Sunday, July 31, 2016 It’s a family work day here today, which means the family members with younger bodies come up to do some work and we feed them all. 🙂 It’s mostly fence repairs and pounding in T-posts. It’s also the official due date … Continued
Saturday, July 30, 2016 Oh those baby fleeces! I’m skirting the cria fleeces from last year babies and they are so amazingly soft but I spend hours on each one picking out bits of hay etc. That is because we don’t tip … Continued
Friday, July 29, 2016 The remaining pregnant girls are going to make us wait as long as they can I guess. The four babies we have now are forming a little tribe and it’s so cute to see them all together. Patton has … Continued
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Two years ago at the end of July we had a dear old Lab dropped off at our door. He was pretty sick, going through chemo and the vet had given him about four more weeks … Continued
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Another hot one here today, so the alpacas are spending much of their time by the creek in the afternoons. They also like to hang out in front of the fans in the shade of the barn. So if … Continued
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Getting back into a somewhat normal routine sounds real good to me. No more fireworks! 🙂 I’m hoping to get at least a brief newsletter out today – this month has been more that a little challenging for me to get … Continued
Sunday, July 24, 2016 So today is the official Pioneer Day, except because it’s a Sunday, the state of Utah will have to celebrate tomorrow. Don’t ask me, I just live here. lol Pioneer Day is also called “Pie and Beer … Continued
Saturday, July 23, 2016 Three beautiful bags of yarn came back from our favorite mill last night and I just opened the bags this morning. Wow! I think I’ll have to get my knitting needles out even if it is 90° … Continued
Friday, July 22, 2016 For those of you who do not live in Utah, you might not be aware of the fact that this is a big holiday weekend here. July 24, or Pioneer day commemorates the Mormon pioneers passage into the … Continued
Thursday, July 21, 2016 Although I still need to spend time each day with my feet elevated, I am finally starting to see some improvement. This is certainly not what I expected when I agreed to have vein surgery last … Continued
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 All babies continue to do well, and it feels like things are returning to a normal summer pace. I think we will see four more babies arrive before the end of August, two for Blue Moon Ranch … Continued
Tuesday, July 18, 2016 Not just one, but two new babies arrived on the scene yesterday! Marcella (a first time mom) and Lola, (a pro) delivered their babies within an hour of each other. Marcella had a gorgeous white girl, her daddy is our Stetson, … Continued
Monday, July 18, 2016 Sadly, we lost our precious Jubilee yesterday. It is a heartbreaking loss for many reasons. Minnie is still crying for her and that breaks my heart again every time I step outside. She (Jubilee) was a little slow … Continued
Saturday, July 16, 2016 A cloudy day is in our forecast and it will be a perfect day for getting more photos of the new babies. Patton and Maybelline discovered each other last night and had some fun races. Jubilee needs a little extra time … Continued