Here comes the sun
Thursday, March 16, 2023 The sun is shining brightly and even though it’s only 14 degrees, we hope to see some shrinking of our snow levels today. If you live at lower elevations in Utah it might be hard to … Continued
A Problem with my heart
Tuesday, May 10 2022 I’ve discovered that I have a problem with my heart. In the good ole days I was selling alpacas with gusto. One of my alpaca friends (who eventually hired me to sell her alpacas) said “you … Continued
Mothers and daughters
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 It would be so much easier to sell alpacas if I didn’t pay such close attention to their community and relationships. But I do know that stress is a killer for these creatures and I want … Continued
Be yourself
Thursday, February 4, 2021 One of the biggest mistakes I see people make in their alpaca business is to copy what everyone else is doing. If you’re going to get ahead, you have to do what no one else is … Continued
It’s a good life
Wednesday December 2, 2020 So much to do and so little daylight to do it! I’ve always said when you have your own business, your most valuable asset is actually your time. I don’t expect anyone to understand what my … Continued
Love at first sight
Sunday September 13, 2020 I was out in the boys barn last night making sure all the hay feeders were filled and that the little boys had plenty of water (They don’t have access to the automatic waterer yet) and … Continued
Why alpacas?
Thursday December 5, 2019 People often ask me why I raise alpacas. Am I doing it for the fleece? Did I want an animal to keep the pastures “mowed”? Did I need some unique lawn ornaments? No to all of … Continued
Saturday business
Saturday May 11, 2019 We’re going to take advantage of a beautiful weather morning here and get the barn cleaned out! Finally. Rain and snow and travel have pushed this event to later than we like but better late than … Continued
Sunday January 7, 2017
Sunday January 7, 2017 All the snow we were hoping for came in the form of rain! In January! We’ll have another chance for the white stuff next week and I suppose I should reread some of my blog posts … Continued
Caring for the old ones
Thursday October 26, 2017 Our alpaca herd is aging. And because we do not support the meat market, we will be caring for these old souls for as long as they need us to. Their fiber isn’t the softest any … Continued
Wednesday October 25, 2017
Wednesday October 25, 2017 I have to wonder how long these gorgeous Indian Summer type days will last. We’re expecting a high today near 65°! I won’t complain. Today I need to reconstruct some fencing that blew over while we were … Continued
The best laid plans….
Sunday October 15, 2017 We loaded the girls into the trailer, paperwork in hand, map set on the new phone showing us the route and off we went. 20 minutes later a big POP from the engine of our dear … Continued
Saturday October 14, 2017
Saturday October 14, 2017 Today we’ll be delivering two of our girls to their new home. It’s always kind of bitter sweet when we do. I’m happy for new owners and their enthusiasm but I do miss each and every … Continued