Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Believe it or not I’ve seen some of our local birds flitting around the bird houses starting to look for a place to make a nest. Perhaps they’ve been confused by our warmer than usual weather. … Continued
Monday, February 2, 2015 It happens every spring, but it doesn’t usually happen in February. One alpaca sees a patch of grass poking through the snow and collaborates with the herd to take a fence apart to get to it. … Continued
Saturday, January 31, 2015 Yesterday I found some wonderful local hay to supplement the girls for the rest of the winter and I decided to test my endurance and get it all here and stacked in the hay barn. Since … Continued
Friday, January 30, 2015 Can you believe January is almost over? It will be spring before we know it. My plan is to have Yaya’s Yarn Barn filled with handspun yarn before our spring open house. (May 16, 2015) So … Continued
Thursday, January 29, 2015 Do you ever see an alpaca in the cam view that wears a green coat? Well let me tell you her story. That is Goldie Hann, who was imported from South America in 1993. So what’s … Continued
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 It should be getting colder again with a chance of snow today. Good! But have you noticed the extra minutes of daylight lately? It makes a huge difference for me especially at the end of the … Continued
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 To our friends in the Northeast – stay warm, stay safe, and remember there are only 51 days till spring. It did not even get to freezing here last night, so our snow will be pretty … Continued
Monday, January 26, 2015 It felt almost springlike here yesterday! And it looks like today will be a repeat. Weather like this makes it very conducive to sitting in the pasture looking for movement in the pregnant moms bellies. 🙂 … Continued
Sunday, January 25, 2015 After a few pretty busy days here I declare today is for resting! 🙂 Some days it’s good to be the boss. LOL Since my house is still filled with the spinning wheels and fiber from … Continued
Saturday, January 24, 2015 Today I am teaching a class on learning to spin your own yarn. Personally, I think everyone should know how to spin yarn! It’s fun, it’s relaxing, and when you own alpacas it’s pretty important. 🙂 … Continued
Friday, January 23, 2015 Now that I’ve seen Minnie’s baby kicking I’m anxious to see more. Most of our crias this year are due in June, so I should be able to see more of them moving soon. It’s like a … Continued
Thursday, January 22, 2015 So today is the first day of the Sundance Film Festival and all the PIBs will descend on Park City. (PIB is local talk for people in black) 😉 I’m glad for the economic boost to … Continued