Memories
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Way back when I was a little girl growing up in the big city of Chicago, I missed that there were no animals around. Once my dad took me to the Chicago Stock Yards, I was hooked … Continued
Wearin’ o’ the green
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
Move ’em in, move ’em out!
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
Bye Bye boys!
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
Guess who is back?
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
Look into my eyes
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
Heed the warning!
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
How’s your weather?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 So we’re back to a tease of winter today with everything white again. Snow is predicted for today and tomorrow. The weather really does play a very important role in when and how we do things around … Continued
Back to the needles!
Monday, March 10, 2014 I’m not sure if it’s the change in the weather, or the herbs I’ve been taking or the Emu oil I’ve been rubbing on my hands, but I’m knitting again! I gave it up almost 2 … Continued
Time never changes in the barn
Sunday, March 9, 2014 Did you remember to set your clock ahead? Life in the barn is unchanged no matter what the clock says, so no big deal for the animals. Feed ’em when they’re hungry and all is good. The … Continued
Sunshine Saturday
Saturday, March 8, 2014 Abundant sunshine is what they are predicting for us today. That will be perfect for some spring clean up around the ranch. There are still lots of frozen bean piles and ice is under any of the … Continued
Friday flurries
Friday, March 7, 2014 Well it’s all white again here this morning but I’m afraid it wont last. Slush is the word of the day. 🙂 Computer work will be easier to stick with while this kind of weather is … Continued
Alpacas and soap?
Thursday, March 6, 2014 When people visit Yaya’s Yarn Barn and see all the soap for sale in there, they ask me what does soap have to do with alpacas? Well, nothing, really. I have been making soap for many many … Continued
The Sounds of Silence
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 It’s usually pretty quiet at the ranch. Alpacas chewing, maybe a cat meowing, a cow in a neighbors field mooing. But generally it’s pretty quiet here. Except for when the redwing black birds start their spring singing … Continued