Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Sunday March 17, 2019 Well it is indeed St Patrick’s day so here is your Irish blessing for the day! May your day be touched with a bit of Irish luck, brightened by a song in your heart and warmed by smiles by … Continued
Animals offer a break for us
Saturday March 16, 2019 Another 7 degree morning guarantees we won’t be having too much melt down today even though it will be near 40 degrees later in the day. The news from New Zealand is so painful I find … Continued
Keep on shoveling…
Friday March 15, 2019 Well happy Frigid Friday! It’s 7 degrees here this morning. Our icicles are growing longer and we sure won’t have to worry about flooding today. Many of the alpaca girls chose to sleep under the stars … Continued
We’re ready for some snow melt!
Thursday March 14, 2019 It looks like the snow has stopped for now and I see five days of sunny weather ahead! That means I can feed the alpaca girls outside the barn and create a little more space in … Continued
A fun surprise
Wednesday March 13, 2019 Yesterday we hosted a surprise birthday event/private tour for a family. The birthday girl is obsessed with alpacas and they wanted to bring her in blindfolded. Well if you haven’t been here lately you might not … Continued
When do alpacas sleep?
Tuesday March 12, 2019 When do alpacas sleep? When they feel safe. And they feel safest in the presence of other alpacas. They all slow down at night to rest, but it seems to me the best actual sleeping is … Continued
Enjoying the snow
Monday March 11, 2019 Well that was fun. I guess Salt Lake City has no snow so our grandson was surprised to find mountains of it at the ranch yesterday. He did help me move hay bales and then got … Continued
Family Day! 😁
Sunday March 10, 2019 Family day today! Whoo-hoo! It’s been hard to see our local kids with the weather this year and we’re glad for a break in the snow so they can spend the day here. Our grandson will … Continued
Lincoln loves visitors!
Saturday March 9 2019 Private tours for today and I have lots of new inventory to add to Yaya’s Yarn Barn this morning. It looks like we’ll have a break from the snow for today and the alpacas are already … Continued
How to tell them apart
Friday March 8, 2019 To me, each and every alpaca here looks different and I know them all by name. To a lot of people, the only distinguishing difference is their color. But within the colors, the differences are really … Continued
Snow? What snow?
Thursday March 7 2019 Sitting in my office with 3 dogs at my feet and hot coffee in my cup I hardly notice the snow swirling outside my window. But it’s there. Our next private tour isn’t until this weekend, … Continued
A different perspective
Wednesday March 6, 2019 You won’t hear too many people talking about missing winter after the one we’ve had this year. But I’ve never thought like many people. 😁 I’ll miss the crisp air, the sound of snow crunching under … Continued
Making dogs happy and a piece of digital art
Tuesday March 5, 2019 I plan to load the 3 house dogs in the car today and make a trip into Salt Lake City for supplies before we get hit with the next snow storm. No way could I get … Continued
Do you have work you love?
Monday March 4, 2019 Good Monday morning faithful readers. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how important it is to have work you love. I know most people work at what they do M-F because they need the paycheck. … Continued