Thursday November 22, 2018 Snow is falling, the turkey is almost finished brining and there’s a beautiful fire in the fireplace. So much to be grateful for my heart could explode. No, things are not perfect, but I choose to focus … Continued
Wednesday November 21, 2018 Once upon a time I was asked by a friend to visit her dog while she was out of town. She lives nearby and I love this dog, so of course I was happy to agree … Continued
Sunday November 18, 2018 Because we slowed down on our breeding program, I no longer feel the urgency to sell alpacas like I have in the past. My new Motto is breed only what you can feed. I love the babies … Continued
Saturday November 17, 2018 There is an animal activist group in Salt Lake City this weekend and I’ve been warned that part of their agenda this year is to “rescue” livestock guardian dogs. They also open gates and “free” farm … Continued
Friday November 18, 2018 Since we have no snow on the ground and it’s going to be above freezing today, a good pasture clean up is on the agenda. Odin came home yesterday afternoon, he seems happy to be back. … Continued
Thursday November 15, 2018 So how’s it going with the new kitten and does he have a name? His new boy name is Odin, coincidently the Norse character my grandson dressed as this past Halloween. So I bet you can tell … Continued
Tuesday November 13, 2018 We’re scheduling farm tours for January 2019 this week! We ask for 24 – 48 hours notice but if you have family or friends visiting the area this winter and you know you want to bring them here, … Continued
Monday November 12, 2018 Our clear skies make for some very cold nights here. It’s 8° as I type. We have a nice build up of leftover hay on the floor of the girls barn and it is quite a … Continued
Sunday November 11, 2018 We had a house full of knitters and teachers here yesterday and I believe everyone who came to learn to knit left as a knitter! Thank you especially to the teachers who came to help us … Continued
Saturday November 10, 2018 Today is the day we’re helping Skacel make 10,000 new knitters. We’ll have a house full of eager students and teachers and I’m grateful to Skacel for donating the supplies to yarn shop across the country. … Continued
Friday November 9, 2018 It’s our first single digit morning as the thermometer here reads 9°. It looks like most alpacas are tucked up close to the barn nibbling at the hay feeders and doing fine. The new kitten arrival … Continued
Thursday November 9, 2018 One of the questions I hear often is “where do they sleep?”, referring to the alpacas of course. The answer is “wherever they want to”. Because we have the dogs to protect them at night, they … Continued