Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Well it’s always exciting when I see the first baby kick inside it’s mom and I saw it yesterday! It was Lola who had the active little kicker. We’re expecting almost balmy temps today so it will be a perfect day to sit out with the … Continued
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 With all the snow we’ve had, I knew March Mudness would be pretty serious this year, but I didn’t expect to see it in February! Our temps have been so mild lately, the snow is melting at record … Continued
Monday, February 15, 2016 So it’s Presidents Day today. For some people it’s a day off work, for some people it’s a day to shop for bargains. We’re working on our taxes and we’ll probably trim some alpaca toenails later if the … Continued
Friday, February 12, 2016 We’ll be ready for visitors tomorrow afternoon at 1:00. When we changed our ranch visit policy last month, we said we’d offer quarterly Open Barn Days so this is the first one for 2106. It’s an abbreviated version of our bigger fall event … Continued
Thursday, February 11, 2016 When you adopt an adult dog, as we did with both Chief and Charlotte, you never know exactly what their life has been like before they came. I do know that Chief is afraid of my walking stick … Continued
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Sunshine and 40 degrees for us today! Whoot! We’re seeing some serious snow melting here and dog toys that have been buried in the snow are even starting to appear in the back yard. 🙂 We’re getting ready for our Open … Continued
Monday, February 8, 2016 This will be the first time we’ve ever had an “Open Barn” day in the middle of winter, but it think it might just be fun! The weather for the weekend looks like it will cooperate, we have paths … Continued
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Wow it’s cold lately! Or maybe it’s just that we’re getting a teeny weeny bit tired of winter? Oh did I really say that? 😉 I think we’ll get a few days break from any new snow, at … Continued
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Groundhog Shmoundhog! I can tell you for sure with all the snow we have here, there will be no early spring! LOL The blowing winds yesterday made drifts that forced me to find new paths to the barns. I have to keep reminding myself to be grateful that at … Continued
Monday, February 1, 2016 Welcome February! And it’s still snowing! ❄️ I’m getting used to the new routines of trudging through the snow to get the chores done, it just takes a little longer than I’d like. I’ll start working on the February newsletter … Continued
Sunday, January 31, 2016 Well we got hammered again with more snow. I must make a mental note to put any future hay barns nearer to the barn when the animals live! The chicken coop seemed like it was in the next county! LOL … Continued
Saturday, January 30, 2016 Yes, it’s snowing and after looking at the traffic cams I’m really glad we cancelled our event today. Yesterday afternoon all the animals were acting a little strange. The alpacas were hanging closely together and wouldn’t go in the barn, even after I put their new hay … Continued
Thursday, January 28, 2016 I’ve started spinning the purple roving and it’s making wonderful yarn. It will be in Yaya’s Yarn Barn before our next Open Barn event on Saturday Feb 13. Working with spring colors is really a good idea in the dead … Continued
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 The store inventory is almost completed! I will finish a spinning project today and add more handspun yarn to the store as soon as I can. We have alpaca socks in most sizes, a good selection of … Continued