Wednesday, October 29, 2014 One month from today is “Shop Small Saturday” . Well, Yaya’s Yarn Barn certainly qualifies for that! We just received our order of alpaca socks yesterday and I’ll have many batches of our hand crafted soap … Continued
Saturday, October 18, 2014 Today we’re hosting a learn to spin day! Making your own yarn is easy and fun, and we have an awesome teacher coming too. We actually have room for 2 more people, so if you … Continued
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Happy October! The forecast says temps in the 40s and a chance of rain for today. Sounds like the perfect excuse to start that knitted shawl I’ve been thinking about. I love simple knitting, and this … Continued
Thursday, September 18, 2014 Rain is in the forecast again for today, I just hope it cools things down a bit. It’s been too warm for September – and I’m not wearing several inches of alpaca fiber. 😉 We’re picking … Continued
Saturday, September 13, 2014 Two weeks from today is Open Barn Days! I’ll be spinning , felting and soaping like crazy for the next little while. I do my best work under pressure and the pressure is on. 🙂 Happy … Continued
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 As I gather all the fiber in one place I realize how much we have available this year! whooo-hooo! I can’t move in the kitchen but it all looks soooo pretty! LOL The Fiber Fair opens … Continued
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Baby watch continues and fleece sorting begins. I’ll probably move a skirting table outside where I can keep an eye on the girls while I work. We have some really beautiful fleeces this year and … Continued
Friday May 16, 2014 Just a few final touches for setting up today and we’ll be ready for our first ever Spring Open Barn Day tomorrow! I remember when we first decided to hold and Open Barn day in the … Continued
Thursday May 15, 2014 The forecast for the weekend looks perfect! We’ll be open on Saturday from 10:00 – 4:00. I sure hope you will come out to enjoy a beautiful day at Blue Moon Ranch. Today I’ll be adding … Continued
Monday May 12, 2014 It’s a very chilly 21 degrees outside here! I’m so glad we see a warming trend before our Open Barn event next weekend. I’m moving more fiber out to the Yarn Barn today and tomorrow I’ll … Continued
Thursday May 1, 2014 Happy May Day! Today the plan is to finish the big clean out of the girls barn. So if you see some big equipment in the cam view, that’s what’s happening. We do need to have … Continued
Friday April 25, 2014 Rain today, snow tomorrow? Our class tomorrow is on setting up a property for alpacas. We’ll be inside for a part of the class, but we’ll have to be outside to understand catch pens, buffer … Continued
Saturday April 19, 2014 Five dozen eggs have been dyed, the pasture has been vacuumed, just a little more prep inside the house and we’re ready for tomorrow. 🙂 I have some of the most unique alpaca blend yarn that I … Continued