The best laid plans….
Sunday October 15, 2017 We loaded the girls into the trailer, paperwork in hand, map set on the new phone showing us the route and off we went. 20 minutes later a big POP from the engine of our dear … Continued
Saturday October 14, 2017
Saturday October 14, 2017 Today we’ll be delivering two of our girls to their new home. It’s always kind of bitter sweet when we do. I’m happy for new owners and their enthusiasm but I do miss each and every … Continued
Inspired by the corn mazes
Thursday October 12, 2017 I spent most of the day yesterday building a maze for the girls to wander in. Why in the world would I do that? #1 It makes it easier for me to catch any animal that I … Continued
Wednesday October 11, 2017
Wednesday October 11, 2017 I bought a new camera and it’s wonderful. It fits in my pocket, it can even send an receive texts and stores so much data for me. I can edit photos right on the screen and it … Continued
Training sessions and Belle’s photo shoot
Tuesday October 10, 2017 We are doing halter training sessions in the barn this week. Two of our girls will be moving to a new home this weekend and I want to make sure they are comfortable walking into the trailer … Continued
And they all have names?
Monday October 9, 2017 Visitors frequently seem surprised that all the alpacas have names and that I know them all. I suppose it’s easy for me because each one has a story and I remember the story along with the … Continued
Full Moon Follies?
Sunday October 8, 2017 I know the full moon was a few days ago, but the skies are still flooded with moonlight here and all of our dogs were quite active last night. Do they see shadows, raccoons or skunks … Continued
Friday October 6, 2017
Friday October 6, 2017 Amazing moon last night wasn’t it? We also heard coyotes howling nearby and the dogs seemed on high alert all night. (Yawn) Our kids from Salt Lake City were here for a visit and now I … Continued
Thursday October 5, 2017
Thursday October 5, 2017 Well I published our next “learn to knit” class on the Blue Moon Ranch Facebook page and it sold out in hours! Perhaps there really are a lot of people who want to learn to knit? Or … Continued
An almost perfect day
Wednesday October 4, 2017 The colors of the leaves around here are pretty spectacular but fading quickly, so I decided to take the 4 house dogs for a little road trip to see more of them. The dogs are happy … Continued
Tuesday October 3, 2017
Tuesday October 3, 2017 The senseless tragedy in Las Vegas leaves me shaking my head and sad for humanity. I’m afraid I will never understand why people do these things. We need more love and tolerance, this I do … Continued
Our wild neighborhood
Monday October 2, 2017 Belle and I take a walk together most days. We see feral cats, neighbor goats and assorted creepy crawlies. But yesterday a cougar walked right across our path. Belle was focused on a caterpillar making its … Continued
Sunday October 1, 2017
Sunday October 1, 2017 It was a perfect Saturday with just enough time between our knitting class and our tour group to get the animals fed. I loved seeing people learn to knit and later Scarlett the alpaca ambassador was … Continued
Saturday September 30, 2017
Saturday September 30, 2017 Our knitting class will be a lovely distraction for me today and then we have a private tour scheduled for this afternoon. No time for moping today at all. Feeding of dogs cats and alpacas will … Continued