We’re Open today!
Saturday, December 17, 2016 Today we’ll be open from 1:00 – 4:00 for our Holiday Open House. Yes, it is very c o l d today, but we have heaters in Yaya’s Yarn Barn and we’ll have the fire pit going in the barnyard. … Continued
Meet my new assistant
Thursday, November 10, 2016 Something wonderful happened this week. My grandson was helping me skirt some fleeces, and he got a little bored with that, and I saw him twisting some of the good stuff just for fun. Ummm, hello? Kiddo, do you know what you … Continued
About that extra hour…
Sunday, November 6, 2016 Did you remember to turn your clocks back? Did you enjoy an extra hour of sleep? Animals do not abide by clocks so it doesn’t make much differce to them. What I know is that all feeding … Continued
New fibery goodness
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Whooo hooo! We got more yarn and roving back last night and I’ll be busy for the next few days labeling all of the new goodies for next weekend. Spinderella’s in Salt Lake City does such a fabulous job with our fibers. … Continued
Sept 3, 2016
Saturday, September 3, 2016 A predicted high of 73° sounds just about right for today. Yaya’s Yarn Barn will be open today from 2 – 4 for our local fiber friends who we missed seeing at the Great Basin Fiber Fair. (our walking paths will be open for … Continued
More Yarn!
Friday, March 11, 2016 Another warm day for Woodland, maybe the ice and frozen poop pile in front of the girls barn will yield a little. I’d love to get that cleaned up, but until it thaws, shoveling efforts are futile. We … Continued
More handspun yarn :)
Saturday, February 6, 2016 The forecast for today says ZERO percent chance of snow. Hmmmm, we’ll see. I only trust the weather stone. But just in case they’re right, I’ll put more hay outside for the herd to enjoy. They all prefer to eat … Continued
Bye bye January
Monday, February 1, 2016 Welcome February! And it’s still snowing! ❄️ I’m getting used to the new routines of trudging through the snow to get the chores done, it just takes a little longer than I’d like. I’ll start working on the February newsletter … Continued
The fiber side of things
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Brrr, another chilly morning here at 3° below zero. Grateful that we cut paths thru the snow while it was fresh, once it gets this cold it’s much harder. I got my spinning project finished and … Continued
store updates
Monday, November 30, 2015 I’m shipping lots of orders out this morning. Thank you! Trying to keep track of inventory can be challenging for me at times but I’m always updating. If you’re looking for an item that appears to … Continued
Black Friday?
Friday, November 27, 2015 Black Friday? Well we think REI has the right idea. Close the store and get outside and do something! The kids stayed overnight so we’ll just eat leftovers and party on! It’s 1 below zero here … Continued
Updating the store
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 I didn’t even open the door into Yaya’s Yarn Barn yesterday, I was just too pooped. But today I’ll get things put back together in there, make notes on our inventory and then get going on … Continued
Warm thoughts on a chilly day
Friday, September 18, 2015 It’s 35° here as I type this morning, no wonder I see snow on the tops of the mountains! Knitting and spinning seems like the right thing to do when snow is looming in the future. … Continued