Old dogs
Wednesday December 5, 2018 A fresh dusting of snow overnight will keep things looking pretty here. The porch steps are disappearing under snow and Jack our old labradoodle who has a hard time with the steps is loving it. It’s … Continued
Keeping warm in the cold
Tuesday December 4 2018 Our thermometer reads 5 below zero this morning. I’m a little comforted to know that it’s not quite that cold inside the barns. The floor heat is on in the girls’ barn and last weekend we … Continued
A lovely surprise
Monday December 3, 2018 I was pleasantly surprised to see the stats on the website soar yesterday. Hmmmm, I wonder why. Sunday web traffic is usually kind of slow. Then I found it: another article written by Catherine Armstrong. You … Continued
Portrait in black and white.
Sunday December 2, 2018 Snow is falling this morning and the guardian dogs are snuggled in the hay feeders. I love it when I see that on the alpaca cam. The 3 cats are doing ok together, the boys are … Continued
Happy December!
Saturday December 1, 2018 Welcome December! Thank goodness there are all the lights around to distract us from the darkness. Two weeks from today will be our annual Holiday Open house and we’re hoping the weather will allow more of … Continued
Barn cat update ….meow!
Thursday November 29, 2018 Major breakthrough with the cats! I finally got all 3 of them to eat in the barn together. Garbo and Bogart had been following me all over the ranch begging for food but afraid to go … Continued
Beautahful sunrise
Wednesday November 28, 2018 More snow is headed our way today and we’re ready. Lucky for me I only have to walk to the mail box to ship out orders from the store. 🙂 Many thanks to those who support … Continued
Hey it’s still November!
Tuesday November 27, 2018 Is it just me or does it feel like December already? I think it’s because Thanksgiving was early this year. I’ve been busy with the retail side of things but this week I hope to get some … Continued
Cyber Monday?
Monday November 25, 2018 It’s hard for me to even think of competing with Amazon and the rest on Cyber Monday, but what the heck, I’ve tossed my hat in the ring too. This week my best-selling Yaya Hats are … Continued
Thanks everyone!
Sunday November 25, 2018 Thank you thank you to all the alpaca fans who braved the weather and came to our event! We had people here all afternoon while it snowed quite ferociously and all took home treasures from Yaya’s Yarn … Continued
Small Business Saturday!
Saturday November 24, 2018 Yes it is snowing again. This is such good news for our state I won’t grumble even for a second. Yes we will be open this afternoon – please drive carefully if you are planning to come. … Continued
Happy Friday!
Friday November 23, 2018 The kids stayed over night because of the snow and it looks just beautiful here this morning. More snow is expected today and that’s just fine with us. Small business Saturday event will happen in snow … Continued
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday November 22, 2018 Snow is falling, the turkey is almost finished brining and there’s a beautiful fire in the fireplace. So much to be grateful for my heart could explode. No, things are not perfect, but I choose to focus … Continued