Wednesday, June 14, 2017 We’re expecting a perfect 72 degree day today. I’ll take it! Time to start opening the bags of fleece and get them ready for processing. Yarn, roving or maybe felt, it all starts on my skirting … Continued
Monday, June 12, 2017 So what are you doing today, Yaya? Not much! LOL A little bit of rest never hurt anyone and that will be my thought of the day. Skirting fleeeces will start this week, but not today. … Continued
Sunday, June 11, 2017 Whew. We finished shearing all 62 alpacas before 2 pm yesterday. As our fabulous team of helpers sat down to relax and enjoy lunch, the shearers drove off to do another farm of 60 more alpacas! … Continued
Friday, June 9, 2017 The day before shearing is not a day for relaxing.🙄 But we’ll be ready when the shearers arrive tonight. At least this year my leg is healed to a point where I can stand on it – … Continued
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 For some reason all three of our guardian dogs decided leave the ranch and go on a “Woodland Walkabout” last night. Actually it was early this morning about 1:30 am. The house dogs alerted us to the intruders … Continued
Tuesday, June 5, 2017 It’s definitely warming up in Woodland! Today we’ll see high temps of over 80°. Alpacas will need to be in the shade for sure this afternoon. Imagine standing out in the sun in your warmest winter … Continued
Monday, June 4, 2017 The new kittens Bogart and Brando ventured out of the barn yesterday for the first time. They are so full of kitten antics it is a lovely distraction. How to remember which is which? We have … Continued
Sunday, June 4, 2017 Shearing preparations begin with clearing out every last bag of fiber from our fleece shed. The ones left are from our oldest animals and might best be used for dryer balls, dyeing experiments, garden mulch or bird … Continued
Saturday, June 3, 2017 To all who have asked, no we are not shearing today. But we have finally been confirmed for 7:00 am next Saturday June 10. Helpers: Please reconfirm with me via email if you can help us … Continued
June 2, 2017 My heart is broken. We lost our sweet Matilda last night. She lost her appetite and started running a fever on Wednesday and I took her right in to the vet. Bloodwork normal, ultrasound showed no obstruction … Continued
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Just when I thought things were starting to settle down I found myself on the way to an emergency vet visit with my sweet Matilda. A 105° fever and no appetite is nothing I’ll mess around with, so … Continued
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 We’ve planned our next Open Barn Day for June 24. We will celebrate the harvest of our fleeces and have some for sale that day too. We’ll have spinning demonstrations all afternoon and the walking paths will be … Continued
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Our irrigation pumps are working, the screens are up on the house windows, flower baskets are hanging on the porch. It feels like winter finally let go! The alpacas are looking for shade in the barn … Continued