Stop and appreciate
Friday, September 16, 2022 I have a new gadget that allows me to hang my phone from the rear view mirror of my car. That is so Siri can show me where I’m going (my sense of direction is famously … Continued
We’ve got rain!
Thursday, September 15, 2022 The rain continues and it’s all good. The alpacas wander out of the barn to graze when they know the rain has stopped for a while and about 2 minutes before it starts again they know. … Continued
The magic of the barn ✨
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 A most welcome rain yesterday kept all the animals in the barns for a while and I was lucky enough to be able to sit out there with them for a bit. No talking, no politics, … Continued
Hey Rocky!
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Trying to print labels for my new yarn took hours longer than it should have but I persisted. I think my printer was having a mercury retrograde day. I eventually did get all skeins labeled but … Continued
A good life
Sunday September 11, 2022 Everywhere you look today you will find memories and ways to honor those lost on 9/11 and thoughts on how that infamous day changed our lives. I hope you will find your own way to … Continued
Harvest Moon
Saturday, September 10, 2022 Our first frost arrived early this morning and this is why we grow tomato plants on wheels here. The predicted low was 39° but I had a feeling we’d be colder as usual so I pulled … Continued
Connecting with nature
Friday, September 9, 2022 It appears we made it to the other side of the heat dome. We’re enjoying a proper fall morning with 45° temps outside. yay! My energy has returned and that’s good since there is much to … Continued
Keeping cool
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 One more day in the heat dome and then hopefully we’ll be on the other side of it. But today will be the hottest of all. We are breaking all heat records and Salt Lake was … Continued
Persistence
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Every year Farmer Ed laughs at me as I try to grow tomatoes at this altitude (6500. ft) But I cannot be stopped. I put the huge pots on my wagon and wheel them inside on … Continued
Beach is Open!
Monday, September 5, 2022 Happy Labor Day! We have our sweet family visiting again and we ready for another day of late summer heat. Between fans and the beach all alpacas are doing fine. And the humans are not … Continued
Boys and Girls together?
Sunday, September 4, 2022 Today will be another day of intense heat here but we’re all coping. Our Salt Lake City family will be coming up here to get out of their intense heat which of course is hotter than … Continued
Busy weekend
Saturday, September 3, 2022 Labor Day weekend is in full swing, the little town next to us is having their “Frontier Days” celebrations and it seems half the state of Utah was out driving to the the mountains yesterday. Traffic … Continued
Ready for winter
Friday, September 2, 2022 It’s always a good feeling when the last delivery of hay is stacked in the barn and we are set for winter. And it’s a better feeling that we no longer do it ourselves! Been there … Continued