Saturday, August 8, 2016 We’re open today! Come see us between 1 and 4 if you’re in the area. Abby the guardian dog is ready for some belly rubs and Chief loves to hear how handsome he is. Charlotte, our newest guardian is getting more used to … Continued
Friday, June 17, 2016 To open a bag of fleece and begins skirting was a ‘feel good’ thing for me to do. We have such lovely fleeces how can they not bring me joy? And soon we’ll have new yarn and roving … Continued
Monday, May 23, 2016 It’s hard to believe that it’s almost the end of May and still so cold here that a fire in the fireplace is a welcome sight. I don’t mind at all this year that our shearing date … Continued
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Did you know our logo was created by a delightful woman in Scotland? Well, it was! We’ve slapped that fun logo on business cards, t-shirts. mugs, yarn bowls and now caps! I finally found a great company to work with, Acme Threadware, and … Continued
Friday, April 1, 2016 Brace yourself, April Fool’s day pranks and jokes are out to fool you today! Be smart, like Ed. I went through the garage to get the morning papers and told him he had a flat tire. His reply? … Continued
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
Sunday, February 28, 2016 T’was a beautiful day here yesterday, lots of projects completed and more planned. We had two lovely groups of visitors and hopefully one will turn into a new spinner. The alpacas got to stretch their legs searching for those tender new blades … Continued
Friday, February 12, 2016 We’ll be ready for visitors tomorrow afternoon at 1:00. When we changed our ranch visit policy last month, we said we’d offer quarterly Open Barn Days so this is the first one for 2106. It’s an abbreviated version of our bigger fall event … Continued
Monday, February 8, 2016 This will be the first time we’ve ever had an “Open Barn” day in the middle of winter, but it think it might just be fun! The weather for the weekend looks like it will cooperate, we have paths … Continued
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
Thursday, January 28, 2016 I’ve started spinning the purple roving and it’s making wonderful yarn. It will be in Yaya’s Yarn Barn before our next Open Barn event on Saturday Feb 13. Working with spring colors is really a good idea in the dead … Continued
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
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 The store inventory is almost completed! I will finish a spinning project today and add more handspun yarn to the store as soon as I can. We have alpaca socks in most sizes, a good selection of … Continued