Animals
On the right path…
It’s been a busy summer around here, full of learning and adjusting to lots of new things for me! We planted a huge (for us) garden and have been trying to use all of the stuff, built…
❤Moose and Cotter❤
These boys! Moose is our nearly six-year-old chocolate lab and Cotter is our two-year-old Golden Lab (golden retriever and lab mix). They love to play like this all the time. They share balls and toys and…
Homestead Campout
Our very good friends came to the homestead for the weekend and we had a “campout”! We have an outdoor Blackstone Griddle and Carson whipped up eggs (from our chickens), bacon and sausage. I made toast, and…
Alpaca Update
Our girls (the alpacas) seem to be adjusting to their new home (our homestead) just fine. They seem happy and comfortable, and it’s like they’ve always been here. Moose, our chocolate lab, sometimes forgets they’re here and…
They’re here!
The Girls are here! Our alpacas arrived on Friday, July 13th! We scheduled delivery for 1 pm because we had a few “quick” things to do in the morning to be sure we were all ready. The…
Big Day on the Homestead!
First, we had Carrie from Snohomish County Conservation District over for a farm visit. I heard about county conservation districts at the Llama Information Day (that was Whatcom Conservation District). They are nationwide in every county and…
Farm Chores with our Scaredy-Cat (aka Chicken Kitty)
Last night, after I got the kids to sleep, I headed out for my nightly chores… I remembered to bring my fancy camera! I always start with watering… then I realize I should have harvested first… tomorrow,…
Alpacapalooza! And, now we DO know how to build a fence!
This is the song I referred to in my last post… this is one of my all-time favorite bands and probably my favorite song right now. It IS our life! Aaaaaaaand it happened! We not only learned…
Two Broody Hens and One Naughty Pup
We have two very broody hens who sit on their eggs (and all the eggs) and don’t move. They want to be mamas so badly! I get it, Girls… but no. Not right now. Those eggs are…
