What do you miss?
Sunday April 21, 2024 It’s true I do miss a lot of things about owning alpacas, but there is one part I do not miss at all. Shearing day! Scheduling shearing day, preparing for shearing day, planning meals for shearing … Continued
A wild day
Thursday April 18, 2024 Toothless is doing fine after his neuter and our newest grandson has arrived! We got the call on Tuesday to come to the hospital so off we went knowing that things were calm at the ranch. … Continued
Moving right along
Monday, April 15, 2024 No, I have not forgotten about the blog, but we have had some busy times at the ranch. Our mobile vet came out this morning, and the whole neuter event with Toothless went flawlessly. I was … Continued
April at BMR
Friday, April 5, 2024 Hard to believe, but we sat out on the front porch for happy hour this week! It was so lovely, listening to the Sandhill cranes, Redwing blackbirds, and even our frogs have started singing in the … Continued
Feral no more?
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 The gentle boy has been staying with us this week and as expected he has been exactly what our feral kitten ‘Toothless’ needed. Somehow he has convinced this previously wild ball of black fur that people … Continued
What a difference!
Thursday, March 21, 2024 What a difference a year can make. I was looking at photos of our last winter and wondering how we got thought it when I saw this one dated 3/21/23. The barn yard was buried, most … Continued
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and a Toothless update
Sunday March 17, 2024 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot and the snow levels are receding, What more could we ask for? Oh a Toothless update maybe? Well guess what, we have actually connected … Continued
Road Trippin’
Monday March 11. 2024 It’s been a while friends. So I’m checking in to say Hi and to let you know we haven’t fallen off the earth. I took a little road trip with my daughter and daughter in law … Continued
Books and things
Saturday, March 2, 2024 it’s another snow day at blue moon ranch, but this year we can carry on pretty well without trying to keep the big gates functional. I know where all the cats and dogs are, and that’s … Continued
Grateful for sunshine!
Saturday February 24, 2024 We’re still in the grip of winter here but the days are getting longer with the promise of spring. Farmer Ed got the tractor stuck in the snow (it’s been living in the big barn) and … Continued
A Toothless Tale
Friday February 16, 2024 What progress! Not only did little Toothless make an appearance when I went out last night, he even ate while I sat there. A first! You can see his small size next to Bogart, our yellow … Continued
Cat thoughts
Thursday February 15, 2024 I haven’t seen our baby feral kitten Toothless for a few days but I honestly think he is just hiding. The cat food is disappearing too quickly and I know how much our 3 cats eat. … Continued
Lurking in the darkness is….
Sunday February 11, 2024 Super bowl party trends? lol. Not here. I’m here to tell you how much fun I’m having with the new feral kitten who showed up. We are making slow but steady progress. When I would first … Continued
A new visitor
Wednesday February 7, 2024 I watched the movie “How To Train Your Dragon” with the gentle boy many years ago. We both loved it. And the star was a little black dragon aptly named “Toothless” for his lack of teeth … Continued