Friday February 9, 2018
Friday February 9, 2018 The snow continues to melt away here and our hopes for a real winter are fading. 🙁 (I don’t expect much sympathy from those of you who live where winter is happening.) 😉 I had to go … Continued
What happened to Appy?
Thursday February 8, 2018 Two days ago I went out with 3 bowls of dog food as I always do, to feed the guardian dogs. I try to get Abby to eat inside the barn since the other 2 eat … Continued
Tuesday February 6, 2018
Tuesday February 6, 2018 We did get a wee bit of snow over night and yes that makes up happy. Snow = water in reservoirs = good hay crop = happy alpacas = nice fiber = yummy yarn. And we need … Continued
Animals and essential oils
Monday February 5, 2018 I’ve used essential oils therapeutically since 1998. Way before it was cool and before everyone has their favorite MLM version of oils. I do use essential oils for my own benefit and I’m very particular about the … Continued
Knitting class today!
Saturday February 3, 2018 Twelve lucky people are going to learn to knit an alpaca beanie today. These classes have been unbelievably popular and so I’m sure we’ll do more of them. Maggie is an excellent teacher and everyone who … Continued
And the groundhog says……
Friday February 2, 2018 Six more week of winter! At least for Pennsylvania according to Punxsutawney Phil. LOL Woodland Utah must not be on his radar, or perhaps the weather will change and we can always hope for that. One of our … Continued
Tuesday January 30, 2018
Tuesday January 30, 2018 Teal is one of my favorite colors and that’s what going to be simmering in the dye pot today. Since we’re having our knitting class here on Saturday I though it might be wise to have … Continued
Monday January 29, 2018
Monday January 29, 2018 After a lovely relaxing weekend it’s time to get back at it! I’ll get the dye pots going again this week and get at least one new batch of soap going. It feels good to have … Continued
Sunday January 28, 2017
Sunday January 28, 2018 It’s a cloudy dreary morning at the ranch but all is well. Actually overcast skies are the best for photography so I might just take advantage of the situation and try for some new photo opportunities. … Continued
Saturday January 27,2018
Saturday January 27, 2018 Most often Saturdays are our busiest days of the week. Today will be the exception as I think I need one more weekend to heal before standing out in the cold doing tours. It’s been a … Continued
Friday January 26, 2018
Friday January 26, 2018 Well we got a new layer of snow yesterday and I guess that’s all we’ll see for a while. Until we have our next event of course. lol I’m still recovering from my episode with the flu … Continued
Do alpacas make good guardians?
Thursday January 25, 2018 Behind the scenes of this website I can see what search terms bring people to the site. A search that comes up often is “do alpacas make good guardians?” So I think I’ll take today’s post … Continued
Wednesday January 24, 2018
Wednesday January 24, 2018 Have you noticed the extra hours of daylight lately? I sure have, especially at the end of the day. The sun is now setting at 5:33 and that extra half an hour is just what I need. … Continued
What’s up with the cam?
Tuesday January 23, 2018 Those irritating lines through the cam display bug me more than you can imagine! I’ve tried checking every wire connection out there and still cannot figure out what’s causing it. Several wires are buried under too … Continued