Tuesday April 7, 2015 Snow today? Well, that’s what the forecasters are saying. The forecasted high in Vientiane Laos (where our visiting family members live) is 97°. I think will have to keep them all inside today. At least we … Continued
Saturday, April 4, 2015 Well it sort of feels like Christmas morning here. To have grandkids that live across the globe is hard on a Yaya! But soon they’ll be right here at Blue Moon Ranch. They’ll only be here … Continued
Friday, April 3, 2015 Once upon a time there was a dog named Bodhi. He was delivered to Blue Ranch last July feeling pretty sick and in the middle of chemotherapy for his lymphoma. We took him in because his … Continued
Thursday, April 2, 2015 It seems that Mother Nature’s April fools joke came a day late, it’s snowing this morning! Just yesterday I had the alpaca girls mowing the back lawn for us, now it’s all covered in white. ❄️ … Continued
Wednesday April 1, 2015 We looked all over Salt Lake City and surrounding areas and could find no baby chicks. So we settled on baby alligators! April fools! Just kidding! Of course we found baby chicks. There are eight of … Continued
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Hopefully today we’ll be adding six or eight new baby chicks to the menagerie here. I promised our grandson we would make it ‘our project’ together and today’s the day. He does love gathering the occasional … Continued
Monday, March 30, 2015 It was a good weekend but you know I always love Mondays. A fresh start, new goals, and seven whole days to accomplish them. I realize it’s not the way most people look at Mondays, but … Continued
Sunday, March 29, 2015 Well, it was a fun social media experiment. Usually when we have an event we do lots of advertising, local newspaper, flyers, and social media. Yesterday we decided at the last minute to try only … Continued
Saturday, March 28, 2015 Because it’s a beautiful Saturday, because we have new items in the store, and because our animals look so cute, we’ve decided to be open today from 1 to 4. No appointment needed. I’ll probably … Continued
Friday, March 27, 2015 This time of year we should be sinking in mud up to our ankles, which I never really liked, but the dryness of the ground out there does worry me a bit. We are fortunate in … Continued
Thursday, March 26, 2015 The alpacas will be looking for shade today, as the temperature climbs up towards 60°. If you can imagine wearing 4 to 6 inches of alpaca fleece on your back and standing in the sun, you’ll … Continued
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Well, our plan was to ‘play’ inside yesterday. And we did. But the reality is we always have to be outside to care for the animals, no matter what the weather does. It was really cold … Continued
Monday, March 23, 2015 It’s raining! ☔️ Our pastures were looking pretty dry already, so this is good news for us. We might even see a snow flake or two today. We had a visit yesterday from some people who … Continued
Saturday, March 21, 2015 With the pastures as dry as they are and the grass still pretty short, today will be a perfect day for running the pasture vacuum (AKA poop sucker). Especially since I see in the forecast a … Continued