Tuesday, June 14, 2016 To come up for air in my grieving over General Patton to deal with the insanity in Orlando is almost too much. Sometimes I like to isolate myself in my peaceful little farm world here because the news is … Continued
Monday, June 13, 2016 I really don’t know what to say today. My head and heart are still consumed by the loss of our General Patton and it’s hard to just get on with it and pretend all is well. I’m … Continued
Friday, June 10, 2016 The shearers will arrive tonight and we’ll make sure they get a good nights sleep before our busy day tomorrow. If you’ve not hosted a shearing event with four shearers as over night guests and 65 alpacas … Continued
Thursday, June 9, 2016 Two more days and we’ll have naked alpacas! It will take me a few days to relearn all their new faces, but their personalities help give me clues as I sort it out. Then we’ll stay busy getting … Continued
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 The fleece shed is almost cleaned out and I’ll be able to get the last few bags all done today I’m sure. We’ve had visitors every day this week, and more coming today but it’s all good and … Continued
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Well, there went my plan for keeping the kittens confined until they got a little older! They keep finding ways to escape their kennel, but they are staying very close to home base as they observe the world around … Continued
Monday June 6, 2016 Music to my ears came in the voice of a 6 year old saying “I wanna go to Yaya’s!” when I was talking to my daughter yesterday. So we had a family day and enjoyed the company of our … Continued
Sunday June 5, 2016 Garbo and Friday, our new kittens, are growing and thriving. They have plenty of room to play and run around inside their kennel but they really want to get out and explore the ranch. I understand! But … Continued
Saturday June 4, 2016 We’re in the final stretch before shearing day. One more week! Lots of prep work goes on before the event to make sure all goes smoothly on the big day. I’ll be getting bags labeled, menu planned, … Continued
Friday June 3, 2016 The cam is down again this morning. I know. I am pretty much aware of every single time it goes down. And it has been happening too frequently lately! I’ve talked to the people at barncams.com about … Continued
Thursday June 2, 2016 Tree swallows come back to Blue Moon Ranch every year and build a nest in an old bird house that we put out on the back deck for them. These amazing and beautiful birds eat a … Continued