A happy helper?
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 It looks like our weather will take a turn towards wintry next weekend so we’re getting all the chores done that are easier to do without gloves. This year I decided to replace all the twinkle … Continued
Black is Beautiful
Monday, October 17, 2022 It took me a while to develop an eye for black alpacas. Probably because so many of them are actually brown except for next to the skin. You see, the sun fades most fibers, black alpaca … Continued
Enjoying a Saturday at Blue Moon Ranch
Saturday, October 15, 2022 It’s a beautiful Saturday and my mind is filling with all the things I need to do today. I loved my weekend away in Santa Fe but I love being here too. Moving fences, spinning more … Continued
We’re finally having an event!
Friday, October 14, 2022 Well as soon as I figure out the ticketing end of things, we’ll be announcing our Fall Open Barn Event. But for our loyal blog followers, here are the details! It will be Saturday November 12, … Continued
Still grateful?
Thursday, October 13, 2022 When both tractors go down in one day and the barn roof starts to fall apart it’s more of a challenge to be grateful. The Kubota has a flat tire, and my poop sucking mower sounded … Continued
Fall color everywhere! 🍂
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Gosh we’re having a beautiful fall this year. If you live in Utah, it might be time to take a drive and check it all out before a big wind blows the trees bare. No rain … Continued
Grateful for the harvest
Monday, October 10, 2022 The growing season (except for fleece) is definitely coming to an end. But it’s been a good year. Tomatoes, peppers and flowers thrived in the back yard and made me happy all summer. Now we’ll focus … Continued
How’s Benji?
Sunday, October 9, 2022 We have moved little boys into the big boys pasture every year for more than 20 years. They usually pace and hum and act miserable for at least a few days . For some wonderful reason … Continued
The guardians
Saturday, October 8, 2022 Before we moved to Woodland, we had our alpacas in Herriman, Utah and … (gasp) we had no guardian dogs. That was back in 1999 and I was just figuring out how to care for alpacas, … Continued
Where’s the store?
Friday, October 7, 2022 You might or might not have noticed that I have had to close the online store for maintenance. I need to spend a bit of time going through all inventory to make sure it is correct … Continued
Benjamin makes the move
Thursday, October 6, 2022 Well our sweet little Benjamin is now an official bachelor. He had just discovered that mounting his little girl friends Ruthie and Raina was fun! So we had to put a stop to it. I’ve been … Continued
Fall Event?
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 I’m getting more than a few messages about a fall event here. So I thought I’d give an update. In August we talked to the workers putting in our new water system and what we heard … Continued
An unlikely friendship
Saturday, October 1, 2022 Happy October! As of today it’s my favorite month of the year and I plan to be mindful to enjoy every bit of it. 🍁🍂 Very often when I’m in the barn I see Millie (our … Continued