Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Well, we got our new Square reader so now we can even take Apple Pay and Google Pay as well as chip cards. Pretty high tech for a little farm store, no? It will be mild today so I will be out in that little store finishing … Continued
Monday, January 18, 2016 A friend of mine lost a 21 year old son over the weekend. I cannot imagine the overwhelming grief and heartache she and her family are going through. Hug your family extra tight today and tell them … Continued
Sunday, January 17, 2016 Happy Birthday to Ed! We had a fun family birthday dinner last night and today I’ll spoil him all day long. 😉 I couldn’t do what I do without him and he’s been my knight in shining … Continued
Saturday, January 16, 2016 The snow yesterday was minimal but more is expected today. I need to get outside for a photo project I’m working on, so cloudy snowy skies will be perfect. My alpaca fingerless gloves help keep my hands warm while … Continued
Friday, January 15, 2016 More snow for today and it looks like we’re in for a rather white weekend. Skiers will be delighted, those who have to drive the canyons not so much. I have more than enough to keep me busy right here – … Continued
Thursday, January 14, 2016 Well I will tell you this – yesterday was a 5 star winter day at Blue Moon Ranch. Bright sun, white snow, no wind and slightly above freezing! Those are the days that make me love winter. 🙂 I … Continued
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 The plan today is to get a batch of chocolate soap made. It’s always a hit for Valentine’s Day. Pure chocolate scent, but no calories for this little indulgence. 🙂 I might even wrap a bar … Continued
Monday, January 11, 2016 We did get a few of the girls’ toenails done yesterday, the boys are next on our agenda. I whisper sweet endearments in their ears to calm them while Ed gets to do the trimming. Works … Continued
Sunday, January 10, 2016 Hopefully we’ll see a little more sunshine today, I’m feeding the groups out of their barns again and I think they prefer that. We’re packing down the snow enough in places that they can all be … Continued
Saturday, January 9, 2016 One of our sons, our daughter in law and 2 of our grandkids live and work in Laos. Not only is it hard to be so far away, communication is difficult because of a 13 hour … Continued
Friday, January 8, 2016 We’ve had to make a change to our January event schedule and our “fun with fiber” afternoon scheduled for Jan 23 will now happen on January 30. Sorry for any inconvenience. We’re having another cloudy gray day and the alpacas are venturing out more and more … Continued
Thursday, January 7, 2016 Our snow has been minimal and today’s accumulation will be less than an inch. Perfect. Enough to freshen things up, but not enough to block the gates from opening. I hope to get some spinning time … Continued
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 More snow is predicted for today and tomorrow. It’s OK, it’s winter and that’s what we expect ya know. 🙂 Our hay supply still looks OK, but I don’t think we’ll have any extra come spring. … Continued
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 We had temps above freezing yesterday! Nice, except that melting snow on top of packed down snow makes ice. And I took a nice fall on my way back from feeding the boys. I twisted my … Continued