by CMCook | Nov 8, 2014 | farm life, fat cow studio, In the studio, Inspiration, Nature, ranch living
“Be serene in the oneness of things and erroneous views will disappear by themselves” -Seng-ts’an Sometimes I get so wrapped up in “life” and what I am suppose to be doing. Whizzing right...
by CMCook | Sep 8, 2014 | farm life, fat cow studio, In the studio, Inspiration, Nature
I read a quote not long ago…”Don’t cut what you can untie.” At first, I thought it meant to not cut the pretty ribbon, but untie it for later use. I was reading Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, by Mark Nepo, one chapter was about...
by CMCook | Jul 11, 2014 | Family, farm life, fat cow studio, In the studio, Inspiration, Nature, ranch living
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions” Oliver Wendell Holmes I have been reading and studying about life, death, religion, listening, being still and just what I am suppose to be doing with...
by CMCook | Mar 3, 2014 | farm life, Nature, ranch living
It isn’t quite spring yet. In fact, yesterday it was 82 degrees. I sat on my porch barefoot and in a tee shirt. Right now I have on insulated underwear, a heavy sweater sitting next to a fire while it sleets outside in the 19 degree temperature....
by CMCook | Nov 4, 2013 | farm life, fat cow studio, In the studio, Inspiration, Nature
There are days when the great are near us When there is no frown on their brow…. These are the days which are the carnivals of the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson’s advice was to seek to find what is at the heart of each day, we will come to the quality...
by CMCook | Oct 28, 2013 | farm life, Nature
Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Like many, I love the sights and smells this time of year brings. That feeling you...
