skunk!
Tuesday August 14, 2018 Skunk encounter this morning! Just as it got light, I noticed all the girls huddled near the north fence line and quickly got the binoculars out. Yikes, a skunk, right there and the girls just staring … Continued
Harry Potter says….
Monday August 12, 2018 Today is the only day this week that I don’t have something on my calendar and I plan to enjoy that. 🙂 There is always work that needs to be done when you care for this many … Continued
Thank you!
Sunday August 12, 2018 Neither bike races nor sweltering heat nor smoky skies can keep our amazing customers from the ranch when we say we’re open. Thank you so much to everyone who came out and especially to our wonderful volunteer … Continued
Open Barn today!
Saturday August 11, 2018 We’re open today! From 1 – 4 you can come visit the alpacas, see the new babies and shop in Yaya’s Yarn Barn /Gift Shop! Please no early visitors, the gates won’t open until 1:00. We … Continued
Mugs and more mugs
Thursday August 9, 2018 We’re getting the yarn barn ready for visitors this weekend and lucky for us we just got TWO new shipment of mugs! So many fun new colors in our logo mugs (and yarn bowls) and another … Continued
A very brave barn cat!
Wednesday August 8, 2018 My jaw dropped yesterday as I watched my sweet one year old kitty Bogart chase down and tackle a magpie! (If you are not local, you might not know of these huge birds that I call rats … Continued
A grandmother’s love
Tuesday August 7, 2018 An interesting thing happened after Claire was born and I forgot to share it. She was weak and struggling those first 2 days as you might remember. What I didn’t share was that she got help … Continued
Show me the yarn, Chief!
Monday August 6, 2018 The piles of new yarn are gradually moving from the kitchen table into the yarn barn. I haven’t found time to knit with any of it yet, but I’m dreaming of a hat and scarf set. … Continued
Are you open?
Sunday August 5, 2018 The pastures got cleaned and the tour groups came. 🙂 Just as I was getting started with animal feedings, another group pulled into the driveway to see the alpacas. Sorry friends, I just can’t take people … Continued
More Yarn! :)
Saturday August 4, 2018 We got even more yarn from the mill last night. This time we got some of our blacks done and they are simply wonderful. Wait til you see Mojo’s yarn. Oh my. I did get some yarn … Continued
Grateful for the rain and new yarn in house
Friday August 3, 2018 We got a lovely bit of rain overnight complete with lightning and thunder to make sure we noticed. Our thirsty pastures soaked it all up greedily. I did get out of bed to make sure no … Continued
New yarn and sweet baby girls
Thursday August 2, 2018 We got a lovely bunch of yarn back from the mill last night and I’ll be excited to put it in skeins today and start to work on the labels. It looks like we might see some … Continued
The gentle boy
Wednesday August 1, 2018 Well I did manage to get the newsletter out yesterday morning on the last day of July, then I ran out the door to pick up my grandson. Whew. If you didn’t get a copy of … Continued