96, and even fewer get there w...