Coping with grief
Wednesday February 21. 2018 So we’re finally serving “tea” (warm water) to all the animals outside and my goodness do they ever love it. By the time I get the hay feeders filled the 5 gallon bucket of steamy warm water … Continued
Monday February 19 , 2018
Monday February 19 , 2018 Well, we got our snow. 🙂 And it might just continue all day. It looks like about a foot to me so far and I’m sure it’s more than we’ve seen with any other storm … Continued
Thank you 😊
Sunday, February 18, 2018 Once again we are humbled and grateful that so many people chose to come to our open house yesterday. There were so many smiling faces, mine included. The weather gods smiled on us and it was … Continued
Mid Winter Open House Today!
Saturday February 17, 2018 We’ll be open today from 1:00 – 4:00 Free admission, come see the alpacas and check out what’s new in our store. A big winter storm is heading this way late Sunday so this might … Continued
Red Wing Black Birds 🎶
Friday February 16, 2018 The redwing black birds are singing like they think it’s spring. It’s alway a welcome sound that starts in February and goes on for most of spring. They appreciate the water in the creek, the tall … Continued
Thursday February 15, 2018
Thursday February 15, 2018 It’s downright painful to read the news. And I’m afraid we’re all getting numb to it. I never want my blog posts to be political so I won’t go there but if you want to know … Continued
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Wednesday February 14, 2018 Happy Valentines Day! This will be my first Valentine’s Day spent alone in many years because Ed is with his brother in a hospital in New Mexico. And ya know what, being alone is really no … Continued
Monday February 12, 2018
Monday February 12, 2018 Soaps are curing all over the mud room and will be ready to wrap by the weekend. More gloves, mittens, scarves and boot inserts arrived from our co-op last week and I’ll get those added to … Continued
Sunday February 11, 2018
Sunday February 11, 2018 Brrrr, I guess all this talk of spring like weather brought us a taste of winter again. It’s 9 degrees and windy out there. All the alpacas are in the barns and I’m glad we have … Continued
Saturday February 10, 2018
Saturday February 10, 2018 One week from today we’ll be host our mid winter Open House. If this mild weather continues, you’ll even be able to take a stroll on our walking paths, unheard of in mid February! We have … Continued
Friday February 9, 2018
Friday February 9, 2018 The snow continues to melt away here and our hopes for a real winter are fading. 🙁 (I don’t expect much sympathy from those of you who live where winter is happening.) 😉 I had to go … Continued
What happened to Appy?
Thursday February 8, 2018 Two days ago I went out with 3 bowls of dog food as I always do, to feed the guardian dogs. I try to get Abby to eat inside the barn since the other 2 eat … Continued
Barn cat life 😺
Wednesday February 7, 2018 I am responsible for the live of quite a few animals here. I take that responsibility very seriously and want to be sure I give every one of them the best life I can. Sometimes I … Continued
Tuesday February 6, 2018
Tuesday February 6, 2018 We did get a wee bit of snow over night and yes that makes up happy. Snow = water in reservoirs = good hay crop = happy alpacas = nice fiber = yummy yarn. And we need … Continued