Yay for Rocky!
Tuesday August 13, 2019 Rocky gained another whole pound and I think it’s still a miracle that he’s here to celebrate his 1 week birthday. We celebrated by not making him wear a coat last night. 🙂 And that fleece, … Continued
Monday Monday 🎵
Monday August 5, 2019 The first thing I saw this morning as I looked outside was a beige flash racing around by himself. Ryder needs a playmate! Soon little buddy. We do have another private tour scheduled today – after … Continued
Birthing tours and new yarn
Thursday August 1, 2019 Each day as we host more tours, I wonder how I’d handle it if one of the moms starts into labor. Our tour group yesterday spent almost the whole time inside the barn with the girls … Continued
Magical yarn is coming!
Monday July 29, 2019 Three baby fleeces are on their way to the best fiber mill in Utah this morning. Yes, that would be Spinderella’s. I spent about 2 hours on each fleece picking out hay and bits of vegetation … Continued
A perfect Sunday
Sunday July 21, 2019 The boys’ barn is finally cleared of all the winter hay and it’s so clean they’re not quite sure if they want to go in there. lol We got an early start on that project and … Continued
Yay for Yarn!
Tuesday July 16, 2019 We got our first bunch of fleeces back last night in yarn and roving and I am over the moon excited. 5 more bags of fleece are in Ed’s trunk on the way to Salt Lake … Continued
Work and play Monday
Monday June 24, 2019 Happy Monday friends! It’s a lovely 44 degrees here but the sun is shining brightly. The alpacas are wandering to the farthest pastures for their morning exercise and searching for the best grass. We did turn … Continued
Turning fleeces into yarn! 🧶
Thursday June 20, 2019 Well if it’s Thursday then our grandson will be here today. 🙂 He’s a good helper and so very gentle with all the animals I look forward to him being here. We’ll be skirting some fleeces … Continued
Let’s make yarn!
Wednesday June 12, 2019 I hope to be skirting fleeces most of the day today, well, between feeding animals and such. We are lucky enough to have a wonderful fiber processor as a dear friend in Salt Lake City, so … Continued
Waiting for summer
Monday June 10, 2019 Good morning faithful readers! We made a quick trip to Chicago for a wedding this weekend and it was beautiful indeed. Reconnecting with family is always the highlight of any trip to the Midwest. ❤️ It’s … Continued
I ❤️ gray fleeces!
Thursday June 6, 2019 Well I spent an hour or more this morning trying to repair my web site which told me I was out of space and could not publish any more posts!! Whaaat? But you know you can … Continued
Life is good
Wednesday June 5, 2019 As I open the bags of fleece and start to skirt them, it amazes me what these creatures grow on their backs with almost zero effort. Eat hay, eat grass, and grow fleece. It just happens … Continued
Our sweetest alien 💛
Monday June 3, 2019 One day to recover is all we get then it’s right back at it. 😉 The barn cats have returned to the barn, all 3 of them vacated for shearing day as they wanted no part … Continued
Almost ready
Friday May 31, 2019 We’re almost ready. I tested out the barn cam inside the barn and was disappointed to see that it’s not working. ughh Seems some mice decided to taste the wiring over the winter. So I will … Continued