Sunday, January 21, 2024 Sometimes I add a blog post because it is cathartic for me. This is one of those posts. Making the decision to rehome the alpacas and their guardians was enormously stressful. Finding the new owners was … Continued
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Just back from a refreshing trip to New Mexico! I found it a little too painful to look out my windows with the animals not there, so off we went. Thanks Farmer Ed for taking me … Continued
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Well our new friends came back yesterday to move the boy alpacas and the dogs to their new home in Minnesota. They flew in this time, rented a truck and loaded the boys into our trailer … Continued
Saturday, May 27, 2023 I’m getting the yarn barn ready for our tour group today and hoping the rain holds off until evening. At the moment there’s not a cloud in the sky but in the mountains that changes quickly. … Continued
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 The big barn clean out continues. I hope 2 or 3 more days will do it. All winter long when I don’t do daily clean up, it seems like such a grand idea. And then these … Continued
Saturday, April 22, 2023 Happy Earth Day! Did you know alpacas are one of the earth friendliest animals on earth? Well they are! Their soft padded feet are gentle on the fragile grasses, they do not tear up grass … Continued
Monday, March 27, 2023 The blowing snow keeps covering the “porch” feeders with snow so all feeding has been inside the barn lately. It’s also much warmer in there and a quiet place for me to sit for a bit. … Continued
Thursday, March 23, 2023 The alpacas are handling this winter that refuses to end with such grace. Other than the “walking on snow day” last week, they have been confined to the barn since January. But there are no pens … Continued
Friday, February 24, 2023 The more often the dogs walk on the paths, the more packed down they become. So I’m grateful to se them out there patrolling and checking the far areas. However if you fall off the dog … Continued
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 I think the alpacas have cabin fever or maybe I should call it barn fever. They are tired of being in the barn. Also one of them found a blade of grass growing and told all … Continued
Thursday, January 27, 2022 Home school on the farm is over for this week and the kiddo is back home with his parents. Juno is doing so well, she even slept right next to the alpacas last night and I … Continued
Friday, July 9, 2021 I sit in the barn most days when the girls are out there and I just watch and listen. Eventually I become invisible to them and they carry on as though I wasn’t even there. But … Continued
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 A snow day in May is kind of a treat I think. It didn’t stick on the ground, just made the dogs and alpacas run around more and all the bugs went back to sleep. The … Continued
