Saturday, November 7, 2015 Oh my, it’s 12° here this morning! I’ve been worried about Charlotte handling the cooler night temps, but I can see her snuggled in the hay in the cam view and she looks fine. Yes, I … Continued
A Marigold painting & mittens on sale
Friday, November 6, 2015 It’s 22° here this morning. That will definitely eliminate the last few pesky flies that were hanging around. I did a bit of updating of the on line store yesterday and will do more today. We … Continued
Doing our part to keep you warm ;)
Thursday, November 5, 2015 We have a pretty good number of big chunky “Yaya hats” in the Yarn Barn and one more that I’ll get finished today. I have been working on the on-line store and will try to get … Continued
Not quite winter yet
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 The winds are howled, it rained a bit and the temperature dropped. ( It’s 24 degrees here this morning) But no white stuff. I made sure all the alpacas (and dogs) had warm bedding inside the … Continued
Winds are howling, get ready!
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 The winds are howling this morning and telling me that a storm is on it’s way. We’re ready. I’ll probably get the hay feeders filled early since the alpacas are not too interested in grazing on … Continued
Brown + white = green
Monday, November 2, 2015 Yay! The compost has been spread over the pastures, and although it looks a bit dreary and brown right now, I know how much nicer the green will be in the spring. What we’re hoping for … Continued
Sharing the workload
Sunday, November 1, 2015 Today we’ll finish up the spreading of the compost that has been aging for 2 years. By we I mean Ed. hehe He flings sh#!t better than any one I know. It does seem like a … Continued
The cutest little witch on the farm is …
Saturday, October 31, 2015 Happy Halloween! I’ll be making a trip into Salt Lake city today to pick up another huge dog food order, but it will be good to have all the freezers well stocked before snowy weather sets … Continued
Trust the stone
Friday, October 30, 2015 They’re saying we’ll see snow next week. But they also said we’d see snow yesterday, so I’ll just keep checking my weather stone for the most accurate forecast. Yes we do get pretty excited about snow … Continued
Where’s the soap Yaya?
Thursday, October 29, 2015 I have two batches of soap curing in the mud room this morning and it smells heavenly out there! Peppermint and Yuzu are 2 favorites that we sell out of every single time so those are … Continued
A good safe feeling
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 It’s often during a full moon that we hear the most barking from the dogs outside. So I wasn’t surprised to hear the guardian dogs around midnight last night telling some creature not to come any … Continued
Slow it down
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 It’s 28° here this morning. We’re getting ready for winter and the frost is officially on the pumpkin! Oh we’ll have plenty of nice days yet but the waning daylight and cooler temps have us all … Continued
In daylight and in dark
Monday, October 26, 2015 We had to be away from the ranch for a while last night and how sweet it was to see all three white dogs guarding the place when we got home in the dark. Charlotte has … Continued
Handling class success!
Sunday, October 25, 2015 We had a fun handling class yesterday! Even though I don’t usually start the babies until they’re 6 months or older, it went really well and 4 of them have now had their first halter experience … Continued