Sleeping alpacas
Sunday January 5, 2020 Every morning when I write my blog post, I can see what search terms helped people find this site. One of the most frequent searches is “Do alpacas sleep standing up?” and “When do alpacas sleep?” … Continued
Photography
Saturday January 4, 2020 I love my animals and I love to photograph them. But I have the most fun working at the computer editing my photos. I truly believe 95% of photos can be made better with editing and … Continued
The quiet of new snow
Friday January 3, 2020 New snow blanketed the ranch yesterday and our Florida visitors were troopers. (I find it interesting that our last 3 tours have been visitors from Florida!) After everyone left I have the animals feeding to tend … Continued
The problem with your gift……
Thursday January 2, 2020 This is a topic I’ve posted about before but last week I became aware of someone in Utah who received a cuddly 6 month old alpaca baby as a Christmas gift. One single alpaca baby now … Continued
Big New Year’s Eve plans?
Tuesday December 31, 2019 Big plans for celebrating New Year’s Eve? lol Not here. We’ll share a bottle of bubbly by the fire and toast to a happy new year and a new decade. 🍾 🎉 We’ll be lucky if we can … Continued
Chief found a good spot!
Monday December 30, 2019 It snowed most of the day yesterday even though the weather apps told us it was just cloudy. Hellloooo, we can see it snowing right outside the windows! It’s snowing this morning, even though it’s not … Continued
What’s your word?
Sunday December 29, 2019 The word of the week is fuddlemuss and we’ve been having fun with that. But actually much more important than that silly word is the word you use to set an intention for the whole year. … Continued
Dogs and more dogs
Saturday December 28, 2019 Most of the family is now off on a cross country ski adventure and at the moment the house is quiet. Snowing lightly and about 10 degrees… another cup of coffee by fireplace sounds just fine … Continued
Winter farm tours
Friday December 27, 2019 It’s a chilly 5 degrees here this morning and I’m grateful to have alpaca gear to keep me warm as I venture out today. We sold so many alpaca socks this season I know many of … Continued
Fuddlemuss!
Thursday December 26, 2019 And now we begin the week of Fuddlemuss. Yes, it’s a fun word I invented a few years ago. Fuddlemuss. The week between Christmas and New Years when you’re never sure what day it is. ha! … Continued
My favorite caramel corn recipe
Monday December 23, 2019 Our grandson was so happy to be up at the ranch yesterday – “You have snow! And Ice!” I guess Salt Lake City has all melted and this kid loves snow and ice. We made caramel … Continued
Congratulations Charlotte!
Sunday December 22, 2019 Well, Charlotte did get employee of the year award last night. Chief got it last year so it only seemed fair. And Charlotte was barking to tell the whole town of Woodland about it from midnight … Continued
Happy Winter Solstice!
Saturday December 21, 2019 Happy Winter Solstice! Even though the coldest part of winter will be in the next 2 months, it warms my heart to know that starting Friday, the sun will be up for a few seconds longer … Continued