Play day
Thursday June 13, 2019 Our summer routine will now include Thursdays with our grandson. 😁 Sometime I get so wrapped up in the busy-ness of this place I forget I do have a life in addition to Blue Moon Ranch. … Continued
Let’s make yarn!
Wednesday June 12, 2019 I hope to be skirting fleeces most of the day today, well, between feeding animals and such. We are lucky enough to have a wonderful fiber processor as a dear friend in Salt Lake City, so … Continued
Lock ’em up!
Tuesday June 11, 2019 I guess it had to happen. We’ve enjoyed country livin’ and the safe feeling of not having to lock the doors. But times are changing. 🙁 In the past month we’ve had several instances of people … Continued
Waiting for summer
Monday June 10, 2019 Good morning faithful readers! We made a quick trip to Chicago for a wedding this weekend and it was beautiful indeed. Reconnecting with family is always the highlight of any trip to the Midwest. ❤️ It’s … Continued
I ❤️ gray fleeces!
Thursday June 6, 2019 Well I spent an hour or more this morning trying to repair my web site which told me I was out of space and could not publish any more posts!! Whaaat? But you know you can … Continued
Life is good
Wednesday June 5, 2019 As I open the bags of fleece and start to skirt them, it amazes me what these creatures grow on their backs with almost zero effort. Eat hay, eat grass, and grow fleece. It just happens … Continued
Learning new faces
Tuesday June 4, 2019 I think I’ve relearned about 80% of the faces for sure. Some members of the white families do look quite similar, so I need to get behavioral clues and then relearn something unique about that new … Continued
Our sweetest alien 💛
Monday June 3, 2019 One day to recover is all we get then it’s right back at it. 😉 The barn cats have returned to the barn, all 3 of them vacated for shearing day as they wanted no part … Continued
Shearing day!
Saturday June 1, 2019 It’s shearing day! I got a phone call form our shearer yesterday that he was stranded in South Dakota after the transmission on his van died. Oh boy. But he did find us another crew, who … Continued
Almost ready
Friday May 31, 2019 We’re almost ready. I tested out the barn cam inside the barn and was disappointed to see that it’s not working. ughh Seems some mice decided to taste the wiring over the winter. So I will … Continued
End of the daily rains?
Thursday May 30, 2019 The countdown is on for shearing day preparations and my list is now longer than my arm. We can offer no more tours until after shearing, thanks for understanding. My run to get groceries today will … Continued
If walls could talk…
Wednesday May 29, 2019 We have another private tour scheduled today and this group of ladies is thinking rain sounds fun if we all get to huddle in the barn with alpacas. ☔️ So I wont fret about the weather … Continued
Under cover dog
Tuesday May 28, 2019 Ed calls these days “double Mondays” when he goes to his office and has to catch up on things from yesterday. I call it just another busy day. The rain yesterday curtailed much of the outdoor … Continued