Rocky’s little problem
Monday September 16, 2019 Well I discovered an umbilical hernia on Rocky a few days ago and as I do with any problem I first observe and then decide if and how to react. We’ve had hernias in babies before … Continued
Alpaca Boys
Saturday September 14, 2019 We’re scheduled for a perfect weather day today and since my health is returning I guess it’s time I face the messy pastures that I have had to ignore. We sold most of our aged compost … Continued
What about Roman?
Tuesday September 10, 2019 Three of the boys born this year have a special story, Ryder was born first and is my pick of the 4 for quality, Rocky had a birth story that will live with him forever, and … Continued
No sick days
Friday September 6, 2019 Time to fess up. I’ve been feeling pretty lousy all week. A viral sore throat that would not let go and left me weak and out of energy, Its hard to eat when a piece of … Continued
Keep it cool for one more day
Wednesday September 4, 2019 Well it looks like today is the last super hot day for a while, so we’ll let the alpacas splash around in the creek and I’ll save the knitting and spinning projects for tomorrow. I found … Continued
Time to find your babies!
Saturday August 31, 2019 I am outside almost every night just as it gets dark to check on all the animals. The 3 cats usually show up then for some food and the dogs get a late night biscuit. And … Continued
Learning the dance
Thursday August 29, 2019 When a newborn alpaca and it’s mom are learning the nursing routine it’s like learning to dance with a new partner. Each has to learn the movements of the other and it sometimes takes a few … Continued
A change is coming 🍁
Wednesday August 28, 2019 A car full of fleeces are on the way to Salt Lake City for washing and carding and spinning. Thanks Spinderella! Now that that’s done I’ll start making more soap to fill up the empty shelves … Continued
Happy one week Remy!
Monday August 26, 2019 Happy Monday! I plan to take advantage of a gorgeous weather Monday by skirting the rest of the fleeces in the fleece shed and get them ready for processing. The baby fleeces take hours because of … Continued
Open Barn today!
Saturday August 24, 2019 Well today’s the day. I was surprised how many tickets we sold overnight and we’re still seeing ticket sales this morning. 👀 It’s a lovely chilly 50 degrees here now but will warm up quite a … Continued
Where’s Remy?
Friday August 23, 2019 Baby Remy gained another half a pound so I’m feeling better about that situation. He’s now a whopping 13.6 pounds. It’s been a while since we’ve had one that tiny, so a little fretting is needed. … Continued
Thank you!
Thursday August 22, 2019 So far, ticket sales for our event on Saturday have paid for 144 bales of hay for this winter. Thank you everyone! When I did the tickets myself for our spring event I had to cut … Continued
Big sigh of relief
Tuesday August 20, 2019 You know that sigh that you sigh when the last gift is wrapped on Christmas eve and you can finally go to bed? Well that is the sigh I sighed last night after our last baby … Continued
Is synchronized walking a thing? Yes! 😁
Monday August 19, 2019 With the mowing and trimming all done for next Saturday’s event (Thanks Ed) the rest of the week will be focused on getting the new things in the yarn barn. We got Harry Potter’s Yarn back … Continued