Saturday September 9, 2017 Our thoughts and prayers are with all our friends who call Florida home as Hurricane Irma moves toward the coast. Most have left the state, but some have too many animals and are going to stay. … Continued
Friday September 8, 2017 I was lucky enough to have some Yaya time yesterday when I got to pick our grandson up after school. Belle absolutely adores him and was so happy to see him. Of course the other dogs … Continued
Thursday September 7, 2017 The skies are still hazy with smoke from fires all over the west. Luckily nothing is burning close enough to threaten us at all. Belle and I went to the Farmers Market yesterday and she did … Continued
Wednesday September 6, 2017 That moon! The skies! Fires are burning all around us in the western US and the skies are a reflection of what’s happening. The moon was orange red as it came up over the mountain last … Continued
Tuesday September 5, 2017 I’ll be opening the yarn barn this morning for shoppers and then this afternoon the rest of the fleeces will be skirted. Skirting a fleece is removing any part of the fleece that does not match the … Continued
Monday, September 4, 2017 Happy Labor Day! Day of work or day of rest? We’ll do a little of both here. The little town next to Woodland is Francis and they have their “Frontier Days” celebrations ending today, so that might be fun to visit. … Continued
Sunday September 3, 2017 We have more visitors coming today and I’ve decided tomorrow we’ll be closed to enjoy some time with family. Everybody need a day off once in a while, no? 🙂 Today will be another hot day … Continued
Saturday September 2, 2017 I usually try to take no more than one visitor or group per day just because there is so much else that needs to be done in any day. But today I have 4 appointments. So … Continued
Friday September 1, 2017 Yay! It’s September! Cooler days and even cooler nights, trees changing colors, and gorgeous alpaca yarns coming back from the mill. The yarn we got back yesterday is simply amazing. I’ll get some photos in the … Continued
Thursday August 31, 2017 Farewell to August, month of too much heat and abundant flies. ick. We usually see our first frost in early September and I’m ready! The trees in Parley’s Canyon are already starting to change and that … Continued
Wednesday August 30, 2017 The news of the day escaped me while we were visiting the grandkids (a welcome break from the insanity) but now that I’m catching up, my heart is aching for the people and animals in Texas who … Continued
Tuesday August 29, 2017 We’re back from a quick trip to Washington DC to visit kids and grandkids. Many thanks to Meggan and her family for taking care of things here while we were away. They did an excellent job … Continued
Friday August 25, 2017 For the next few days I’ll be doting on our newest grandson and probably will not be at the computer for updates until next week. Grandbabies are pretty special and we must give them our … Continued
Wednesday August 23, 2017 Yesterday was our grandson’s last Tuesday here for a while as he will start at a new school today. So we had to make it special! His choice of our first activity was baking – chocolate … Continued