Thursday, June 30, 2022 Our recent late afternoon thunderstorms usually come with some pretty good winds. And those winds usually bring a few branches of our big willow tree down. Farmer Ed, being the neat and tidy one of the … Continued
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 I know of old farmers who will not feed barn cats. “If ya feed ’em, they won’t catch mice” they say. Nonsense I say. We do feed our barn cats of course and they get a … Continued
Friday, June 24, 2022 Our big boy Blue does NOT like thunder, and we don’t even want to think about fireworks. Well yesterday evening a little thunderstorm rolled in and I could see the concern in his face. So we … Continued
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Yesterday the gentle boy took my iPhone outside to see if he could get any good photos. The sun was shining brightly and the skies were so blue and the alpacas are always interested in what … Continued
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Happy Summer Solstice y’all! What do you plan to do with this longest day of the year? I’m hoping our freezing nights are over so think I’ll get the rest of my plants in the ground. … Continued
Monday, June 20, 2022 He’s 12 years old and trying to build muscles, I’m well over 70 and need someone to move a stack of hay – a perfect match! I had a stack of about 30 bales from last … Continued
Saturday, June 18, 2022 Our grandson is staying with us for the next week and we’re so happy to have him here. He’s going to learn the meaning of the words functional fitness, or farm fitness this week. Ha. He … Continued
Friday, June 17, 2022 Blue and I made an agreement. He will be still and let me groom him as long as I stop when he says “enough”. 5 – 10 minutes is about all he likes and I have … Continued
Thursday, June 16, 2022 I should have started to open the fleece bags yesterday but I had zero and a half ambition to do so. But you know what? The fleeces aren’t going any where and I felt one more … Continued
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 The full moon last night had all the dogs on full alert. For what? I don’t know, but Juno was especially vocal. Our guardians are both young, but I have to trust them to bark when … Continued
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 For the next few days I need to relearn 45 alpaca faces. Oh some are obvious of course like Smiley and Roxy Rose, but some of the family groups look so similar that I need to … Continued
