There was a death yesterday at the Ranch, a small one. The baby chicken Ashley was caring for so lovingly, who seemed to be doing so well, just (as my grandmother would have said) up and died. Naturally most of the Ranchers had invested heavily in little Prancer’s struggle to live, stopping by Ashley’s office…
A Christmas Miracle (very small one…)
Okay, folks, it’s time to get blogging about the Ranch again. Things are happening big time around here.For example, we had a Christmas miracle all our own.For weeks when Cathy has been tending the chickens at night, closing them up warm and cozy in their hutch, she has noticed that one is missing. Still, when…
Racing the Clock
Me visiting with a young attendee at the NDSC Jerry and I, three staff, and two Down Home Ranch Board members attended the National Down Syndrome Congress Conference (NDSC) in Denver in mid-June. Jerry and I went up early to attend the Global Down Syndrome Foundation Round Table on current advances in Down syndrome research…
Happy to be here
Volunteer Cacy Scott from Sunnybrook Christian Church of Stillwater, OK I often correct people when they say Jerry and I “built” Down Home Ranch. We’re the Founders, but other people built it. And I don’t mean just the homes, the ponds, the greenhouses, the barns, and other structures. I include the fences, the programs, and…