Here comes the sun
Thursday, March 16, 2023 The sun is shining brightly and even though it’s only 14 degrees, we hope to see some shrinking of our snow levels today. If you live at lower elevations in Utah it might be hard to … Continued
Hey Rocky!
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Trying to print labels for my new yarn took hours longer than it should have but I persisted. I think my printer was having a mercury retrograde day. I eventually did get all skeins labeled but … Continued
Rocky’s Rescue part 2
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Rocky has had challenges since the day he was born. If you remember, that was the most difficult birth ever at Blue Moon Ranch. That story is here. Last fall Rocky followed his brothers across the … Continued
Help! Rocky’s in trouble!
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 When I feed the alpacas, i do a quick head count to be sure all is well. When I fed the boys last night, I noticed Rocky was missing! A quick check of the boys pasture … Continued
Rocky looks happy 😄
Tuesday November 24, 2020 Today I’ll be starting some of the food prep for Thanksgiving. What? Are our kids coming?? After much discussion and the #1 agenda being to keep Yaya and Dimpa* healthy, the decisions is yes. They have … Continued
Find the smiling alpaca
Wednesday April 1, 2020 April’s Fool’s Day? Somehow real life is crazy enough these days and I just can’t make a joke about it. <sigh> Hope you are all doing well in whatever level of quarantine you are experiencing. We … Continued
Look for the constants
Monday March 16, 2020 As things change hourly all around us I find myself looking for the things that stay constant to help steady the world around me. The call of the sand-hill cranes returning to the neighborhood delighted me … Continued
Sleeping alpacas?
Monday February 10, 2020 A question I’m frequently asked is if alpacas sleep standing up. I’d have to say no. At night the whole herd kushes down and they rest and sleep. Occasionally one or two will get up for … Continued
Our sweet little Rocky ❤️
Thursday February 6, 2020 Our winter newsletter finally went out yesterday, yay! If you’re not on the list and would like to be, you can sign up at the bottom of this page and I’ll get a copy to you. … Continued
Event Sold Out
Tuesday February 4, 2020 It’s 4 below zero on our thermometer this morning. No worries about mud today! Our Mid Winter Open Barn event is officially sold out. I’m getting texts, Facebook messages, personal messages and emails from people who … Continued
Keeping warm below zero
Tuesday December 17, 2019 Our thermometer reads 1 below zero this morning and I see lot of cud chewing on the alpaca cam. Chewing cud helps them stay warm and it’s why I put hay out late in the day. … Continued
Octoburrrrr!
Wednesday October 30, 2019 They’re calling it Octoburrrr or Janutober. Whatever you want to call it it’s insanely cold out there. 5 below zero currently on our thermometer! I served “tea” (warm water) in the barn last night to warm … Continued
Update on Rocky
Wednesday October 16, 2019 If you recall, Rocky had a pretty serious hernia and I opted to treat it here rather than put him through surgery. He wore several different versions of a belly band until I figured out the … Continued