Christmas in April?
Saturday, April 4, 2015 Well it sort of feels like Christmas morning here. To have grandkids that live across the globe is hard on a Yaya! But soon they’ll be right here at Blue Moon Ranch. They’ll only be here … Continued
A story with a happy ending
Friday, April 3, 2015 Once upon a time there was a dog named Bodhi. He was delivered to Blue Ranch last July feeling pretty sick and in the middle of chemotherapy for his lymphoma. We took him in because his … Continued
It’s white again!
Thursday, April 2, 2015 It seems that Mother Nature’s April fools joke came a day late, it’s snowing this morning! Just yesterday I had the alpaca girls mowing the back lawn for us, now it’s all covered in white. ❄️ … Continued
Peep peep peep
Wednesday April 1, 2015 We looked all over Salt Lake City and surrounding areas and could find no baby chicks. So we settled on baby alligators! April fools! Just kidding! Of course we found baby chicks. There are eight of … Continued
Photo bomb
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Hopefully today we’ll be adding six or eight new baby chicks to the menagerie here. I promised our grandson we would make it ‘our project’ together and today’s the day. He does love gathering the occasional … Continued
I ❤️ my neighbors
Monday, March 30, 2015 It was a good weekend but you know I always love Mondays. A fresh start, new goals, and seven whole days to accomplish them. I realize it’s not the way most people look at Mondays, but … Continued
Thank you Facebook
Sunday, March 29, 2015 Well, it was a fun social media experiment. Usually when we have an event we do lots of advertising, local newspaper, flyers, and social media. Yesterday we decided at the last minute to try only … Continued
We’re open today from 1-4
Saturday, March 28, 2015 Because it’s a beautiful Saturday, because we have new items in the store, and because our animals look so cute, we’ve decided to be open today from 1 to 4. No appointment needed. I’ll probably … Continued
Where’s the mud?
Friday, March 27, 2015 This time of year we should be sinking in mud up to our ankles, which I never really liked, but the dryness of the ground out there does worry me a bit. We are fortunate in … Continued
Getting warmer!
Thursday, March 26, 2015 The alpacas will be looking for shade today, as the temperature climbs up towards 60°. If you can imagine wearing 4 to 6 inches of alpaca fleece on your back and standing in the sun, you’ll … Continued
Yaya, it’s cold out there!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Well, our plan was to ‘play’ inside yesterday. And we did. But the reality is we always have to be outside to care for the animals, no matter what the weather does. It was really cold … Continued
A new home for Aysen
Monday, March 23, 2015 It’s raining! ☔️ Our pastures were looking pretty dry already, so this is good news for us. We might even see a snow flake or two today. We had a visit yesterday from some people who … Continued
Saturday March 21
Saturday, March 21, 2015 With the pastures as dry as they are and the grass still pretty short, today will be a perfect day for running the pasture vacuum (AKA poop sucker). Especially since I see in the forecast a … Continued
Happy Friday
Friday, March 20, 2015 Holy moly! How can it be Friday already? I forget that most of the world looks forward to Friday because it’s the end of the workweek. It’s not exactly that way for those of us who … Continued