Thursday January 4, 2018
Thursday January 4, 2018 We got some gorgeous purple yarn dyed yesterday and I love the way it turned out. I tried a gradient method to give the depth of shading and it turned out exactly as I wanted. It’s … Continued
Tuesday January 2, 2018
Tuesday January 2, 2018 The tree is down, the dogs have their 4 beds back in the front window and things are almost back to pre-holiday status at Blue Moon Ranch. Planning classes and events for 2018 is on the agenda … Continued
Wednesday December 27, 2017
Wednesday December 27, 2017 The house is quiet again, the kids have all gone back to their homes and now we’ll start getting back to our normal routine. No worries, it’s a good routine. 🙂 The alpacas are loving this … Continued
We’re Open Today!
Saturday December 16, 2017 It’s our annual Holiday Open House today! We’ll open the gates at noon – before that hour, we’re scrambling to get animals fed and do other chores so we can visit with you until 4:00. That’s … Continued
Color of the year – purple!
Friday December 15, 2017 Did you know? Every December Pantone chooses a color for the coming year. Purple Is The Color Of The Year For 2018. Ha! I started dyeing my yarn purple before the announcement, but I’m glad they agree with … Continued
Oh happy day!
Thursday November 9, 2017 Oh happy Day! My sister is flying in from Chicago today to help us continue the celebrations of birthday week. Even though we’ve lived far apart from each other for more than 30 years, when we get … Continued
Monday November 6, 2017
Monday November 6, 2017 We’re seeing a bit of snowfall this morning and the frosted mountains look beautiful. I know the cam is down this morning, but all parts are working here, so it must be an issue with the … Continued
Sunday November 5, 2017
Sunday November 5, 2017 Our knitting class was great fun and we’re talking about having our next one probably some time in January. Stay tuned. So far, we’ve made a cowl, and fingerless mitts with one skein, so we’re thinking … Continued
Saturday November 4, 2017
Saturday November 4, 2017 If you hear the sound of knitting needles clicking, that’ll be all of us at our learn to knit class here at the ranch today. 😀 Then after class we have a group of shoppers coming to … Continued
Caring for the old ones
Thursday October 26, 2017 Our alpaca herd is aging. And because we do not support the meat market, we will be caring for these old souls for as long as they need us to. Their fiber isn’t the softest any … Continued
Monday October 18, 2017
Monday October 18, 2017 It was a beautiful fall Sunday and we took some time off to spend it with family. Sometimes you just have to readjust your priorities, you know? 😉 Today we’ll think about our broken down truck and … Continued
Thursday October 5, 2017
Thursday October 5, 2017 Well I published our next “learn to knit” class on the Blue Moon Ranch Facebook page and it sold out in hours! Perhaps there really are a lot of people who want to learn to knit? Or … Continued
First snow!
Friday September 22, 2017 We woke up to a white reminder that winter is not very far away! For Belle the puppy and Bogart the kitten this is the frist snow they’ve ever seen. Bogart is still curled up between … Continued