Sunday, November 15, 2015 Yesterday turned out to be a perfect day for our visitors here, with bright sunshine and mild temps. Winter returns tonight and tomorrow it wont even be above freezing. We got the boys barn all buttoned … Continued
Saturday, November 14, 2015 Today will be a busy Saturday at the ranch, as most are. We have several groups of visitors coming this afternoon and more winter prep chores to finish in ever shrinking daylight. But the early darkness … Continued
Friday, November 13, 2015 Today I’ll clean the barn out and over the weekend the plan is to get it ready for winter bedding. What that means is I resign myself to the fact that they poop in the barn … Continued
Thursday, November 12, 2015 It’s 11° here this morning, but sunny skies are expected today, so I’ll be sure all animals get out of the barn. The Lemon Sugar soap is made, will be ready to wrap in about a … Continued
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 We said our final good byes to dear old Goldie Hann yesterday. She knew how hard winter would be and she just would not get up. When our vet came out to help, she said Goldie had … Continued
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Yes it’s finally white out there. 🙂 Not much so far, but more should be coming today. My soap supplies arrived for my Lemon Sugar Soap, so I hope to find time to get a batch … Continued
Monday, November 9, 2015 Once again they’re predicting snow today and once again we’re ready. The pastures are as clean and compost covered as they can be and it sure would be nice to see them turn white again. All … Continued
Saturday, November 7, 2015 Oh my, it’s 12° here this morning! I’ve been worried about Charlotte handling the cooler night temps, but I can see her snuggled in the hay in the cam view and she looks fine. Yes, I … Continued
Friday, November 6, 2015 It’s 22° here this morning. That will definitely eliminate the last few pesky flies that were hanging around. I did a bit of updating of the on line store yesterday and will do more today. We … Continued
Thursday, November 5, 2015 We have a pretty good number of big chunky “Yaya hats” in the Yarn Barn and one more that I’ll get finished today. I have been working on the on-line store and will try to get … Continued
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 The winds are howled, it rained a bit and the temperature dropped. ( It’s 24 degrees here this morning) But no white stuff. I made sure all the alpacas (and dogs) had warm bedding inside the … Continued
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 The winds are howling this morning and telling me that a storm is on it’s way. We’re ready. I’ll probably get the hay feeders filled early since the alpacas are not too interested in grazing on … Continued
Monday, November 2, 2015 Yay! The compost has been spread over the pastures, and although it looks a bit dreary and brown right now, I know how much nicer the green will be in the spring. What we’re hoping for … Continued
Sunday, November 1, 2015 Today we’ll finish up the spreading of the compost that has been aging for 2 years. By we I mean Ed. hehe He flings sh#!t better than any one I know. It does seem like a … Continued