Happy St.Patrick’s Day!
Thursday, March 17, 2016 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
Winter is back
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 It was so cold here yesterday I had to go back to wearing my extreme winter coat and was very happy to get inside by the fire at the end of the day. Luckily the animals … Continued
Saturday March 12
Saturday, March 12, 2016 We’re delivering 3 boys to their new home today. Then I plan to spend some time training Matilda to use a ramp to get into the car. Wish me luck! She has preferred to be lifted … Continued
More Yarn!
Friday, March 11, 2016 Another warm day for Woodland, maybe the ice and frozen poop pile in front of the girls barn will yield a little. I’d love to get that cleaned up, but until it thaws, shoveling efforts are futile. We … Continued
Cam is back and a new browser
Thursday, March 10, 2016 The barn cam system is up and running. Whew. It makes me crazy when that system isn’t working. I also discovered a new browser, Puffin, that allows you to watch the streaming cam on iPhones or iPads. It’s … Continued
March 9, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Today I’ll be shopping for a new computer to run the software that allows me to stream the barn cam on the web site. Hopefully I’ll remember how to get all the parts to play nice together and get it all up and … Continued
International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Happy International Women’s Day! I remember fondly when we were in Africa in 2009 and it was International Women’s Day. It was a huge holiday. Businesses closed and there were festivals celebrating women all over the city. It doesn’t … Continued
Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
Monday, March 7, 2016 Our weekend project involved removing lots of fencing. Years ago we noticed a bunch of little aspen trees popping up in our front lawn. One day we made the executive decision to let them grow and become … Continued
Yay for web cams!
Sunday, March 6, 2016 The main barn cam is back is action! Thanks to Bill at barncams.com now we can keep an eye on the alpacas even at night. Actually all 3 cams are functional now and that’s the way I … Continued
Slow feeding
Saturday, March 5, 2016 Feeding the alpacas their hay is the last outside chore that I do every afternoon. It’s also the time I check in with every animal. So it’s not a chore I like to rush through. Slow … Continued
A dog’s springtime prayer
Thursday, March 3, 2016 More spring like weather is in the forecast for us today. Eventually we’ll be able to clear the big frozen pile from in front of the girls’ barn, but because it doesn’t get much sun, it’s still a … Continued
Birds trading places
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 I heard the first sandhill cranes yesterday! The bald eagles leave as the cranes return and they’ll switch places again late next fall. I do enjoy all the birds in this beautiful area. Today I have a volunteer coming to help with whatever … Continued