A very persistent cat
Thursday April 23, 2015 Our two original barn cats, Thelma and Louise really don’t like dogs much. They live with the guardian dogs, but never miss a chance to hiss at them when they can. how silly. So when Chief … Continued
Not ready for retirement
Thursday April 16, 2015 It’s a bit nippy out there this morning at 20°. It looks like most of the pacas preferred the warm barn to the cold snow in the pastures over night. They usually make the right choices. … Continued
Happy Friday!
Friday, January 23, 2015 Now that I’ve seen Minnie’s baby kicking I’m anxious to see more. Most of our crias this year are due in June, so I should be able to see more of them moving soon. It’s like a … Continued
Friday, January 9
Friday, January 9, 2015 I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather yesterday to get my new barn cam set up installed. I have two of the three cams working, now we can view the alpacas outside, and I’ll … Continued
Monday January 5
Monday, January 5, 2015 I’m shipping out a few orders this morning (thank you!) and then hope to finish up the January newsletter. I love the holidays but it feels good to get back to the business of running my … Continued
Sunday Nov 9
Sunday, November 9, 2014 The tractor is fixed! I’ll be able to vacuum the pastures today and you cannot believe how happy that makes me. 😉 To each their own right? lol To those who have asked, the dogs, especially … Continued
Old but not weak
Friday, November 7, 2014 Well we had an interesting night last night when starting at about 1:00 am we heard all 3 guardian dogs doing some serious barking. What alerted us was actually the barking of the house dogs who … Continued
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 31, 2014 Happy Halloween! On a Friday even! I imagine there will be some fun parties tonight. I have a list of chores for today a mile long and I don’t see any Halloween parties in my future. … Continued
Who’s guarding who?
Monday, October 27, 2014 It’s a pretty chilly 21 degrees here this morning and it looks like every single alpaca chose to sleep under the stars last night. I need to remind myself that they thrive in cold weather and … Continued
Chief to the rescue!
Friday, October 17, 2014 We have some new neighbors in the form of cattle. The alpacas were mostly curious but some were concerned enough hat they just stayed clear. The group below was doing their alarm call indicating to anyone … Continued
Dog grooming part 2
Friday, July 11, 2014 Well, we had our mobile dog groomers come to the ranch to comb out the Pyrenees and it went so well! Chief and Abby were thrilled to have the undivided attention and their coats look so … Continued
Is it green … or white?
Friday May 9, 2014 More snow is likely today, so I guess my pasture vacuuming will have to wait. It’s pretty wet out there but also turning such a nice green. Hay consumption now is about half of what it … Continued