Thursday, September 1, 2016 Welcome September! It will be a busy month here as we prepare for our Fall Open Barn Days, but also a delightful time of year. We’ll have cooler weather, colorful mountains, and happy animals ready to leave behind the … Continued
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Chief and Charlotte are recovering nicely and it was sweet to have a quiet night! I wonder if things will be quiet enough today for me to finish spinning the yarn I started last week? Yaya’s Yarn Barn need to be … Continued
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 At first light yesterday morning, I saw why the Pyrs had been barking. It was a porcupine! Chief had Charlotte had quills all over their faces. 🙁 (Abby was happy to sit this one out, lucky girl) It seems that Mondays … Continued
Monday, August 29, 2016 Well, I don’t know what it was, but something tried to get near the barn last night and Chief wouldn’t allow it. I woke up to lots of barking at 3:00 a.m. and could see Chief at work removing an … Continued
Sunday, August 28, 2016 Mercedes finally delivered a tiny baby girl yesterday, so the birthing season is officially over at Blue Moon! The new baby is doing great and her owners happened to pull in the driveway a few seconds after she was born! They … Continued
Friday, August 26, 2016 Ed is delivering a car load of fleeces to our favorite mill in Salt Lake City today to be washed and carded and eventually we’ll have some fabulous new yarn and roving back. We usually just do only 3 fleeces … Continued
Thursday, August 25, 2016 Well, we watched Mercedes baby kicking yesterday and posted an eviction notice. We shall see. 😉 It’s a bit chilly today (34° as I type) but we have little baby coats ready if he/she arrives today and doesn’t get warmed … Continued
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 The high today will be around 75°, I think I’ll take advantage of that perfect weather and attempt to finish skirting the 2016 fleeces. I am almost finished so it should be easy. The bounty at the Farmer’s Market is irresistible this … Continued
Monday, August 22, 2016 I made a batch of alpaca spice soap a few weeks ago, and it’s more than half sold before it even made to the store! Guess I’ll need to make another batch of that one. This week will be a soap … Continued
Sunday, August 21, 2016 The weather is perfect for being outside today, so I’ll probably work on more fleeces under my big shade tree. I saw the bag of General Patton’s fleece in the stack I need to skirt and I just wasn’t ready to open it yet. Maybe … Continued
Saturday, August 20, 2016 The new babies look good this morning and all animals seem to be enjoying our 37° morning. Me too! I am ready for fall! Summer and bugs be gone! lol One more baby left to arrive from Mercedes … Continued
Friday, August 19, 2016 Well, I almost got a newsletter out yesterday. But I knew Smiley was in labor and I do pay attention to such things. 🙂 All went well, normal delivery and he was up and nursing well within 30 minutes. But … Continued
Thursday, August 18, 2016 It’s a pasture vacuuming day today. Did you know that one alpaca produces between 4 and 5 pounds of “beans” every day? That’s a lot to keep up with! But the vacuum keeps it manageable for me, so … Continued