There was quite honestly not a whole lot going on here the past few days, which after an eventful week of ice storms, downed trees, and the seemingly never-ending herd health “day” was really kind of nice. Friday things were so mellow I even made a double batch of chocolate chip cookies for Max’s fourth…
So what were the odds of us hitting another pot hole and wrecking another tire on our Prius? Pretty slim I would say but we still managed to do it again. On another date night no less. Is our Toyota a prude, passing moral judgement on us? It only took us 15 minutes this time…
It really is beautiful out today at the farm: the sun is shining, the alpacas are back out eating from their outdoor feeders, and the trees all look like they are part of a crystalline forest. Of course that last part is much easier to appreciate now that power has been restored to the Arena….
The photo at left was taken just after 5PM today after some 30+ hours of rain, sleet, and finally a dusting of snow. There is a sun! That’s the Stud Barn in the background: no alpacas are visible because they too are cowering inside away from the ice. I would love to tell you that…
I’ve already had to reboot my computer three times while trying to get even this dopey little post written because the power keeps flicking on and off. Sheesh. I am a stubborn fool though. We know it’s windy out when we can hear the gusts buffeting this house. Built just under two years ago the house…
Herd health in May is lovely. We figured out many years ago that as long as we had each member of the herd restrained for shearing we could also do the bimonthly toenail trim as well as any dewormers and vaccines that were required. This works even better as we have two shearing stations but…
