Monday, September 1, 2014 Happy Labor Day! There’s a little chill in the air this morning (40 degrees) and the trees at the higher elevations are turning a brilliant orange. Welcome Fall! It’s my favorite season and I’m ready for … Continued
Sunday, August 31, 2014 The girls settled in to their new home soon after we unloaded them. And yes I cried. But their new owner is thrilled with them and that makes me happy. These 4 girls will have the … Continued
Saturday, August 30, 2014 Today we’ll be delivering 4 alpacas to their new homes. ‘How can you sell them? Don’t you get attached?’ people ask me. Well it’s not easy, but I only sell them to homes where they will … Continued
Friday, August 29, 2014 We got a load of hay delivered! It involved me moving many of last year bales to a new location, but hey, that’s what Motrin is for. 😉 Another load will come today and if the … Continued
Thursday, August 28, 2014 I finally was able to get General Patton over to the girl’s barn to test the pregnancies. Almost all the pregnant girls spit at him or looked like they would if he came one step closer. … Continued
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 More rain is in the forecast for today. We seriously need to dry out! The boys hay barn is now behind a small lake! No way can a hay delivery truck go back there. Their shelter … Continued
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Finally a night without rain! We need things to dry out a little so we can get our annual hay put in the hay barns. Rain is in the forecast again for today, I can only … Continued
Friday, August 22, 2014 Today is the opening day of the Great Basin Fiber Arts Festival. We’ll be there til 9 pm this evening. We’ve basically put the entire contents of Yaya’s Yarn barn into the alpaca trailer! Ed gets … Continued
Thursday, August 21, 2014 It’s no secret that I love alpacas and all the wonderful fiber they grow for us each year. It is my favorite fiber to spin or felt or knit with. But I have also fallen in … Continued
Monday, August 18, 2014 Yesterday afternoon Ed was working in the boys pasture near the creek and he called me to tell me to get the binoculars and look who just landed. huh? I looked out and saw 2 blue … Continued
Saturday, August 16, 2014 I’m taking a class on “Iphoneography”, and I will admit the camera on my new Iphone is pretty good. The shots you can capture are many, because you probably have your phone with you. (not me, … Continued
Friday, August 15, 2014 Weighing and bagging fiber for the fiber fair next weekend will keep me out of trouble today. It looks like the storms have all passed , so now I can get the pasture vac back out … Continued
Monday, August 11, 2014 It’s a beautiful cool Monday morning at the ranch, 47 degrees and the alpacas are lovin’ it. It’s time for me to start weighing and labeling fibers to take to the Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair. … Continued