First flakes
Thursday, November 17, 2016 It’s snowing! And yes, we think that is a good thing. There is not much sticking on the ground yet, but the flakes are falling. ❃❉❃ The will be the first snow for the kittens and their first taste … Continued
A change is coming
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 They say our weather is changing and that we’ll see snow by morning. “They” have been so wrong so many times, I hate to be gullible, but just in case they are right, I’ll prepare for snow. … Continued
Where’s the grass?
Friday, April 15, 2016 Well it’s 22° and it looks like a winter wonderland out there. By tomorrow it should all be melted and the pacas will be able to find their grass again. We’re taking off this morning for Boulder … Continued
A snow-lovin’ alpaca
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 One more snowy day and we should get back to spring like weather again. But I know one alpaca here who couldn’t be happier about the weather. If you recall, our herdsire SilverLake spent the winter in California, and came back to Utah about … Continued
a snowy Tuesday
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Yes it is snowing again. The pastures are white, the halter training session has been cancelled and we’re back in winter mode. I think I’ll be able to get caught up on two online classes that have … Continued
more snow – no problem!
Friday, March 25, 2016 More snow today. I wonder how the easter bunny will hide eggs in all this white stuff? lol Actually I still think it’s beautiful when it snows here. It slows us down and there’s nothing wrong with that. I … Continued
Winter is back
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 It was so cold here yesterday I had to go back to wearing my extreme winter coat and was very happy to get inside by the fire at the end of the day. Luckily the animals … Continued
March 9, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Today I’ll be shopping for a new computer to run the software that allows me to stream the barn cam on the web site. Hopefully I’ll remember how to get all the parts to play nice together and get it all up and … Continued
International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Happy International Women’s Day! I remember fondly when we were in Africa in 2009 and it was International Women’s Day. It was a huge holiday. Businesses closed and there were festivals celebrating women all over the city. It doesn’t … Continued
Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
Monday, March 7, 2016 Our weekend project involved removing lots of fencing. Years ago we noticed a bunch of little aspen trees popping up in our front lawn. One day we made the executive decision to let them grow and become … Continued
“Choose snow!” the dogs
Saturday, February 27, 2016 I know we’ll get more snow, but it sure seems like spring is right around the corner. Snow melts down more every day and now the girls are also wandering in search of the first new shoots of … Continued
A big trek
Friday, February 26, 2016 Yesterday was a big day for the Blue Moon boys. They walked through the remaining snow all the way to their far back pasture! They’ve been hanging around in their barn and just outside it for months. There … Continued
The tall and short of it
Saturday, February 20, 2016 Looking out my window I’d tend to believe the forecast that says more snow for Woodland today. All I can think is how beautiful our grass will be when it gets to drink up all this moisture. I’m … Continued
A bonded team
Friday, February 19, 2016 We got quite a blast of winter delivered to us yesterday! It was snowing and blowing with winds sending things all over the place. We lost power for a while but I kept the fire going and lucky … Continued