Wednesday May 8 2019 I’m certainly glad we didn’t decide to shear early this year. Cold and rainy weather is making it a challenge to get the barn cleaned and I think the alpacas are still enjoying their fleeces. I’m … Continued
Tuesday May 7, 2019 You might or might not know that I try to take Monday as a day off as much as possible, just for mental health since our weekends are usually pretty busy here. Of course I still … Continued
Thursday May 2, 2019 My next blog post will be on Monday as Ed and I take a little break leaving a capable full time ranch sitter and 6 dogs to keep things safe here. The guardian dogs have access … Continued
Tuesday April 30, 2019 Rain today and snow tonight. We still have some firewood left from the winter and I think some will be used tonight. The alpacas have so much fleece on them now, I bet they’d be happy … Continued
Monday April 29, 2019 We had several cars of people dropping in this weekend and I hate to seem rude, but sometimes we just don’t have time to drop what we’re doing for spontaneous visits. We had to stop taking … Continued
Sunday April 28, 2019 The sun dried things out nicely and I was able to run the pasture vacuum yesterday! yay. And I got some amazing beans bagged, they are dry and pulverized by the machine and ready for your … Continued
Saturday April 27, 2019 The rain soaked things here pretty thoroughly yesterday and last night so I’m not sure what we’ll be able to get done outside today, but wow it is green! Ticket sales for our spring event are … Continued
Friday April 26 2019 If the stray storms I see in the forecast don’t materialize I’ll get the pasture vacuum (aka poop sucker) out today and clean up a bit of the dry pasture areas. I’ll bag the dry stuff … Continued
Tuesday April 23 2019 As the alpacas are wandering farther away from the barn each day, one of the dogs always stays right with them. Even dear old Abby has been out and about after a long hard winter. I … Continued
Monday April 22, 2019. Happy Earth Day! Today is a day we promote environmental awareness and call for the protection of our planet. Did you know alpacas are one of the earth friendliest animals on earth? Their soft padded feet … Continued
Sunday April 21, 2019 The main choir for the day will be our local frogs accompanied by the red wing black birds. Should be amazing. 🙂 Then we’ve scheduled some family time, so no tours today. Happy Easter! Photo of … Continued
Saturday April 20, 2019 We have private tours scheduled for today and it looks like the rain till hold off until tomorrow. We’ve been really lucky with private tours dodging storms this year! It doesn’t look good for outdoor Easter … Continued
Friday April 19, 2019 I was obsessed with cows as a little girl. Probably because it was the only livestock I had ever seen growing up as a kid in Chicago. My dad would take me to the Chicago stock … Continued
