Tuesday, June 14, 2016 To come up for air in my grieving over General Patton to deal with the insanity in Orlando is almost too much. Sometimes I like to isolate myself in my peaceful little farm world here because the news is … Continued
Monday, June 13, 2016 I really don’t know what to say today. My head and heart are still consumed by the loss of our General Patton and it’s hard to just get on with it and pretend all is well. I’m … Continued
Monday June 6, 2016 Music to my ears came in the voice of a 6 year old saying “I wanna go to Yaya’s!” when I was talking to my daughter yesterday. So we had a family day and enjoyed the company of our … Continued
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Angelica’s daughter Aspen is a beautiful little cria, but as I’ve mentioned before, she was born a little on the wild side! Rather surprising, because Angelica’s previous daughter (same dad) was pretty mellow. Anyway, I’ve made … Continued
Sunday, October 11, 2015 Well, if you’ve been waiting on the edge of your seat to hear how the dog interview went and if we have a new guardian in the pastures, you can relax and get back on that … Continued
Thursday, September 17, 2015 Today is the first day I can see a forecast for open barn days weekend, and what I see is a high of 66° and sunshine. Extended forecasts are rarely accurate, but so far it looks … Continued
Thursday, September 10, 2015 When we first bought alpacas in 1998, I was drawn to the warm colors of browns and fawn for our new little herd. I didn’t care much for the black ones, maybe because they were hard … Continued
Sunday, September 6, 2015 It’s 29° here this morning! If that’s not a perfect morning for a big pot of coffee and some knitting I don’t know what is. Lucky for me I have enough yarn to last quite a … Continued
Friday, July 3, 2015 And we have yet another baby! I knew Miranda was close when she spent the night in her favorite dusting hole. Sure enough, just as I started to vacuum the pastures yesterday morning, she started her … Continued
Thursday, July 2, 2015 We have another baby! Tinaja delivered a stunning little boy yesterday and wow, he looks like a miniature General Patton! Congratulations to Kathy and Kris on this new addition to their little herd! He was up … Continued
Friday, June 12, 2015 Today’s forecast is for mid 70’s and sunny, a perfect day for another cria to arrive. Galahad needs a playmate! Miranda, Minnie and Queen Ester are all close. All 3 have General Patton babies growing in … Continued
Tuesday April 21, 2015 I got the pastures all vacuumed yesterday and today is a Yaya day again. Only one grandson this time, but he does keep me busy. 🙂 I love how comfortable he has become around the animals … Continued