Barn cat life
Thursday, June 22, 2023 The barn cats are always bothered by shearing day and usually retreat to the hay barn for a while. Mice and voles are plentiful this year, they certainly have that fresh food available if they chose. … Continued
Super Sunday
Sunday, February 12, 2023 Hey, it’s Super Bowl Sunday! If you’re in to it, I hope your team wins. Party on! We might see temps above freeing today and I have one gate I’ve been eyeing so I might see … Continued
Cat and Dog cooperation
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 I know of old farmers who will not feed barn cats. “If ya feed ’em, they won’t catch mice” they say. Nonsense I say. We do feed our barn cats of course and they get a … Continued
And you are…..?
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 For the next few days I need to relearn 45 alpaca faces. Oh some are obvious of course like Smiley and Roxy Rose, but some of the family groups look so similar that I need to … Continued
Let’s all get along
Sunday, September 26, 2021 Alpacas, dogs and cats all living in harmony together – what’s not to love about that? With so much divisiveness in our world today the peaceful gatherings in the barn soothe my soul. It is a … Continued
Fleeces on the move
Thursday, July 8, 2021 The first 3 fleeces are on their way to our processor in Salt Lake City and I’ll be continually sending 3 more to them each time 3 are ready for pick up. It’s a good system … Continued
Memorial Day weekend
Saturday, May 29, 2021 As we start the Memorial day weekend, it’s not a bad idea to recall why we do. It’s an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while … Continued
Bogart gives us a scare
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 When we see alpacas in a huddle we know something is up, did someone just drop a baby, are they trying to stomp a racoon or other small creature? And why is the dog barking like … Continued
Sharing thoughts
Sunday November 15, 2020 It’s a gray cloudy Sunday morning at the ranch but the coffee is brewing and the fire is crackling. The guardian dogs were all upset about some intruder near the fence this morning and their barking … Continued
Boys in the hay barn
Tuesday October 20, 2020 I spent some good time at the doll making table when my grandson was visiting. He made a sheep and named him Jonathon Rammer McSheepsken Pronghorn. I’m still laughing at the name. While he worked on … Continued
A good place to be a barn cat
Wednesday September 16, 2020 Our dear barn cats are all so unique. Garbo, the only girl, rules the bunch, Odin, the newest arrival is a glutton for love and being held by people and Bogart loves the alpacas. All 3 … Continued
Who is leaving footprints?
Wednesday December 4, 2019 It was a gorgeous winter day yesterday so I decided to trounce around on the new property to see what I could see. I was mainly interested in footprints and checking the water flow. The water … Continued
I ❤️ Barn Cats
Friday November 15, 2019 Did you know that Blue Moon Ranch is home to 3 much loved barn cats. Garbo, the oldest has been here since 2016, Bogart arrived in 2017 and Odin showed up last fall, just about a … Continued