2019-06-01 18:43
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2019-05-31 18:56
Working on My Old House Enhanced My Holiday CelebrationsI have started a new publication on Medium.com called "Old House Fun." This is where I will post my stories about renovating my old Vi… Read More
2019-05-24 22:52
It's been a long time since I have contributed to this blog. One Little Farm died when we were in Alamosa and decided to sell the critters and move back to the city for real jobs. We just we… Read More
2015-04-15 02:39
Patty finally dropped her cria sometime early this morning. I have my suspicions it might have been around 6am when the dogs started barking like crazy in their kennels in the sun room. Of c… Read More
2015-04-15 02:38
I thought she would be waiting for me somewhere, the old woman of the desert, the old woman in the soul cards. She was calling me back to the desert, bringing me home, but I haven’t fo… Read More
2015-02-04 15:32
Doing the Grad school thing. Time to...read and that's about it. Richard is also thinking of doing the Grad school thing. I guess he is feeling left out.Now, there isn't time for much of any… Read More
2015-01-08 14:17
Well, it's a new year so new things must be in store.We are still trying to downsize the farmstead and find homes for our animals. It won't be much of a farmstead then, but it is what it is… Read More
2014-12-22 19:16
Chloe left for her new home yesterday down near Belen, NM, a place I have always wanted to go. Today, I miss her little grunts and snorts as I do my chores outside. I hope she finds love and… Read More
2014-11-05 19:30
Leo and mamaWe had a llama escape this week, when little Leonardo climbed through the electric fence and his mama followed him. After running around where he wasn't supposed to, mama llama h… Read More
2014-10-28 16:59
So we are about a month into the new rental now. The llamas are all here with us as is Chloe, the pot belly pig. We sold one turkey and the rest went into the freezer. The same for the chick… Read More
2014-10-10 21:00
We moved into this great rental on five acres.Rental house outside of AlamosaIt has this lovely passive solar design that heats the entire house. We have not used the heat yet, nor the wood… Read More
2014-09-28 18:10
We just had a baby llama/alpaca...huarizo cria. A mix between an alpaca and a llama is a haurizo.New criaTaylor our black female llama had her baby this morning, or about noon. He just showe… Read More
2014-09-21 18:42
One loft is done in the shed/tiny house. The sub floor is down, and now we need some kind of cheap but clean flooring. We may be looking at making our own hardwood flooring our of 1 x 6" boa… Read More
2014-09-10 18:09
The shed/tiny house came yesterday. That was exciting. I could see it rolling down the road about a mile away, and shouted "here comes our house!" Thankfully Richard put a new sign at t… Read More
2014-09-08 00:24
It is time to harvest the hemp. All week it has been time. I have been filling paper sacks with the stuff and then laying it out to dry on screens in the office (which is still not finished)… Read More
2014-09-08 00:12
Trees!We went to the forest today to collect firewood. Even though we don't have a chainsaw. Even though we don't have a wood stove. Yet. One of the gated woodland communities was doing its… Read More
2014-09-06 17:24
We are harvesting our hemp daily by hand. We get a few plants a day and pick up the ones the rodents cut down. We are collecting a lot of seed. Can't sell it. We have to figure out what to d… Read More
2014-09-01 17:56
We ordered our shed/tiny house this past week and it will be delivered on September 9, only one week or so from now. We are super excited, but know we have so much to do. The shed we are get… Read More
2014-08-26 01:14
Progress Read More
2014-08-22 22:19
You know, I'd really like to get into vermaculture. That's the farming of compost worms. I just need to build a bin and get some worms.I'd also like to have an apiary. If there's one thing p… Read More
2014-08-14 16:49
Yesterday we went to an Amish dinner that was just a few miles away in the Amish country of the San Luis Valley. Well, part of it anyway. There sure were a lot of Amish folks there. And a lo… Read More
2014-08-05 16:56
Having fun in the sun re-purposing bottles for a enlightening experience Read More
2014-07-25 00:32
Pot belly pig information Read More
2014-07-24 17:48
And this week Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Pet rocks and new dreams in new places Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Home school projects, spiritual school lessons Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Volcanoes Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Monte Vista Crane Festival 2014 Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Box O' beesFinally, after so many years of talking about it, we got bees! They came in a Nuc box, and we have to leave them there until the neighborhood gets more flowers. Where are all of t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Here are some of the pictures from shearing 2015. It was great fun and the shearers were awesome! We have lots of fiber, in most colors, if anyone is interested in raw alpaca or llama fiber… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We picked up our three male alpacas this past weekend. Aren't they cute?new alpaca boys behind electric fenceWe learned very quickly that a) they are not lead trained and will kush at every… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sand Hill Cranes, Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge, March 2015We went to see the Sand Hill Cranes yesterday. What a remarkable thing. The fields full of dancing, talking birds never ceases to ama… Read More
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