Dogs in class
Friday April 18, 2014 Chief and Abby thought having 26 kids here yesterday was the best thing ever. Gideon thought it was OK. (give the guy a break, he is almost 11 :)) When the kids were told to get … Continued
Grosbeaks and other small visitors
Thursday April 17, 2014 Looks like it will be another beautiful day here, although it’s only 25 degrees as I type. Today we’re having a group of 26 kids from the Montessori school in Salt Lake City come for a field … Continued
♪by the light ♫ of the silvery moon…♪ ♫
Wednesday April 16, 2014 Even though it gets pretty cold overnight, the herd has decided it’s time to sleep out of the barn. I know being out makes them happy and they do feel safer outside so why would I … Continued
A new Alarm clock
Wednesday April 15, 2014 OK, so it sounded like a rooster in the hen house. I do know what a rooster sounds like, and I heard one crowing … I had just stepped out in the dark to take a … Continued
Who’s that crowing in my hen house?
Monday April 14, 2014 Brrrr, it’s 16 degrees here this morning. Most of the alpacas are out of the barns, but then again they are covered in lots of very warm fleece. Not so with me, who will be spending as … Continued
Spring Clean up
Sunday April 13, 2014 I really think alpaca poop is awesome. Really! We don’t give it away, we use it to fertilize pastures and plants here, and we sell any leftovers. But, it was getting to be time for the … Continued
Water play!
Saturday April 12, 2014 Yesterday I decided to open the gate to the creek area for the girls since it was really warm (almost 70!) and oh my did they love that. Lots of running and jumping and splashing around in … Continued
A lovely spring day
Friday April 11, 2014 What a beautiful day we had yesterday! It was dry enough that I was able to get the entire girls pasture vacuumed, and the alpacas were enjoying sun bathing and dust bathing. Even the hens were … Continued
We showed ’em
Thursday April 10, 2014 Thirty years ago today I gave birth to a little boy who during the pregnancy had “no chance” to survive. We showed ’em, didn’t we Nate. Happy Birthday to my sweet son, a genuine nice person, … Continued
A Day at the Beach
Wednesday April 9, 2014 We’re scheduled for the warmest day of the year so far today, so I might have to cave in and let the girls into the pasture by the creek. The boys have already been wading and … Continued
Working dogs
Tuesday April 8, 2014 We have visitors coming every day this week. Must be spring! I think the alpacas enjoy visitors to a degree, it’s a little bit of change in the routine for them. They are somewhat wary, but … Continued
Spinning a New Yarn
Monday April 7, 2014 My handspun yarns look handspun and I like that. But they all sort of look the same too. Two ply, sport weight, every skein. When you do something so often that your brain does it … Continued
Fighting dragons at the ranch
Sunday April 6, 2014 The weather wasn’t so bad after all on Saturday. We had plenty of time for being outside and enjoying all the the ranch has to offer to a 3 year old. This morning it’s all white out … Continued
We have a clean puppy :)
Friday April 4, 2014 It looks like we’re in for a wet weekend with a storm that comes in tonight. The alpacas all prefer to eat out of the barn but I’ll probably have to keep feeding them inside the … Continued