Thursday June 14, 2018 We have a new baby!! Thank you Miranda and Silver Lake. A little anxiety got my heart racing in his first few hours of life. This time instead of just sharing the cute baby pics, I’ll … Continued
Wednesday May 30, 2018 Our first baby could be arriving in 2 weeks, or today, or in a month. Yep, that’s how alpacas roll. My watch is intensifying each day and I won’t be too far away from here during … Continued
Sunday January 28, 2018 It’s a cloudy dreary morning at the ranch but all is well. Actually overcast skies are the best for photography so I might just take advantage of the situation and try for some new photo opportunities. … Continued
Friday December 29, 2017 We’ve been having a bit of fun with a word I invented yesterday. Fuddlemuss. The week between Christmas and New Years when you’re never sure what day it is. ha! So are you going anywhere for … Continued
Tuesday December 19, 2017 Lately I find myself checking for fetal movement while looking at some of the girls. It’s probably too early to see anything but it’s fun to be looking again. Sometimes I never see movement at all, and … Continued
Tuesday September 26, 2017 Yesterday I reclaimed my kitchen. It had been buried under yarn, yarn labels, curing bars of soap, soap labels, loofah soaps and more. Throw in a hefty dose of dog toys scattered all over and well, … Continued
Saturday August 12,2017 Visitors coming today, of course, it’s Saturday! 🙂 We got 3 new bags of yarn back last night, they look wonderful and I can’t wait to see them in the sunlight today. I still have about a dozen … Continued
Sunday August 6, 2017 Oh I think we made some beautiful babies yesterday. Well at least the boys had fun trying. Romulus has definitely figured out his “job”, SilverLake had a date with Patchouli and Stetson and Piper lasted longer … Continued
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 So Vesuvio and Bronson have a new home, they both walked nicely with us to the trailer, loading was OK, then Bronson changed his mind and tried to jump out. (it was a horse trailer with … Continued
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Today I need to test some of the alpaca pregnancies that we hopefully started a few weeks ago. I prefer behavior testing to see how the female reacts to the male. Sometimes that can get rather … Continued
Friday, July 7, 2017 We had a big success here yesterday as 2 of our new stud males were brought over to meet the girls. Both Romulus and Mojo performed like pros! Very often the boys inspire each other with … Continued
Monday, June 26, 2017 We started raising alpacas in 1998 and every single year since then we’ve had babies born in the summer … except for this year. So how does it feel? Do I miss those adorable babies and … Continued
Sunday, April 2, 2017 Have you been watching April the giraffe as she prepares to give birth? I’ve been checking on her since February! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do a quick google search and you’ll find … Continued