It’s not about religion
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 It’s not every day you get to have a Relief Society President come to scoop poop with you but yep, it happened here yesterday. If you do not live in Utah and are not sure what … Continued
The ides of March
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Nearing 60° today? Oh my! I need a few more days of warm and dry to be able to tackle the frozen mess in front of the barn but we’re getting close. There is a slight hue … Continued
Daylight savings and new roving
Sunday, March 12, 2017 Did you remember to turn your clocks ahead? <yawwwwn> Kind of silly I think, but they didn’t ask me. I did some spring cleaning of my fiber areas yesterday in anticipation of shearing this year and … Continued
It’s melting!
Thursday, February 9, 2017 More melting! Yesterday I even saw a little of the driveway appear. The pastures still have feet of snow on them, but the foot paths are looking hopeful. Two more batches of soap are ready for Yaya’s Yarn Barn – … Continued
January 22
Sunday, January 22, 2017 Today the mud room smells divine. Soap curing now includes oatmeal milk and honey, lavender, alpaca spice and a new favorite: honeysuckle. I have 2 more batches planned for next week and then the shelves will be filled again. 🙂 Who … Continued
November 11, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016 I’m finding that being with my animals and spending less time listening to the media is soothing to my soul these days. There is too much hate that has been unearthed and I can only handle hearing about it in … Continued
Meet my new assistant
Thursday, November 10, 2016 Something wonderful happened this week. My grandson was helping me skirt some fleeces, and he got a little bored with that, and I saw him twisting some of the good stuff just for fun. Ummm, hello? Kiddo, do you know what you … Continued
Election day!
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 It’s voting day … Finally! Our county asked us to vote by mail so we did that last week, but if you haven’t voted – do it! I’ll be enjoying the day with my grandson and having a … Continued
Black Moon Friday
Friday, September 30, 2016 It’s a Black Moon tonight. If two new moons fall in one month the second is a black moon. It sounds rather mysterious but there actually won’t be anything in the sky to see. I think I’ll use Black Moon Friday as a … Continued
Welcome September!
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
Fleeces and kittens
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
A chill in the air :)
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
A tail light baby?
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
Sunday Aug 21
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