No sick days
Friday September 6, 2019 Time to fess up. I’ve been feeling pretty lousy all week. A viral sore throat that would not let go and left me weak and out of energy, Its hard to eat when a piece of … Continued
Barn Cat Life
Thursday September 5, 2019 As you may or may not know, Blue Moon Ranch is home to 3 much loved barn cats. Garbo, the oldest has been here since 2016, Bogart arrived in 2017 and Odin showed up last fall. … Continued
Keep it cool for one more day
Wednesday September 4, 2019 Well it looks like today is the last super hot day for a while, so we’ll let the alpacas splash around in the creek and I’ll save the knitting and spinning projects for tomorrow. I found … Continued
Heat be gone!
Tuesday September 3, 2019 I had to let the girls in the creek to cool down this weekend, the heat was so intense. I still maintain that people who love summer probably work in an air conditioned office and are … Continued
And it’s Ryder by a nose
Monday September 2, 2019 I’ve had time to examine and observe all the babies and in my humble opinion, one stands out above the rest. And it’s Ryder. All 4 boys, having the same dad (Romulus) are very very nice, … Continued
A resting day
Sunday September 1, 2019 Today will be one of the hottest days of the summer here and we’re going to try to just keep it cool. I’ll let the alpacas into the creek or they can stay in the shade … Continued
Time to find your babies!
Saturday August 31, 2019 I am outside almost every night just as it gets dark to check on all the animals. The 3 cats usually show up then for some food and the dogs get a late night biscuit. And … Continued
Watch what makes you happy
Friday August 30, 2019 Football or hurricanes? I’ll just watch alpacas. Seriously, I am concerned about Dorian because we have friends and family in Florida and I wish them safe keeping. And I will admit the right team did win … Continued
Learning the dance
Thursday August 29, 2019 When a newborn alpaca and it’s mom are learning the nursing routine it’s like learning to dance with a new partner. Each has to learn the movements of the other and it sometimes takes a few … Continued
A change is coming 🍁
Wednesday August 28, 2019 A car full of fleeces are on the way to Salt Lake City for washing and carding and spinning. Thanks Spinderella! Now that that’s done I’ll start making more soap to fill up the empty shelves … Continued
More yarn coming soon!
Tuesday August 27, 2019 It’s 38 degrees here this morning! How lovely! I am glad however that I was able to get a coat on baby Remy. He is gaining and is over 15 pounds but still so tiny. I … Continued
Happy one week Remy!
Monday August 26, 2019 Happy Monday! I plan to take advantage of a gorgeous weather Monday by skirting the rest of the fleeces in the fleece shed and get them ready for processing. The baby fleeces take hours because of … Continued
Thank you!
Sunday August 25, 2019 Thank you so much to all who came to our event yesterday and especially to our volunteers who cheerfully help with check ins, parking, answering questions and spinning demos! We could not do it without you. … Continued
Open Barn today!
Saturday August 24, 2019 Well today’s the day. I was surprised how many tickets we sold overnight and we’re still seeing ticket sales this morning. 👀 It’s a lovely chilly 50 degrees here now but will warm up quite a … Continued