Hurting
Tuesday June 2, 2020 My heart is hurting for this world. I hurt for people of color who are afraid, I hurt for people of color who have been wronged for so long, and I hurt for the unprecedented divisiveness … Continued
Let’s give it one more week
Monday June 1, 2020 Well, today is the day I said I would announce our new visiting policies. It hardly seems as important any more with all the unrest and injustice going on around us. 😞 But I always do … Continued
Rocky’s Story
Saturday May 30, 2020 Old habits die hard. I find myself looking at the bellies of the moms to check for kicking babies this time of year. But there will be no babies this year. And then I remember the … Continued
It’s warming up ☀️
Thursday May 28, 2020 The heat is building this week and the pacas are not happy about it. Good, then they’ll appreciate it when we take their fleeces next Friday! Not to worry, they have access to the creek to … Continued
Boys and fleeces
Sunday May 24, 2020 With a low of 27 degrees here this morning, it’s hard to believe shearing day is in less than 2 weeks, but it is! We’re starting to get all our supplies ready and in a few … Continued
A snowy work day ❄️
Saturday May 23, 2020 The plan is still to do fencing work today even though the weather is not cooperating. Yes, we did see a bit of snow this morning and I’m hoping it will stop soon. It’s easier to … Continued
Potty trained pacas?
Wednesday May 20, 2020 The alpacas have learned that at least once a day, I’ll open the gate and they get to eat the fresh grass of the new acreage. You know what is funny? They like it so much, … Continued
Monday Musings
Monday May 18, 2020 Most of the state of Utah has now moved to a Yellow or Low risk level of restrictions for Covid 19. But not our county. Because we are in the same county as Park City we … Continued
Look for signs
Saturday May 16, 2020 Even without visitors, we manage to stay pretty busy here. The girls barn is getting a good cleaning today and I’m still getting the grass seed sown in the weak areas. And of course all the … Continued
Shearing soon!
Friday May 15, 2020 We have a shearing date! We will be harvesting the fleeces on Friday June 5. We have our team of regular helpers available to help and we’re still trying to be social distancing so we most … Continued
New growth and healing music for you
Wednesday May 13, 2020 The trees in Woodland are just barely starting to leaf out. We generally get our spring about 2 weeks later than Salt Lake City and other lower elevation areas. That means we appreciate it more I … Continued
Can we take the risk?
Tuesday May 12, 2020 What I ask myself every day is – What am I willing to risk to reopen? Am I willing to risk that someone who visits us here might get sick? Nope. Am I willing to risk … Continued
New BFFs 💙
Monday May 11, 2020 It’s always a good Mother’s Day when I hear from all 3 of my kids. And even more special because our Salt Lake City family came for a Mother’s Day visit! We were mostly outside, chairs … Continued