Wednesday, April 20, 2016 It looks like we’ll finally get another taste of spring weather today so I can get back to some spring projects that were interrupted by the return of winter. We’ll also have the alpacas trim the … Continued
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Soap making is on the agenda for today – the soap inventory in Yaya’s Yarn Barn needs to be replenished before our spring open house and today is a good day to get started. I plan to … Continued
Monday, April 18, 2016 Well, we’re back and happy to be here. We had a great time visiting our son and his girlfriend and seeing some of Utah’s beautiful high mountain desert. We hit some snow packed mountain roads on … Continued
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
Thursday, April 14, 2016 Winter storm warnings again? I sure hope they’re wrong on this one. Oh sure we could handle more snow on the pastures, but Ed and I are planning to drive to Southern Utah to visit our son this … Continued
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Since I am always posting photos of our beautiful alpacas, I am often asked why we don’t take them to shows. So since you asked, I’ll tell you. #1 I never enjoyed it. We used to show … Continued
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Every week or so I pile all 4 house dogs into the car and we go on a photo shoot drive. Yesterday was one of those days. The funny thing is I found the best photos right … Continued
Monday, April 11, 2016 The green is showing up more and more each day here, and it’s lovely. Of course there is much more work to be done outside now, but it’s certainly more pleasant to do it with most … Continued
Sunday, April 9, 2016 When I picked up my latest order of raw dog food, there were some mistakes in the order so they gave me a big box of bones to compensate. When I opened the box I found some … Continued
Friday, April 8, 2016 Well it has sure been a busy week here. We’ve had visitors almost every day, the babies all had some halter training time, the freezer is fully stocked with a new assortment of dog food and I’m … Continued
Thursday, April 7, 2016 Visitors are coming this morning, and this afternoon I’m driving to pick up a dog food meat order. (chunky beef with organ meat, yum) They’ll love it, it’s good for them, so it’s what I do. … Continued
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 The weather was nice enough yesterday (though windy and cool) that we could finally get some halter work done with the “babies” from last year. Their owners came out and worked with them and out of all 10 babies we had … Continued
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 I’ve been working with Charlotte and the chickens, who love to be out of their coop on nice days. I really thought she had passed the final test until just at dusk last night she had one of … Continued
Monday, April 4, 2016 As far as neighbors go, cows are some of the best. They don’t party late into the night, they never ask to borrow stuff, they’re pretty quiet and they’re always up for a friendly chat over the fence. … Continued