Wednesday July 11, 2018 A chance of rain this afternoon might be what these girls are waiting for? Lower barometric pressure really does get things going sometimes. I really wish I could stop fretting over them. But I’ll tell you, … Continued
Tuesday July 10, 2018 The two white girls, Marcella and Allegra are now joined by Minnie our black girl in the race to the finish line for delivering their babies. Then we’ll be done for this year. Family is arriving … Continued
Monday July 9, 2018 So 2 of our pregnant mamas are past their alleged due date by about 3 weeks. It’s one of the mysteries of alpacas that they can have such a wide window of acceptable time for delivering … Continued
Sunday July 8, 2018 Well, we have some of the hay in. Equipment breakdowns and extreme heat forced us to call it quits and schedule the rest for some time in August. We won’t need most of it til winter … Continued
Friday July 6, 2018 The winds shifted near the Dollar Ridge fire and the smoke was everywhere last night. I understand that the fire is growing by 5 miles a day and at this time only 4% contained. Not good numbers. … Continued
Thursday July 5, 2018 About 60 miles from here a horrible wild-fire is raging out of control. It’s called the Dollar Ridge Fire and it has burned more than 40,000 acres. When you see the photos of this fire and the devastation … Continued
Wednesday July 4, 2018 Betty the barn cat who in her later years became known as Grandma Betty was a dear sweet cat. Somewhat feral when she first let herself be seen, she actually lived here before we did. She … Continued
Tuesday July 3, 2018 Our hay has been cut and will cure for a few days, then it will be baled and we’ll get it delivered and stacked next weekend if all goes well. As much as we’d love some … Continued
Monday July 2, 2018 We’re still waiting and watching for more babies to arrive but now the focus has changed. Since the family will be out here on the 4th, they’ve requested that the girls wait so they can witness a … Continued
Saturday June 30, 2018 Today we’re hosting a class for potential new alpaca owners. The amount of misinformation out there is staggering so I decided to try to help the situation. We have a good size group coming! Then one more private … Continued
Friday June 29, 2018 Our grandson spent the day here yesterday and was so hoping to see a birth. No luck. We did see the babies kicking and squirming inside their mamas but certain things, like alpaca births cannot be forced. … Continued
Thursday June 28, 2018 I think Woodland in June is one of the prettiest places on earth. I thought that when we first moved here and I still think so today. And at this time of year when I’m feeling overwhelmed … Continued