Dyeing yarn? What color?
Tuesday September 4, 2018 No we didn’t see a momma go in to labor on labor day. Vet will be here this afternoon and we’ll look at all options. My vet respects my opinion so I feel confident that we’ll be … Continued
Knitters welcome!
Sunday September 2, 2018 I did get some knitting done yesterday – with a friend, in the shade, surrounded by alpacas and dogs. It was heavenly and we’ll be doing it again. We might even make it a group thing. We … Continued
Fall Open Barn Days in one month!
Wednesday August 29, 2018 The trees are changing to their fall hues in the mountains and that makes me happy. 🙂 Our trees here will be green for a few more weeks but we’ll try to have some showy colors for … Continued
Running out of time?
Tuesday August 28, 2018 Dark mornings and chilly nights make me feel like I better get the rest of my summer projects done pronto. The main pasture in the girls area needs a bit of work, I have the dirt and … Continued
New yarn and how Smiley makes us smile 😄
Friday August 24, 2018 All the new yarn is skeined, labeled and in Yaya’s Yarn Barn. I have about half it listed in the on-line store and little by little I’ll get it all on there. If you are interested in … Continued
Grateful for rain and new yarn!
Thursday August 23, 2018 Well we finally got enough rain that we can leave the irrigation off for a day or two, yay! We did get a little wet for our tour group in the afternoon but we moved the … Continued
Back to school = stock up on yarn!
Thursday August 16, 2018 Back to school time makes me think of getting ready to knit time. I used to be the soccer mom with a minivan full of kids but I’ll leave that to the younger moms for now. Bring … Continued
Open Barn today!
Saturday August 11, 2018 We’re open today! From 1 – 4 you can come visit the alpacas, see the new babies and shop in Yaya’s Yarn Barn /Gift Shop! Please no early visitors, the gates won’t open until 1:00. We … Continued
Show me the yarn, Chief!
Monday August 6, 2018 The piles of new yarn are gradually moving from the kitchen table into the yarn barn. I haven’t found time to knit with any of it yet, but I’m dreaming of a hat and scarf set. … Continued
More Yarn! :)
Saturday August 4, 2018 We got even more yarn from the mill last night. This time we got some of our blacks done and they are simply wonderful. Wait til you see Mojo’s yarn. Oh my. I did get some yarn … Continued
Grateful for the rain and new yarn in house
Friday August 3, 2018 We got a lovely bit of rain overnight complete with lightning and thunder to make sure we noticed. Our thirsty pastures soaked it all up greedily. I did get out of bed to make sure no … Continued
New yarn and sweet baby girls
Thursday August 2, 2018 We got a lovely bunch of yarn back from the mill last night and I’ll be excited to put it in skeins today and start to work on the labels. It looks like we might see some … Continued
Alpaca cam is back!
Tuesday July 31, 2018 The alpaca cam should be working again. Many thanks to Bill at Barncams.com who helped get us back up to speed again. I was able to skirt several more fleeces yesterday and will be showing our grandson … Continued
Those gray babies. :)
Saturday July 28, 2018 It’s a beautiful Saturday in Woodland Utah and we’re enjoying our quiet corner of the world once again. :). I have a bit of work to do with my on line store after reopening it. I … Continued