Tag: family

  • A Love and Respect of Antique Books

    Making a case for using old or outdated materials; even if may not match your values. In the last year or so, I’ve discovered I have a deep love and fascination with antique books. At first, I simply admired the beautiful binding; often leather or sometimes linen, adorned with gilt lettering in fonts rarely seen…

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  • It starts with a dream: building our family ranch from scratch in Northern Nevada

    In the beginning….Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of having my own ranch. As a horse-crazy kid, the dream was something like having my house integrated with the barn so I could feed my horses out of my bedroom window. Now, as an adult, that vision has changed quite a bit. Family…

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  • Welcome!

    I honestly can’t tell you how many drafts of this post I’ve built over the last couple of years, but I felt it was time to just “pull the trigger” so to speak and get the ball rolling! Hi, I’m Valerie. My family and I recently “escaped” suburban life and moved to a one-acre blank…

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