Sunday March 4, 2018
Sunday March 4, 2018 We did get some snow over night and more is expected today. Yay! I see quite a few ‘sugar coated’ alpacas in the cam today so it seems they slept out away from the barn. They have … Continued
A wedding at the ranch? 🥂
Saturday March 3, 2018 It seems the “BIG storm” will hit us tonight. Fine, hay will be all delivered and we’ll be inside be the fire. Our youngest son and his wife are coming today to talk about wedding party … Continued
Friday March 2, 2018
Friday March 2, 2018 Full moon, dogs barking, winds howling – how’s a gal supposed to get any rest? The dogs always seem to be hyper sensitive at a full moon. Even Belle got into the howling last night. <yawn> The … Continued
Thursday March 1, 2018
Thursday March 1, 2018 It’s a Yaya day today and I’ll be happy to pick up my grandson after school. By the time we get home, we’ll have to get right to feeding alpacas but he’s a great helper for … Continued
A very special alpaca, Scarlett!
Wednesday February 28, 2018 It’s snowing here and the big white dogs are sleeping in the hay feeders again. I wonder if that’s why the cam gets knocked over. lol We had a lovely tour group come visit yesterday and as … Continued
Tuesday February 27, 2018
Tuesday February 27, 2018 We have a tour group coming this afternoon so I’m grateful that it will be above freezing today. Snow still covers the pastures and unless I lure them out with hay, many of the alpacas are … Continued
Monday February 26, 2018
Monday February 26, 2018 A big deal for me is that I finally found a source of sustainable palm oil for my soaps. Many conscientious customers did not want to purchase soap made with palm oil because it’s harvesting can disturb … Continued
Sunday February 25, 2018
Sunday, February 25, 2018 Winter’s last grip seems to be a serious one here. It’s sunny this morning but only 2 degrees. Another day for keeping the fireplace stoked and more spinning. I finished one full bobbin of Mojo yesterday … Continued
Saturday February 24, 2018
Saturday, February 24, 2018 Brrrrr. Zero degrees and all animals (except Charlotte) are tucked in the barns this morning. Chief must have put her on early morning patrol. And she loves it, so no worries about her. More snow today and … Continued
Friday February 23, 2018 and a Belle video
Friday February 23, 2018 The animals are enjoying winter “tea” served every afternoon the barn and I’m growing a few new muscles from hauling water buckets. 🙂 It’s all good. I love taking care of my animals. When I pull … Continued
Dogs and their helpful souls
Thursday February 22, 2018 People ask how the other dogs cope with a loss of one of their pack. They definitely know what happened and they were very worried about Bodhi before we let him go. They were fine with … Continued
Coping with grief
Wednesday February 21. 2018 So we’re finally serving “tea” (warm water) to all the animals outside and my goodness do they ever love it. By the time I get the hay feeders filled the 5 gallon bucket of steamy warm water … Continued
A very special dog
Tuesday February 20, 2018 I’ve been lucky enough to have many dogs in my life but Bodhi was one of the very most special ones. He actually was never my dog, he was owned by our son and daughter in … Continued
Monday February 19 , 2018
Monday February 19 , 2018 Well, we got our snow. 🙂 And it might just continue all day. It looks like about a foot to me so far and I’m sure it’s more than we’ve seen with any other storm … Continued