Warm thoughts on a chilly day
Friday, September 18, 2015 It’s 35° here as I type this morning, no wonder I see snow on the tops of the mountains! Knitting and spinning seems like the right thing to do when snow is looming in the future. … Continued
A sweet forecast and one more sweet face.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 Today is the first day I can see a forecast for open barn days weekend, and what I see is a high of 66° and sunshine. Extended forecasts are rarely accurate, but so far it looks … Continued
News for shoppers
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 So what’s happening with the online store? Well I’ll tell you! There was a major update to the software, and I’m finding some glitches with some of the items. I’ll probably have to redo the whole … Continued
Oh those faces!
Monday, September 14, 2015 I took my camera out into the pastures last night just before sunset and the babies seemed to know I was looking for cute faces. They didn’t disappoint me and I’ll be using the photos over … Continued
Bittersweet
Saturday, September 12, 2015 Yesterday we sold all 5 of our baby boy alpacas from this year. Bittersweet. But mostly sweet because #1 I know they will be loved and well cared for, and #2 they will all be together! … Continued
Plan A and Plan B and two good friends
Friday, September 11, 2015 As we start to plan more seriously for Open Barn Days we need to have 2 plans for set up. The sunny day plan and the rainy day plan. If you joined us last year you … Continued
Black is beautiful
Thursday, September 10, 2015 When we first bought alpacas in 1998, I was drawn to the warm colors of browns and fawn for our new little herd. I didn’t care much for the black ones, maybe because they were hard … Continued
We have alpaca Dryer Balls again!
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Our annual order of dryer balls came in yesterday! Well Matilda thinks they are the coolest dog balls ever, so you can decide what they really are. 😉 I love to put 3 or 4 in … Continued
It really was a rodeo!
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 We did stop in at the local rodeo yesterday. I love trying to capture animals in action with my camera and I had plenty of opportunities for that. I have more than hundred photos I’ll be … Continued
A lovely chill in the air!
Sunday, September 6, 2015 It’s 29° here this morning! If that’s not a perfect morning for a big pot of coffee and some knitting I don’t know what is. Lucky for me I have enough yarn to last quite a … Continued
I love Big Fat Yarn!
Saturday, September 5, 2015 The little town of Francis, which is right next to Woodland is having their annual “Francis Frontier Days” celebration this weekend. Parades, rodeos and all kinds of games and vendor booths will entertain anyone who comes. … Continued
Very special dogs
Friday, September 4, 2015 Thanks for all the suggestions on finding a helper for Chief. Our local shelter is unique in that they will allow dogs into situations like ours, most shelters require that the dog be a house pet. … Continued
Ask the universe…..
Thursday, September 3, 2015 I’m starting to realize that Chief is working really hard around here. Abby is 10 years old now and she just can’t do as much as she used to. Which means the work load is falling … Continued
Life is good
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Spinning and knitting every day now should have me ready for Open Barn Days by the end of the month. So often visitors will ask me for something made from our animals’ fiber and made by … Continued