Monday, January 17, 2022 It’s Martin Luther King Day, and the day Betty White would have turned 100 but around here we’re celebrating Ed Heintz.* It’s his birthday today! We have a family Zoom birthday call scheduled later today and we’ll … Continued
Saturday, June 3, 2017 To all who have asked, no we are not shearing today. But we have finally been confirmed for 7:00 am next Saturday June 10. Helpers: Please reconfirm with me via email if you can help us … Continued
June 2, 2017 My heart is broken. We lost our sweet Matilda last night. She lost her appetite and started running a fever on Wednesday and I took her right in to the vet. Bloodwork normal, ultrasound showed no obstruction … Continued
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Just when I thought things were starting to settle down I found myself on the way to an emergency vet visit with my sweet Matilda. A 105° fever and no appetite is nothing I’ll mess around with, so … Continued
Sunday, April 30, 2017 So I’m trying to think of all the things about cold weather that are good as we wake to another day of “where did spring go?” weather. #1 no flies #2 no overheating alpacas #3 coffee … Continued
Thursday April 27,2017 Come on mother nature, it’s late April but it looks like December out there! Snow is in the forecast today and tomorrow then maybe we’ll catch a break. Hoping to get the barn cleaned out of all … Continued
Monday, March 13, 2017 It’s been delightfully springlike here and the boy alpacas have decided it’s warm enough to go wading in the creek! They don’t care that they have to walk through snow to get there. Silly boys. I … Continued
Thursday, March 2, 2017 Did you ever wonder why I post these updates every single day of the week? I do it so you know there is a real person behind the web page, not an IT wizard, not an employee … Continued
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Well, we thought January was brutal but that was before we met February! It snowed most of the day yesterday and piled up more than any other storm so far this winter. It was very powdery so I was … Continued
Thursday, February 16, 2017 I spent most of the day in Salt Lake City yesterday and what a different world that is. It’s only an hour away but looks like a totally different climate. I didn’t see any snow at all! Our driveway is still lined … Continued
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 The snow continues to melt, but most activity is still confined to the small areas that have seen the most animal traffic. It’s too heavy to shovel, so we’ll just wait it out. I do see some of … Continued
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 Our morning routine revolves around the house dogs. While coffee is brewing, Jack the labradoodle goes outside to get the newspapers. The other 3 dogs wait patiently (while drooling) for him to come in because they know … Continued
Monday, January 30, 2017 I started a few online classes last year and I’m finally finding time to get back into my “student” mindset. Luckily the classes have lifetime access so I can jump right back into it. It’s wonderful and learning new things … Continued
Thursday, January 5, 2017 Well! Believe it or not, we got even more snow! I’d say there’s at least 2 feet out there, maybe more. Ed is working hard hard to keep the driveway done but we don’t have a snow plow, just our little Kubota tractor … Continued