Wednesday, June 5, 2024 I love taking care of the land, whether it’s encouraging dandelions to flourish, spreading the old alpacas beans to nourish the soil or helping to feed the pollinators. So when we heard about a concept for … Continued
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 As a matter fact, I do have some news for you this time. 😊 Farmer Ed and I just returned from a delightful long weekend in New Mexico. If you have followed this blog for a … Continued
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 We’ve had a few “almost springlike” days and it feels so nice. The big task ahead is repairing the pasture that had been over grazed and over used for 20+ years. Local farmers with cattle … Continued
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 After the animals left last fall, I had many dreams about them, but mostly about the dogs. Sometimes in my dreams, the dogs would find their way back here from Minnesota and I was always glad … Continued
Sunday May 5, 2024 When we first considered moving to Woodland, I had a few friends who said “You’ll hate it there! You have to wait 2 extra weeks for spring!” That comparison was in reference to Salt Lake City … Continued
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 A wild weather day yesterday showed us that Mother Nature is up to her usual tricks. Rain, hail, wind, thunder and lightning with a rainbow for a grand finale. The rainbow was so intense and only lasted … Continued
Sunday April 21, 2024 It’s true I do miss a lot of things about owning alpacas, but there is one part I do not miss at all. Shearing day! Scheduling shearing day, preparing for shearing day, planning meals for shearing … Continued
Thursday April 18, 2024 Toothless is doing fine after his neuter and our newest grandson has arrived! We got the call on Tuesday to come to the hospital so off we went knowing that things were calm at the ranch. … Continued
Monday, April 15, 2024 No, I have not forgotten about the blog, but we have had some busy times at the ranch. Our mobile vet came out this morning, and the whole neuter event with Toothless went flawlessly. I was … Continued
Friday, April 5, 2024 Hard to believe, but we sat out on the front porch for happy hour this week! It was so lovely, listening to the Sandhill cranes, Redwing blackbirds, and even our frogs have started singing in the … Continued
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 The gentle boy has been staying with us this week and as expected he has been exactly what our feral kitten ‘Toothless’ needed. Somehow he has convinced this previously wild ball of black fur that people … Continued
Thursday, March 21, 2024 What a difference a year can make. I was looking at photos of our last winter and wondering how we got thought it when I saw this one dated 3/21/23. The barn yard was buried, most … Continued
Sunday March 17, 2024 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot and the snow levels are receding, What more could we ask for? Oh a Toothless update maybe? Well guess what, we have actually connected … Continued
