Cabana boys! 🌴
Wednesday April 11, 2018 I made a new batch of soap yesterday and scented it with a new fragrance – “Cabana Boys” Oh my, talk about a blast of summer! If you can’t get away to a tropical island this … Continued
Bogart, where are you???
Wednesday March 28. 2018 The routine is always the same. When I come out with the bowls of dog food, Bogart tries to trip me by wrapping himself around my ankles in anticipation of his meal. We’ve worked through this … Continued
In praise of barn cats
Saturday March 24, 2018 We’re getting down to the last of the bales of hay we purchased in 2017. The best part is there is no mouse damage. I mean zero! When we only had our “ancient” barn cats, Thelma … Continued
What time is it anyway???
Sunday March 11, 2018 Did you remember to set your clock ahead by one hour? Silly don’t you think? Time in the barn never changes, we work around the sun, eat when we’re hungry and sleep when we’re tired. I … Continued
Barn cat life 😺
Wednesday February 7, 2018 I am responsible for the live of quite a few animals here. I take that responsibility very seriously and want to be sure I give every one of them the best life I can. Sometimes I … Continued
Tuesday October 24, 2017
Tuesday October 24, 2017 If anyone knows where my ambition went, please let me know because I can’t seem to find it anywhere around here! A flight to Chicago is not anywhere as daunting at other trips we’ve taken but … Continued
First snow!
Friday September 22, 2017 We woke up to a white reminder that winter is not very far away! For Belle the puppy and Bogart the kitten this is the frist snow they’ve ever seen. Bogart is still curled up between … Continued
Monday September 11, 2017
Monday September 11, 2017 I find that spinning and knitting help me deal with stress. When the 9-11 tragedy struck 16 years ago, I remember spinning yarn like crazy while I listened to the radio. Yesterday I knitted as I … Continued
Oh, those baby fleeces!
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
Thursday August 31, 2017
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
New roving and a cat selfie!
Tuesday August 15, 2017 What’s happening today? Shipping out orders from the store (thank you!) trying to finish the newsletter before picking up our grandson, then a vet checkup for Belle. A busy morning for sure. I’m happy we have … Continued
Where’s Bogart?
Friday August 4,2017 A sweet friend came by for a visit yesterday and brought me a plaque with these words on it: “It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart … Continued
Don’t forget the kitten! 🐱
Monday, July 31, 2017 We have more visitors coming today. They already have some female alpacas and they need a really nice male to improve the herd, so we’ll be looking over our available boys and see if one or … Continued