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A Christmas for the Books

As some of you may know, Christmas morning was extra special for me. My boyfriend Reed asked me to marry him and I said YES!  Actually, the real story is quite the opposite.  I might have muttered the word yes before he even opened his…

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A Beef Lovers Christmas List

So I’ve jumped into the Christmas spirit head first and thought I’d provide you all with some Christmas ideas for the beef lovers in your life!  There is something on this list for everyone. The OCD in me is having a hard time with the…

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Scenes from the Branding Pen

It’s that time of year again… Branding time! This year we had an addition to the crew. Nick has been around our family for years, but it was his first time branding with us and I have to say he did a fantastic job. After…

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Calving Season- It’s Not Always Sunny

As I have said before, calving season is most definitely my favorite time of the year on our cow/calf operation. It’s not only new life but hope for the future and reinforcement that we did things correctly the year prior. It gives me chills to…

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Cowboy Brett off on a New Adventure

Forgive me for not posting in awhile!  It’s been a crazy past couple months around the .7 Ranch. Calving season, traveling for work, house warming parties, birthday parties, and going away parties are amongst a few of the happenings.  Possibly one of the more notable…

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California Drought on a Central Valley Ranch

My friend and fellow blogger, Megan Brown, over at The Beef Jar recently uncovered some rather hurtful words that her local Butte Environmental Council shared on their Facebook page.  After I saw what’s pictured below, I decided that maybe I should continue to share how real the drought…

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Remembering by Carrying on the Tradition

It’s been a tough couple weeks for my family. On April 18th my Grandma was diagnosed with stage 4 abdominal cancer and a week later she had passed away. My Grandma was tough, never the one to admit pain or voice a need to go…

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