It’s a good life
Wednesday December 2, 2020 So much to do and so little daylight to do it! I’ve always said when you have your own business, your most valuable asset is actually your time. I don’t expect anyone to understand what my … Continued
Alpaca hats!
Tuesday December 1, 2020 My son and daughter in law love our alpaca hats. I gave them each one for a birthday gift this year and when they visited recently they bought most of my inventory as gifts for their … Continued
Winter Grazing
Monday November 30, 2020 The grass isn’t growing, but the bits of brown that have been left behind are interesting enough that the alpacas are happy to wander the new property all day grazing on what they find. It’s a … Continued
Inside The Ranch Bubble
Sunday November 29, 2020 The house is slowly returning to quiet as family members find their way back home after a lovely gathering time. To isolate in the ranch bubble is not a problem for any of us. We ran … Continued
Slow down and knit
Saturday November 28, 2020 Normally on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we host a “Small Business Saturday” shopping event and once again, we’ll miss seeing our friends and fans as we maintain our closed status. Instead we’re eating leftovers, knitting and … Continued
Happy Thanksgiving
Thursday November 26, 2020 It’s a bit of a different Thanksgiving this year, with far fewer guests gathering at family tables and the virus raging all over the country. But still there is much to be grateful for. Today I’m … Continued
Life with dogs 🐾
Wednesday November 25, 2020 Life with dogs is not for everyone. But it is for me and I know for sure I will never be dogless. Some say they’re destructive, they’re smelly, they’re expensive and worst of all they don’t … Continued
Rocky looks happy 😄
Tuesday November 24, 2020 Today I’ll be starting some of the food prep for Thanksgiving. What? Are our kids coming?? After much discussion and the #1 agenda being to keep Yaya and Dimpa* healthy, the decisions is yes. They have … Continued
How do you do Mondays?
Monday November 23, 2020 I know most people don’t love Mondays, but I do! It’s a fresh start, a planning day and almost always a resting day after a busy weekend. Oh I have plenty to do, I’ll be shipping … Continued
Curbside alpaca socks?
Saturday November 21, 2020 Thanks for the store orders my friends! All orders have been shipped or are ready for pick up. Did you know you can eliminate shipping costs and pick up any order at the ranch? I set … Continued
November skies
Friday November 20, 2020 The alpacas have grown enough fleece since shearing day (June 5) that they are looking fabulous and I have no worries about upcoming cold nights. The fleeces of our little boys, all sons of Romulus are … Continued
Melting snow, let’s go, and the Alpaca Cam
Tuesday November 17, 2020 It’s a perfect day for a testicle festival and all I need to do is move some fencing to create the surgical suite. No more snow expected until Thursday so I hope they’ll be fine by … Continued