Home is where the Hay is
Monday March 20, 2023 All alpacas seemed content to stay in their barns yesterday and that made it easier for us to relax after the escapades of the weekend. If you missed that post, you can read it here. If … Continued
What could possibly go wrong?
Sunday, March 19, 2023 It seemed like such a wonderful idea. The snow was still quite deep but frozen hard enough to walk on so Farmer Ed took the white dogs on a walk with their leashes still attached to … Continued
Saturday adventures coming
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Please hold a good thought for us today as we plan to try to let the guardian dogs test our fencing again. Maybe if we all imagine Blue staying on the inside of the property he’ll … Continued
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️
Friday, March 17, 2023 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀 Often at this time of year we’re seeing bit of green pop up. Not so this year, but a slow melt really is important to alleviate flooding so it’s all good. … Continued
Here comes the sun
Thursday, March 16, 2023 The sun is shining brightly and even though it’s only 14 degrees, we hope to see some shrinking of our snow levels today. If you live at lower elevations in Utah it might be hard to … Continued
Garage dogs
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 We’ve seen some melting but more snow is on the way so we just can’t be sure the teeny tiny fences will work to keep the white dogs in. We do walk them and visit them … Continued
Making yarn
Monday, March 13, 2023 Many spinners try to create fine consistent yarns, once upon a time, I did too. Now my yarn is consistently inconsistent and I’m much happier with it. I never did want my yarn to look … Continued
Banjo’s Mountain
Sunday, March 12, 2023 The snow that was shoveled off the back roof of the house insured that no dog will use the dog door til summer! But it’s better to have it on the back deck then in the … Continued
Snow blower man
Saturday, March 11, 2023 The sun is out today! We’ve hired a crew to come out and remove snow from the roof of our house and I feel better about them standing up there not in a snow storm. We … Continued
Take a walk
Thursday, March 9, 2023 I think it’s time for a walk to the river. I do my best thinking while walking and the sounds of the river will be perfect to help me clear my head. The alpacas are all … Continued
We had to try
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, I thought perhaps the snow had shrunk by an inch or so and I was feeling confident about the new hot wire fencing. “Let’s let the dogs out for some … Continued
Think good thoughts
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 No more new snow overnight! No melting either, but every little bit helps. We almost let the guardian dogs out yesterday but after we looked at those teeny tiny fences we decided against it. We … Continued
More winter
Monday, March 6, 2023 Hot wire fencing works well to keep dogs contained because they touch the wire with their sensitive noses when they try to climb over. They get a little shock and decide not to touch any … Continued