Saturday, August 15, 2015 Yes today is the day for friends and neighbors to come visit the babies. We’ll be open from 1-4 this afternoon. We have news soaps, yarn and roving in Yaya’s Yarn Barn too. Our fall shipment … Continued
Friday, August 7, 2015 Pasture vacuuming (AKA poop sucking) is on the schedule this morning, unless the rain comes before I get my act together. I have some stunning roving just back from the mill and I might just have … Continued
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 Another chilly morning at Blue Moon Ranch – 34° !! This is why I should not be trying to grow tomatoes here. Tomato plants like warm nights, but I keep trying to grow them every year. … Continued
Sunday, July 19, 2015 The weather this week has been so delightful, not too hot with clouds rolling in during the afternoons to make it interesting. I’d like to empty the fleece shed today and this weather will be perfect … Continued
Saturday, July 18, 2015 Today we’re having our annual fleece class. One of the main questions we hear about alpacas is, “What do you do with the fleece?” So that is what we’ll talk about. We’ll also skirt some fleeces … Continued
Monday, July 6, 2015 I’m working on our July newsletter today, be sure to sign up at the bottom of this page if you’d like a copy delivered to your inbox. There will be photos of all the new babies, … Continued
Sunday, June 28, 2015 Our fleece buyers event was a success! Even in the heat, we had a good turn out and sold about a dozen fleeces. Thank you! The rest will be processed into yarn and roving for us … Continued
Thursday, June 25, 2015 I guess I should not complain about our warm temps here since we are always cooler than the Salt Lake Valley, but 88 (our predicted high today) is too hot when you work outside! I’ll be … Continued
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 We’re still waiting on a bunch of babies but still planning our first fleece buyers event this Saturday too. So let’s say you don’t know what you’d do with a fleece, but just want to come … Continued
Thursday, June 18, 2015 Update on Marigold: A very slight weight gain for Marigold yesterday but I had to wake her many times throughout the day to get her going. She did come to life when the temp dropped last … Continued
Monday, June 8, 2015 We are officially on baby watch! For me it’s kind of like hibernating, except that it’s in the summer. I go no where, but it’s really OK. And I sure am loving watching those babies kicking … Continued
Sunday, June 7, 2015 A dear friend told me many years ago,”The best day in the life of an alpaca owner is the day AFTER shearing day” The preparations, planning, and then the physical exhaustion of the actual day make … Continued
Friday, June 5, 2015 It’s shearing day tomorrow! I’ll make sure the cam is working so you can watch the event from the comfort of your home if you want to. The dark skies have me a little troubled today, … Continued
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 After a little more rain today, it looks like we’ll be having a dry spell. I won’t complain about that either because we have have muddy critters out there, and that doesn’t work well for the … Continued