Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Old farmer wisdom is something that really intrigues me. (Well except when they say to give an animal chewing tobacco to restore cud .. ick) But anyway, with planting etc. they are usually right on. Well, old … Continued
Monday, March 24, 2014 I do have plans to ‘fire up’ the pasture vacuum (AKA poop sucker) today and start the job of cleaning up the pastures. It’s surprisingly dry for March, so I must take advantage of that before another … Continued
Sunday, March 23, 2014 Today is a family day at the ranch so I get to spend time with my first grandson. He loves making yarn, gathering eggs from the hen house, fishing in the creek and getting alpaca kisses. He … Continued
Saturday, March 22, 2014 Today we’re hosting a class on how to handle emergencies with alpacas. Many times a crisis happens when your vet is out of town or unavailable. So we’ll talk about what to have on hand and how … Continued
The happiness of a new owner after choosing their new alpacas is something I wish I could bottle! What a fun afternoon I had yesterday. We will soon be sending 4 of our girls to live with happy new owners. … Continued
Thursday, March 20, 2014 The forecasters today say it will be mild and sunny, I’ll check the stone to be sure. 😉 I think I’ll try a little alpaca toenail trimming by myself today. This afternoon our visitors are coming to pick … Continued
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 I think the 12 degree reading on the thermometer this morning means we wont be sinking in any mud today. 😉 Last weekend I took a “photo drive” to look for the sandhill cranes nesting … Continued
Monday, March 17, 2014 Happy St Patrick’s Day! While the corned beef and cabbage simmer in the crock pot I hope to get some yarn dyed today. (in a different pot!!) Will it be green? Probably not. I have a dusty … Continued
Sunday, March 16, 2014 More visitors coming today and we’ll say good bye to Stetson’s traveling companions this morning. We’ve had more alpaca trailers in our driveway this weekend than we’ve seen for a long time! Move ’em in, move ’em … Continued
Saturday, March 15, 2014 So Stetson is back and 5 more boys will be leaving today. Stetson traveled with two alpaca companions and they will be staying until Sunday. That’s a lot of activity in the boys area this weekend! It’s … Continued
Friday, March 14, 2014 Guess who is coming back to Blue Moon Ranch today? Our boy Stetson! Yep, our friends the VanHises from Wyoming will drive him here and we’ll reintroduce him to the bachelor pad over the weekend. More boys … Continued
Thursday, March 13, 2014 It’s a sure sign of spring when the sandhill cranes return to Woodland. I hear them almost every day now and have seen a few fly right over the barn. I hope to find time this week … Continued
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 It seems we have a new dog in the neighborhood who is allowed to run free. 🙁 I suppose some neighbors think we are nuts that all our dogs are fenced and only walked on leashes. … Continued